diff --git a/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm b/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm
index 56c60b31d7..b26728c377 100644
--- a/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm
+++ b/code/datums/wounds/pierce.dm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 	initial_flow = 1.5
 	gauzed_clot_rate = 0.8
 	internal_bleeding_chance = 30
-	internal_bleeding_coefficient = 1.25
+	internal_bleeding_coefficient = 1
 	threshold_minimum = 40
 	threshold_penalty = 15
 	status_effect_type = /datum/status_effect/wound/pierce/moderate
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@
 	occur_text = "looses a violent spray of blood, revealing a pierced wound"
 	sound_effect = 'sound/effects/wounds/pierce2.ogg'
 	severity = WOUND_SEVERITY_SEVERE
-	initial_flow = 2.25
+	initial_flow = 2
 	gauzed_clot_rate = 0.6
 	internal_bleeding_chance = 60
-	internal_bleeding_coefficient = 1.5
+	internal_bleeding_coefficient = 1.25
 	threshold_minimum = 60
 	threshold_penalty = 25
 	status_effect_type = /datum/status_effect/wound/pierce/severe
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@
 	occur_text = "blasts apart, sending chunks of viscera flying in all directions"
 	sound_effect = 'sound/effects/wounds/pierce3.ogg'
 	severity = WOUND_SEVERITY_CRITICAL
-	initial_flow = 3
+	initial_flow = 2.7
 	gauzed_clot_rate = 0.4
 	internal_bleeding_chance = 80
-	internal_bleeding_coefficient = 1.75
+	internal_bleeding_coefficient = 1.5
 	threshold_minimum = 110
 	threshold_penalty = 40
 	status_effect_type = /datum/status_effect/wound/pierce/critical
diff --git a/code/datums/wounds/slash.dm b/code/datums/wounds/slash.dm
index 9044835272..6a631ab8f4 100644
--- a/code/datums/wounds/slash.dm
+++ b/code/datums/wounds/slash.dm
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 	occur_text = "is cut open, slowly leaking blood"
 	sound_effect = 'sound/effects/wounds/blood1.ogg'
 	severity = WOUND_SEVERITY_MODERATE
-	initial_flow = 1.5
+	initial_flow = 1.25
 	minimum_flow = 0.375
 	max_per_type = 3
 	clot_rate = 0.12
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@
 	occur_text = "is ripped open, veins spurting blood"
 	sound_effect = 'sound/effects/wounds/blood2.ogg'
 	severity = WOUND_SEVERITY_SEVERE
-	initial_flow = 2.4375
-	minimum_flow = 2.0625
+	initial_flow = 2
+	minimum_flow = 1.75
 	clot_rate = 0.07
 	max_per_type = 4
 	threshold_minimum = 60
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@
 	occur_text = "is torn open, spraying blood wildly"
 	sound_effect = 'sound/effects/wounds/blood3.ogg'
 	severity = WOUND_SEVERITY_CRITICAL
-	initial_flow = 3.1875
-	minimum_flow = 3
+	initial_flow = 2.75
+	minimum_flow = 2.5
 	clot_rate = -0.05 // critical cuts actively get worse instead of better
 	max_per_type = 5
 	threshold_minimum = 90