directly or indirectly by the cut? The man cuts himself and it does not clot. his body makes new bloodcells faster than he's losing them, but this dilutes the amount of iron and nutrients, so after 20+ hours the man begins to go pale and get symptoms of anemia, and eventually he collapses and dies. was the guy killed directly by the cut or was he killed indirectly? I'm writing a novel and the medical officer has to read this out