Types of Bleeding

Theres many types of bleeding, i will share the common 2 set of types of bleeding that mentioned frequently in surgical posting.

First
TYPES OF BLEEDING FROM WOUND
1.Primary bleeding - bleeding that occurs immediately following an injury.
2.Reactionary bleeding - bleeding that occurs after first 48 hours of injury, happens usually due to displaced clot in the vessel (postoperative)
3. Secondary bleeding - bleeding that happens after 8-14 days when the wound become infected and erode a vessel.

SECOND
TYPES OF BLEEDING IN Gastrointestinal Tract.
1. Overt bleeding - bleeding that can be seen with naked eyes in the stool.
2.Occult bleeding - bleeding that cant be seen with naked eyes, need to do stool test to confirm it.
3.Obscure bleeding - there's bleeding in the GIT, but cant find the origin of bleeding.