All substances take up the least amount of volume in their (1.) solid phase, a little more volume in their (2.) liquid phase, and the largest amount of volume in their (3.) gas phase. The closer atoms or molecules get to one another, the less volume is occupied by the substance that they comprise.
A large, retrospective series examining human bite wounds in children found that none of the bites manifesting as abrasions became infected, while the rate of infection was much higher in bite wounds that caused punctures or lacerations.
Call 911 if: 1  A human bite causes serious injury. 2  The wound will not stop bleeding after 10 minutes of firm pressure. 3  Blood spurts from the wound. 4  A human bite causes serious injury. 5  The wound will not stop bleeding after 10 minutes of firm pressure. A human bite causes serious injury. 2  The wound will not stop bleeding after 10 minutes of firm pressure. 3  Blood spurts from the wound. 4  A human bite causes serious injury. 5  The wound will not stop bleeding after 10 minutes of firm pressure. 6  Blood spurts from the wound.