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'''Haemorrhage (bleeding)''' is [a]n abnormal escape of blood from an artery, a vein, an arteriole, a venule or a capillary network. Haemorrhage may occur into a body cavity or organ, into tissues such as muscles, or externally by way of a wound. Internal haemorrhage often causes a HAEMATOMA. Severe haemorrhage results in dangerous loss of circulating blood volume and there may be insufficient volume to supply the heart muscle and the brain. This is inevitably fatal unless a rapid transfusion of blood is given. Insufficient circulating fluid causes the syndrome of surgical [[Shock| SHOCK]] for which fluid replacement is urgently needed. This need not be whole blood; an infusion of salt water (saline) can save life.<ref>{{REFweb

The clotting ability of the blood is ''not'' tested prior to non-therapeutic infant circumcisionas it is thought be unnecessary.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Eroglu |first= |init=E |author-link= |last2=Sözmen |first2= |init2=BO |author2-link= |last3=Kayiran |first3= |init3=SN |author3-link= |etal=yes |title=Evaluation of coagulation tests before newborn circumcision: is it necessary? |trans-title= |language= |journal=Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis|location= |date=2016-03 |volume=27 |issue=2 |article= |page= |pages= |url=https://journals.lww.com/bloodcoagulation/Abstract/2016/03000/Evaluation_of_coagulation_tests_before_newborn.10.aspx |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=26523913 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1097/MBC.0000000000000399 |accessdate=2022-02-01}}</ref>

* Hiss et al. (2000) reported the death of an infant from haemorrhage following ritual circumcision in [[Israel]].<ref name="hiss2000">{{REFjournal

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