Can a person die from internal bleeding?

Internal bleeding is serious for two reasons: the excess blood can compress organs and cause their dysfunction (as can occur in hematoma) when the bleeding does not stop spontaneously, the loss of blood will cause hemorrhagic shock, which can lead to brain damage and death. read more

Internal bleeding is a loss of blood that occurs from the vascular system into a body cavity or space. It is a serious medical emergency but the extent of severity depends on bleeding rate and location of the bleeding. It can cause death and cardiac arrest if proper medical treatment is not received quickly. read more

Say you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm and it bursts, it could be as quick as 20 minutes; if a woman has an ectopic pregnancy in her fallopian tube it could be as long as an hour. I really couldn't say the longest it would take, it all varies on the person's clotting time, where the bleeding is coming from and the nature of the bleeding. read more