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Re:Biomedical companies bleed 500k horseshoe crabs a year by ceejayoz on Monday April 17, 2017 @12:52PM (#14132422)
> Do humans bleed out and die after drawing blood?

If you take a third of it, then throw them in the woods to fend for themselves, some definitely will.

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Re:Biomedical companies bleed 500k horseshoe crabs a year by goldenkey on Monday April 17, 2017 @01:24PM (#14132721)
Almost all will die without medical care.

Class III Hemorrhage involves loss of 30-40% of circulating blood volume. The patient's blood pressure drops, the heart rate increases, peripheral hypoperfusion (shock), such as capillary refill worsens, and the mental status worsens. Fluid resuscitation with crystalloid and blood transfusion are usually necessary.

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Re:Biomedical companies bleed 500k horseshoe crabs a year by sosborn on Monday April 17, 2017 @04:06PM (#14133968)
Even without taking blood, most humans would not survive in the wild anyway, unlike the horseshoe crabs.
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