Why do we bleed? A hematologist explains how the body prevents blood loss after injury

The body starts plugging up wounds as quickly as it can to prevent blood loss and infection. Jonathan Knowles/Stone via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do we bleed? – Michael, age 9, Seattle, Washington “Ouch!” I cried out, looking down at where my family’s puppy, Hercules, had just bitten me. Two tiny dots of red started to bloom where he had sunk his canine t