A member asked:

I thought if you severed the brachial artery, you bleed out in minutes, how could people ever survive having their arms chopped off?

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Vessels constrict: smooth muscle in artery walls MAY constrict the artery and prevent life threatening hemorrhage in some cases.

Answered 7/4/2014

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