Una hemorragia es la salida de sangre desde el aparato circulatorio, provocada por la ruptura de vasos sanguíneos como venas, arterias o capilares. Es una lesión que desencadena una pérdida de sangre, de carácter interno o externo, y dependiendo de su volumen puede originar diversas complicaciones (anemia, choque hipovolémico, etc.).

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Bleeding, also known as hemorrhaging or haemorrhaging, is blood escaping from the circulatory system. Bleeding can occur internally, where blood leaks from blood vessels inside the body, or externally, either through a natural opening such as the mouth, nose, ear, urethra, vagina or anus, or through a break in the skin.Hypovolemia is a massive decrease in blood volume, and death by excessive loss of blood is referred to as exsanguination. Typically, a healthy person can endure a loss of 10–15% of the total blood volume without serious medical difficulties (by comparison, blood donation typically takes 8–10% of the donor's blood volume). The stopping or controlling of bleeding is called hemostasis and is an important part of both first aid and surgery.

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