Can a person die from blood loss of a broken femur in 1 to 2 hours?
115674
If the broken femur cuts the major artery in the groin, it won't take THAT long.
908028
I think it takes about 3-4 hours for cremation. Then there's bone still left to be ground up. YUCK. but that's the way I'm going ~~~
492985
Um... No. As has been pointed out, that's very major surgery, and the risk of complication is very high in the first few days afterwards.  Count on being in the hospital for at least a week to ten days, and possibly longer.
1036369
AVN of the hip is a situation where the head of the femur loses its blood supply. It can happen for a number of reasons, sometimes the cause is unknown. The reason your doctor is not screaming for you to have surgery is that it is not an emergency. The ball on the femur will eventually regain its blood supply, but the problem is that it can also remodel. If you give you hip total rest the prognosis is good, if you don't the ball will begin to look like a mushroom and then the hip will not function properly. If the ball on the femur does look like a mushroom by the time the blood supply is back that is permanent and you stand a very good chance of getting osteoarthritis in you hip, at this point surgery is needed. So don't freak out just take it easy and listen to your doctor.
305204
Someone who's blood doesn't clot like normal, so when they get cut (or bleed in general) it is very dangerous for them.  They can essentially bleed to death a lot easier than normal people.
1075460
Blood clots are serious and can be life threating. If they reapear see a Dr. right away.
1053004
"The average adult human will be in medical danger after 1 litre (2 pints) and could die of hypovolemic shock if more blood is lost."\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding\n\n"Hypovolemic shock is a particular form of shock in which the heart is unable to supply enough blood to the body. It is caused by blood loss or inadequate blood volume.  Loss of approximately one-fifth or more of the normal blood volume produces hypovolemic shock."\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000167.htm
678855
You should drink lots of water to make up for the lost fluids. Avoid alcohol.\n\nGet lots of rest and avoid strenuous exercise for a while.\n\nOne of the possible effects of losing lots of blood is that you become anaemic. To help with this eat foods that are high in iron: red meat, dried fruit and leafy green vegetables are good. Whenever he gives blood, my husband always eats black pudding (blood sausage) for breakfast the following day (I'm vegetarian, so I don't). Stout (e.g. Guinness) is also supposed to be full of iron (it used to be prescribed for pregnant women who were anaemic) but it is alcoholic.\n\nIf you have lost a huge amount of blood you should see a doctor - you might need to have a blood transfusion to replace it, and you need to have treatment for whatever caused you to loose so much blood.
970101
I think answer number 1 is correct. However, it probably depends on the individual. Some people wouldn't last more than 24 to 36 hours.
1139241
I guess that would depend on how you define "corpse".  If you mean someone whose heart stopped beating a minute ago, then the answer is "sometimes".\n\nAny longer than a few minutes without oxygen, the brain becomes unusable, so for most corpses, the answer is a resounding "no".
748729
Hematomas can occasionally get complicated, but chances are far and away that you'll do fine, though it'll be ugly for a couple weeks. Not knowing anything about you, I'd guess a bit of ice the first day and in a few days some warm compresses should be all you need.
475722
I give blood all the time but I never have gotten paid for it. It isn't unheard of thugh. Otherwise, I've always had a good experience with it. You could pass out and depending on the person doing it you could get bruising around the area and there are always very small risks of infections. It's bad if you're anemic but they test for that before hand. If you d, be sure to eat first fruits/grains and sweets are good and they usually provide cookies. Also drink a lot of water or juice. The only things that have ever happened to me was being really tired for like an hour afterwards.
1020080
Most bruises and cuts take only about a week or 2 to fully heal up from an average person. The process will take longer if you happen to lack any iron in your blood as well as being diabetic (as the inability for your wounds to heal is a symptom due to the excess sugar in your blood cells). If the latter is the case, you need to see the doctor for diagnosis and proper treatment.
666973
Simple answer YES.\nI came off a horse and was knocked unconscious for 3 days.\n2 weeks after leaving hospital I had a really bad accident and suffered liver damage plus all the skin on my face peeled off.\n4 weeks after that I was in a car accident and broke my leg, collar bone, broke my nose and again was unconscious for 4 days.\nDoes my story qualify?
351295
I had a broken vessel a few years ago that took about 3 weeks to completely resolve.  I think you can expect it to last at least 2 weeks and probably up to a month.
446344
blood being living cells would die and rot...you dont breath when youre dead, so they arent collecting any oxygen, yes like that other person, it will coagulate.  Also your heart isnt pumping so it will not be able to move through the vessels without this pressure, so it will clot...it isnt common for it to build up in the vessels, but the amount of time it was out will determine what happens...it is one of the factors that help crime investigators tell how long something has been dead..CSI/Law&Order-esque
150574
To understand that, you have to understand more about crucifixtion.  The nails are through the hands and feet.  In order to breathe, the person being crucified has to push up against the nail in their feet. That hurts, but can still take a while for them to die. When breaking the legs, it just speeds up the process because then they have to push up against the broken legs as well to breathe.