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How does extensive blood loss affect a person?
If you do not work in the medical field please do not answer this question. Preferable only doctors should answer this question.
This is about very young persons age range 11 and 19 years of age. Loss a lot of blood through negligence of a person in a hospital. The other through first time period. Plasma was given and needle removed and the person was left to bleed. The person did not realize that they were losing blood until they felt wet. Loss of blood for a 112 lb person loss was about 3 pints. Second one on her first period.
All legal angles are being handled for the former. No need for legal advice only medical advice. I am interested in the health perspective only, possible future heart problems and health problems all advice appreciated. My email is open in case of a need to communicate with me. Instant messenger is also open. If not available please leave message. Serious minded people only.
Thanks in advance.
Can this also cause mitral valve prolapse.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
No future effects are likely. If the patient remained conscious and has no other long term symptoms she is probably in the clear. Your body regenerates blood over time, and if you retained consciousness and were otherwise fine it probably wasn't a significant amount (regardless of you losing "3 pints" by your estimate, an average woman has 8-10 pints. A girl might have somewhat less, but I find it hard to believe that you lost 30+% of your blood before noticing. You would be in shock, literally. Even with 20% blood loss there are some pretty obvious effects). You should therefore be happy and healthy and never worry about this again. Vaginal bleeding from periods shouldn't worry you (if they do, see your gyno and he or she will let you know what to look for in terms of "excessive bleeding") in terms of blood loss or future effects.
Source(s): I wikipedia'd bleeding.