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Arteries are buried much deeper than veins. Near the heart you can see them throb with the pulse. If you pierce one, the blood spurts out, sometimes in rhythym with the heartbeat. The blood is bright red. Veins are darker in color, don't show a pulse, and don't spurt, but rather drain more slowly. The blood is a darker color from dark red to purple or maroon. In a first aid context, look for the bright red color and stop the arterial bleeding first, best with direct pressure.

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