Blood play

Blood play (also blood sport) is commonly any form of BDSM play in which the letting of blood is common or expected. Any form of physical activity can effectively become blood play if blood accidentally or incidentally flows.

The following activities frequently involve bleeding:

• Caning
• Flogging
• Cutting
• Piercing

Protocols

Where blood flow is likely, extra precautions and protocols need to be followed to prevent infection:

• Use of latex gloves and other barriers
• Use of disinfectant to prevent airborne and other infections from entering any wounds
• Cleaning and disinfecting implements and equipment to prevent the spread of blood-borne infections to future users of the same equipment
• Quarantining or reserving of blood-contaminated equipment which can't practically be cleaned for use solely on the one person in future

See also

• Infection