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

It depends how quickly you lose consciousness. Many people lose consciousness due to lack of oxygen to their brain fairly quickly following extensive blood loss. There can be a feeling of shortness of breath absolutely. It’s common to see someone dying of blood loss breathing quickly and shallowly or taking guppy breaths.

Source: EMT