How does the loss of 2 liters of blood affect the human body?

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Loss of two liters of blood would certainly cause death in a normal human The typical adult human has about five liters of blood in their circulatory system. Loss of ½ to 2/3 liters or 10-15% of total blood volume can be endured without major symptoms. Loss of two liters would amount to approximately 40% of total blood volume and would certainly cause death if aggressive resuscitation and rapid transfusion were not employed..

Your body will make more... you would be faint in the mean time and maybe dizzy..drinking fluids helps... If it was a kid... it would affect them more.

If you mean the pathophysiology. The loss in volume will cause peripheral tissues (arms and legs) to perfuse oxygen poorly causing hypovolemic shock. Your blood pressure will rise your heart will beat faster trying to compensate for the volume loss causing ventricular tachycardia (a fatal dysrhythmia) eventually your body will give up aka irreversible shock which = dead .

1 I am fatiqued and light headed (when I stand up from sitting postion) for two weeks after I give blood. As a result, I don't do it often. I think that certain ingredients in the blood take longer to replace.

Drink fluids, enjoy a steak, take vitamins.

I am fatiqued and light headed (when I stand up from sitting postion) for two weeks after I give blood. As a result, I don't do it often. I think that certain ingredients in the blood take longer to replace.

Drink fluids, enjoy a steak, take vitamins.

How many pints of blood are in the human body (adult).

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