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Haemostasis

Introduction:
Haemostasis is a process that prevents excessive blood loss form the body. Most times this includes turning the blood from a liquid to a solid state. There are three main processes the body goes through during haemostasis to contorol bleeding, these include, vascular spasm, platelet plug, and blood clotting.
Vascular spasm:
Vascular spasm occurs when a blood vessel is punctured. The vessels muscle contracts and stops blood supply to the punctured vessel. This occurance can be seen as the bodies form of first aid, the body can hold this for minutes or even hours. The vasular spasm happens because of the pain receptors in the body, which makes the muscles contract.

Platelet Plug Formation:
Platelet plug formation has three stages unlike the process of Vascular spasms. These three stages include:
Platelet adhesion - The first phase begins when platelets detect damage to a blood vessel and begin to adhere to the exposed surfaces.
Platelet release......

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