Hi all, I’m writing a little sci-fi story and need help on a plot point. Without going into the gory details, I need to know if zero gravity has any effect on blood clotting. Like, if someone cuts themselves in space will the cut stop bleeding more quickly than on Earth or more slowly or will it not make any difference? I’ve tried googling about and haven’t found anything. Cites would be appreciated as I’m trying to make the story as realistic as possible so it would help with my research. Cheers.
Did you see this while you were searching?
From here:
Clotting Blood In Zero-G
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/microgravity-99i.html
This article doesn’t deal so much with the clotting, but does deal with a lot of other practical aspects of injuries in space:
Completely forgot I started this thread! Thanks engineer! Those links were really useful 