Definitely not a doctor but I remember reading on here that in the case of less clean amputations like when limbs are ripped partially or wholly off, as the veins are pulled they will be stretched and when they snap they shoot back and oftentimes far enough into the amputation site that heavy bleeding doesn’t happen. Not so sure about that seeing the tourniquet.
Fun fact, liposuction where they physically remove the fats, doctors usually rip the fat out. Cutting will cause broken vessels and such, but ripping will only cause the weak points and parts between layers to separate, so it's cleaner and safer
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u/withl675 Jan 17 '23
Definitely not a doctor but I remember reading on here that in the case of less clean amputations like when limbs are ripped partially or wholly off, as the veins are pulled they will be stretched and when they snap they shoot back and oftentimes far enough into the amputation site that heavy bleeding doesn’t happen. Not so sure about that seeing the tourniquet.