A 17-year-old male has been shot. You note that he has a large wound at the connection of his arm to his shoulder. The bleeding from this injury would be referred to as:

A capillary bleeding.
B junctional hemorrhage.
C internal hemorrhage.
D uncontrollable hemorrhage.


Answer: B junctional hemorrhage.

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