Does a dead body bleed

Answer 1

Only if it punctured where the blood has settled. Once the heart stops beating, blood settles due to gravity. So, for instance. If someone died in a vertical position (on a cross) and was stabbed in the side, there would not be "blood and water." This person would have to have been stabbed in the legs for there to be blood to flow.

This answer is only partially right. It is correct about "bleeding," but it then goes off to answer a different question: could "blood and water" have come out when a figure (like Jesus) who died on the cross is pierced "in the side."

A better answer that avoids getting into the issue of Jesus' death is:

Do_dead_people_bleed

It is true that after death there would be no bleeding, but there may be other fluids that resemble blood in a dead body. One such fluid is called "purge." "Purge from the mouth and nose usually originates in either the stomach or lungs, or both. The color of the purge will usually identify its origin. For instance, stomach purge usually is yellow to brown and can be semi-solid. Lung purge will usually be red to rust brown in color with a foamy texture. "

http://www.iccfa.com/reading/2000-2009/embalming-z-purge

This fluid may even come out after the body has been taken to the funeral home, so it lasts longer than the time blood stays liquid.

Another possibility is pleurisy - inflamation of the sack around the heart & lungs. Pleurisy may result from the accumulation of fluid, possibly blood. Pleurisy may result from trauma to the chest such as blunt trauma or a puncture.

http://health.wikinut.com/Diseases-Of-The-Pleura%3A-Dry-Or-Fibrinous-Pleurisy-And-Pleural-Shock/35gq7nj2/

Acute pericardial effusion may also occur with tachycardia.

http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/acute-pericarditis

Hypovolemic shock results from a loss of blood (leading to low blood pressure) or other fluids (dehydration). Blood pressure drops. Vascular fluid loss may be the result of internal bleeding. Blood may leak into any body cavity or space such as the lungs, or the pericardial area. Loss of consciousness (fainting) can result from hypovolemic shock.

http://www.healthline.com/health/hypovolemic-shock

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If we're going to be speculating about whether fluid could come out of Jesus' side when it was pierced, rather than just answering the question, it is possible that Jesus experienced significant blood loss as a result of the flogging that was administered. Extreme sweating, thirst and loss of consciousness are possible symptoms. This may have caused pleurisy and the fluid would have come out if the sac around the heart and lungs were pierced.

Another possible source of fluid coming out of Jesus' side could be Pulmonary Edema "an abnormal buildup of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of breath." With congestive heart failure that results from high blood pressure, the edema occurs gradually. But pulmonary edema can also be acute (sudden). A symptom of acute pulmonary edema is "severe drop in blood pressure resulting in lightheadedness, dizziness, weakness or sweating." Pulmonary edema may come out as pinkish sputum, or may drain if the lungs are pierced.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000140.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-edema/basics/symptoms/con-20022485

And as noted above, low blood pressure can result from excessive blood loss.

All of which does not prove that what is written in the gospels is true, just that it is possible. For example:

"Prior to death, the sustained rapid heartbeat caused by hypovolemic shock also causes fluid to gather in the sack around the heart and around the lungs. This gathering of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called pericardial effusion, and the fluid gathering around the lungs is called pleural effusion. This explains why, after Jesus died and a Roman soldier thrust a spear through Jesus' side (probably His right side, piercing both the lungs and the heart), blood and water came from His side just as John recorded in his Gospel."

Read more:http://www.gotquestions.org/blood-water-Jesus.html#ixzz303wvftAz

Answer 2

Blood is made up of living cells and they require oxygen and other nutrients to be healthy too.

Answer 3

living- blood is flowing through the body and is oxygenated

dead- not flowing and has no oxygen in it