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I cut my self shaving a my blood is dark red is it normal anxious?
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Blood OK: Your blood has got to be read because that's what shows it is carrying oxygen. If you your blood ever comes out a different color, call 911. All seriousness aside, when oxygen attaches to your blood it gets it darker reddish color.
Answered 8/12/2013
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Dark vs bright red: Your blood when freshly oxygenated is bright red -- as it would be if you had cut an artery. Dark red blood is less oxygenated, as from a vein going back to the heart & lungs to be refreshed. Thankfully, you probably severed a small capillary rather than an artery with bright red blood coursing through it. http://chemistry.about.com/od/biochemistry/a/is-deoxygenated-human-blood-blue.htm.
Answered 9/1/2017
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Cut shaving: If bleeding stopped, yes, it is very normal.
Answered 5/23/2015
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Yes: Keep cut clean and may apply topical antibiotics or emollient cream
Answered 5/23/2015
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