First Aid for Corrections Officers Practice Test

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What type of bleeding is characterized by dark red blood oozing slowly from a wound?

  1. Venous bleeding

  2. Arterial bleeding

  3. Capillary bleeding

  4. Traumatic bleeding

The correct answer is: Capillary bleeding

The type of bleeding characterized by dark red blood oozing slowly from a wound is capillary bleeding. This occurs when smaller blood vessels, such as capillaries, are damaged, leading to a slow and steady flow of blood. The blood is typically not as forceful as arterial bleeding, which exhibits a bright red color and spurts rhythmically with the heartbeat, indicating that it comes from a high-pressure source. Similarly, venous bleeding, while darker than arterial blood, usually flows more steadily and is associated with a quicker and more profuse loss than capillary bleeding. Traumatic bleeding refers more generally to bleeding resulting from an injury and does not specify the nature or source of the bleeding. Therefore, the identification of capillary bleeding is accurate due to its distinctive characteristics of slow oozing and dark red coloration.