Is exsanguination painful? I understand the process by which a blood vessel itself is breached could cause localized pain of varying degrees, but assuming local anesthetic was applied at the extraction point, is the actual process of bleeding out physically painful?
Shock, or loss of perfusion to the tissues, can be painful. The most common cause of angina pectoris is brief interruption of blood flow to the heart. That’s the reason that heart attacks can be painful.
Assuming local anesthetic was used to minimize the pain, a cut to the femoral artery might do it quickly. Google search says it only takes 3-5 minutes, sometimes less depending on the severity of the cut. Might be able to hasten things if you cut the femoral in each leg, too
Is exsanguination painful? I understand the process by which a blood vessel itself is breached could cause localized pain of varying degrees, but assuming local anesthetic was applied at the extraction point, is the actual process of bleeding out physically painful?
Shock, or loss of perfusion to the tissues, can be painful. The most common cause of angina pectoris is brief interruption of blood flow to the heart. That’s the reason that heart attacks can be painful.
The firing squad aims for the heart so there are definitely a couple seconds of pain but the body doesn’t last long with the heart shredded.
This guy lasted over 80 seconds coughing up blood.
Oh damn. They may have missed this time. Or should I say “missed”?
Exsanguination itself? No - it starves your brain of oxygen so you fall unconscious pretty quickly with enough flow.
Getting enough flow to lose consciousness quicky? That’s painful.
Assuming local anesthetic was used to minimize the pain, a cut to the femoral artery might do it quickly. Google search says it only takes 3-5 minutes, sometimes less depending on the severity of the cut. Might be able to hasten things if you cut the femoral in each leg, too
Well, if I’m ever executed, I hope all my blood and organs and whatever else can be harvested and donated to a children’s hospital.