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    With regards to wounds, what is pooling?

    Question #111268. Asked by Zbeckabee. (Dec 05 09 9:10 PM)


    serpa

    		Main Entry: pool
    Pronunciation: pül
    Function: intransitive verb
    of blood : to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
    http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=pooling


    Pool
    Type: Term
    Pronunciation: pūl
    Definitions:
    1. A collection of blood or other fluid in any region of the body; pool of blood results from dilation and retardation of the circulation in the capillaries and veins of the region.
    http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=71171

    Dec 06 09, 12:47 AM

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