Originally posted by Oxymoron
Fortunately they were able to control the blood loss and he lived. The cop said if he hadn't been so drunk he would have bled to death--the alcohol somehow slowed his blood flow or his heart rate or something.
Probably the only benefit of the alcohol is that is caused him to be in such a stupor that he didn't fight with the people trying to help him.
Emergency Rule #1: All bleeding eventually stops.