 Bleeding, bleeding, also known as hemorrhaging, is blood escaping from the circulatory system. Bleeding can occur internally, where blood leaks from damaged 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 ex-sanguination. Typically, the healthy person can endure the 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 themaestasis and is an important part of both first aid and surgery. The use of cyanoacrylate glue to prevent bleeding and seal battle wounds was designed and first used in the Vietnam War. Today many medical treatments use a medical version of super glue instead of using traditional stitches used for small wounds that need to be closed at the skin's level.