How Do You Treat Severe Bleeding During First Aid?
• Sanitize your hands if you can. If you have them, put on synthetic gloves. This will help to prevent infection to the injured person. • Lay the injured person down flat and elevate the legs or place a pillow under the body so that the trunk is just slightly higher than the head. If the wound is in a limb, elevate the limb. • Cover the victim with a blanket, if possible, to keep body heat in. • Remove any debris or dirt from the bleeding area without removing any large chunks that may have caused the damage. • Apply pressure on the bleeding area to stop severe bleeding. If you have a clean cloth or bandage, use it. Otherwise, use whatever you have, including your hands. Hold the pressure for 20 minutes without checking the status of the bleeding. • Place a pad over the wound tightly with the edges of the wound held together for a gaping wound. Wrap the wound with a bandage if you have one. If not, use a clean cloth or whatever else you have. Bind it with adhesive tape. Continue to use
