Which description best defines Venous Bleeding?

• A. Dark red, steady flow
• B. Bright red spurting with pulsatile flow
• C. Slow oozing
• D. No bleeding

Answer: (A)

Venous bleeding is described by color and flow: veins carry blood back to the heart under low pressure, so the blood is darker red and the bleeding tends to be steady rather than spurting. The best description—dark red, steady flow—captures this pattern, reflecting the continuous, less forceful flow you’d expect from a vein injury. In contrast, bright red, pulsatile spurting points to arterial bleeding, and slow oozing is more typical of capillary or minor wound bleeding. No bleeding is obviously not correct.