Which vein to cut

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T Sigrist Search articles by 'T Sigrist'. Sigrist T ,. R Dirnhofer Search articles by 'R Dirnhofer'. Dirnhofer R. Share this article Share with email Share with twitter Share with linkedin Share with facebook. Abstract Suicide attempts made by cutting the wrist artery A. Fatal exsanguination, however, can also result even if the arteries are not completely severed crosswise--which is usually not the case--but are instead slit open lengthwise or partially severed crosswise.

For this reason, the invagination processes of the artery stumps controlled by the elastic structure of the vessel walls and consequently the spontaneous arterial hemostasis are obstructed. The importance in establishing the type and position of the cut artery is demonstrated by means of an exactly dissected model limb.

Full text links Read article at publisher's site DOI : Urban und Schwarzenberg, Berlin Wien. Show 4 more references 10 of Start with 10 squeezes daily and build up to 50 squeezes per hand daily.

If your veins roll, apply a second tourniquet below the site you are going to stick. You can also use your thumb and another finger to stretch the skin over the vein. You may need another person to do this. If you have trouble getting the needle through your skin, rub your skin with a cream every day to keep it soft.

Caution : Never use veins on the underside of your wrist. They are too close to the nerves and arteries. The blood moving from the heart is moving under high pressure, the blood returning to the heart is moving under very low pressure. If you cut yourself and an artery is bleeding, it squirts a long way and it will have a pulse. If a vein is bleeding, the sight of it will still be disturbing, but it will not be pulsatile and it will be low pressure.

The arteries supply freshly oxygenated blood, the veins bring back the used blood back to the lungs for recharge. Arteries and veins are two separate parts of one system that circulates your blood all day and all night.