A 35-year-old male has severely lacerated his upper leg. Emergency medical dispatch reports "spurting blood" coming from the wound. Upon your arrival 10 minutes later, the wound is simply flowing blood but not spurting. The patient is semiconscious. This bleeding is most likely:
A controlled.
B capillary in nature.
C arterial.
D venous.
Ans: C arterial.
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