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Injuries and bleeding - Coggle Diagram
Injuries and bleeding
Ways to control bleeding
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Bandaging with a first aid dressing, gauze and
bandage or anything with which you can improvise
Never remove a dressing once it is in place. If wound is bleeding through, place another bandage over the first.
Elevation - Hold the limb above the level of
the heart to slow blood flow down to the area.
Hard for heart to pump blood upwards
Pressure points - Anywhere that you can feel a
pulse is a pressure point; push hard onto the
artery above the injury to block it off.
The pressure should be maintained for
at least 5 minutes. Used as a last resort.
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