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Sudden and severe loss of blood can lead to shock and death. When blood vessels are damaged, Hemostasis (clot formation) will arrest bleeding. This proces is divided into primary and secondary hemostasis.
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Ramiah, V., Ortel, T.L. (2008). Molecular Testing for Coagulopathies. In: Cheng, L., Zhang, D.Y. (eds) Molecular Genetic Pathology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-405-6_23
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