when you die from blood loss, do you feel like you are dying from not being able to breathe? Because your lungs are breathing but you’re not getting oxygen where it needs to go, would it feel something like suffocating?

Question

when you die from blood loss, do you feel like you are dying from not being able to breathe? Because your lungs are breathing but you’re not getting oxygen where it needs to go, would it feel something like suffocating?

In: Biology

Answer 1

No. The sensation you feel when you can’t breath (a sort of burning in the lungs) is a result of CO2 build up in the lungs. As long as you are still breathing, you won’t experience this. You are correct that with significant blood loss, your organs will not be getting the oxygen they need even if you are still physically breathing. You may notice things like tunnel vision, ringing ears, or weird sensations, but nothing like you are suffocating. Within short order, due to lack of oxygen to the brain, you will black out.