Sheila's Clean Hands

[lookout]

It's blood from the wounds in her neck which has soaked through to the back of her night dress and started to dry.

Nothing more, and nothing less.

"Clotted areas  ?" So low down from her neck and in her back ? How did they get there ?

[Jane]

"Clotted areas  ?" So low down from her neck and in her back ? How did they get there ?

"So low down" The largest stain covered the area between the nightdress collar and the arm pit.

[maggie]

They have entirely different meanings to me, Maggie. For instance, I wouldn't call for medical assistance just because someone was bleeding.

They mean the same thing, Sheila was haemorrhaging blood.  I know I am being pedantic, sorry, but they do mean the same thing

[lookout]

They mean the same thing, Sheila was haemorrhaging blood.  I know I am being pedantic, sorry, but they do mean the same thing

It is one and the same thing.Just another word for bleeding profusely.

[guest2181]

"Clotted areas  ?" So low down from her neck and in her back ? How did they get there ?

It's not. It got to where it got to by gravity.

[lookout]

It's not. It got to where it got to by gravity.

If the girl was flat on her back,as photographed,then the gravity would be sideways and not downwards unless she was standing or sitting upright.

[Jane]

They mean the same thing, Sheila was haemorrhaging blood.  I know I am being pedantic, sorry, but they do mean the same thing

Maggie, it appears that you're right.......................according to Surgery-About.com it means "bleeding of 'ANY' amount"...........................BUT, according to MedicineNet it means "bleeding or 'ABNORMAL FLOW'" and Merriam-Webster Medical describes it as a "COPIOUS discharge from blood vessels"................ya pays ya money and takes ya choice?

[guest2181]

If the girl was flat on her back,as photographed,then the gravity would be sideways and not downwards unless she was standing or sitting upright.

Maybe this helps?

Blood flowed down her neck and made its way between her right arm and right hand side of her chest, it then seeped through to her back.

[lookout]

Sheila still must have been in a sitting position for blood to run down near to her waist. If she'd have remained flat for the duration,there'd have been no blood on her back at all.

[lookout]

If you tried drinking a glass of water while lying flat on your back, where would the surplus go ?

[Jane]

Sheila still must have been in a sitting position for blood to run down near to her waist. If she'd have remained flat for the duration,there'd have been no blood on her back at all.

I'd say it was extremely unlikely that there was a huge amount near her waist area. In fact, it's only described as "smears."

[lookout]

I'd say it was extremely unlikely that there was a huge amount near her waist area. In fact, it's only described as "smears."

" Clotted areas ?"

[Jane]

" Clotted areas ?"

Nope. It says nothing about being "clotted in areas" in the waist region.

[lookout]

With that in mind I'd say that Sheila had been sitting. As was June originally,so how come both were found flat,or in June's case,splayed out ?

[Jane]

With that in mind I'd say that Sheila had been sitting. As was June originally,so how come both were found flat,or in June's case,splayed out ?

How would blood from a neck wound pool in her arm pit -that's UNDER her arm- if she'd been sitting?