Will icing an artery make it bleed less?

[Sad_Sack]

I am thinking about cutting my tibial artery. I have read a handful of articles where it has been fatal. From suicides to accidents. Even a poor kid who had a soccer injury where it was somehow severed without his skin being cut died from it. I saw one article of a suicide in India and the picture showed that you will thoroughly bleed out. What I need to know is that if I ice the spot where I am going to cut into to numb it, will the artery then be more prone to clotting up or not bleeding enough. Any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[MidnightDream]

If you cut an artery, it's pretty much game over. Ice won't make a difference. Very painful regardless though

 

[locked*n*loaded]

There's really no clotting to happen if you sever an artery. Too much pressure. Watching the arterial spray might be neat, though.

 

[Sad_Sack]

There's really no clotting to happen if you sever an artery. Too much pressure.

I had just read a bunch about how the radial artery will clot, or otherwise shut down and that's why cutting your wrists turns out to be not a good method. From what I've seen from the tibial artery being cut it sure looks like it bleeds like mad.

 

[Himalayan]

Well, if you can find the artery.

 

[Sad_Sack]

Well, if you can find the artery.

it's easy to find. it's in your inner ankle. you can feel the pulse. in mine i can actually see it.

 

[Himalayan]

it's easy to find. it's in your inner ankle. you can feel the pulse. in mine

Can you post a diagram?

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I had just read a bunch about how the radial artery will clot, or otherwise shut down and that's why cutting your wrists turns out to be not a good method. From what I've seen from the tibial artery being cut it sure looks like it bleeds like mad.

He didn't say he was going to cut the radial.

 

[Sad_Sack]

Can you post a diagram?

This image shows exactly where I feel it on myself.