# Bleeding to death--painful?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-to-death-painful/3504>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 25, 1999, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-to-death-painful/3504 "1999-09-25T16:37:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-to-death-painful/3504/41 "2013-06-02T02:01:34Z")

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> First time I’ve seen a resurrected Opal thread since her death, and this had to be the topic. ::sigh::

Yeah. There are so many ways one could go with this. But it’s probably still too soon for some folks.

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-to-death-painful/3504/42 "2013-06-03T17:06:50Z")

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Like you, Mr. Ranger, who wasn’t even a poster until after she died?

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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-to-death-painful/3504/43 "2013-06-03T17:38:14Z")

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> I dunno how those paramedics or doctors or nurses or anyone can withstand the horror of seeing that stuff (and worse) all the time

Personally I don’t mind other people’s blood at all - it’s my own that upsets me.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-to-death-painful/3504/44 "2013-06-03T18:07:05Z")

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Reported for closure.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeding-to-death-painful/3504/45 "2013-06-03T18:11:41Z")

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Since this thread was started over 13 years ago and is mostly anecdotal anyway, I’m going to close it.

Anyone who wishes to share experiences concerning blood loss can start a new thread in IMHO.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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