Severe bleeding can be scary, but it's important to stay calm and think through the situation. Many times, severe bleeding is caused by a cut or wound that's high on your body and above your heart level. The most important thing to remember when dealing with severe bleeding is to stay calm. Take a deep breath and make sure that you're safe, since there may be other injuries to deal with. After you've determined that you're safe and have an idea of what the wound looks like, assess the situation: There are several ways to stop the bleeding, including direct pressure (pressing directly on the wound) if possible; elevating the wound area above heart level if possible; applying pressure points on either side of it to control or stop blood flow in your arm or leg (for arms or legs); applying direct pressure again until help arrives at emergency room doors - this means that pressure has failed once already!
The most important thing to remember when dealing with severe bleeding is to stay calm.
- Stay calm.
- Check for other injuries.
- Assess the situation. If you are alone, call for help as soon as possible and then proceed with the following steps until medical assistance arrives:
- Use direct pressure on the wound to stop bleeding by applying firm pressure with your hand or a clean cloth over it, keeping it elevated above heart level if possible (to help prevent shock). Do not remove anything sticking out of the wound--this could cause more harm than good!
- Elevate bleeding areas whenever possible, especially if they're near an artery or vein that could be blocked by gravity if left unattended; this will reduce blood flow and reduce swelling in those areas too!
- Apply bandages over wounds when possible--they're great at helping keep things clean while also providing additional protection against germs entering through open sores etcetera...but only if you have time before someone else arrives.
Take a deep breath and make sure that you're safe, since there may be other injuries to deal with.
- Assess the situation: Is your friend bleeding profusely? Are there wounds on his or her head, neck, chest, and abdomen? If so, do not move him or her until an EMS unit arrives (call 911). Do not remove clothing from injured areas as this can cause further damage. If direct pressure does not stop the bleeding or if neither of these methods stops the bleeding, then call 911 immediately--the person needs medical attention ASAP!
After you've determined that you're safe and have an idea of what the wound looks like, assess the situation.
- Check for other injuries. If the injury is severe enough to require first aid, there may be other wounds that need attention as well--the body doesn't have time to stop bleeding at one point before moving on to another injury.
- Check for allergies to medications or bandages/dressings that can cause further complications if applied incorrectly or improperly used on sensitive skin types (for example latex allergies). If there's any chance of an allergic reaction occurring during treatment, inform someone else who has experience in treating such conditions so they can assist instead while avoiding direct contact with any potentially hazardous materials themselves.
There are several ways to stop the bleeding, including direct pressure, elevation, and stitches if possible.
- Direct pressure: Apply pressure directly to the wound with your hands.
- Elevation: Raise an injured arm or leg above heart level as much as possible. This helps slow blood flow by reducing gravitational force on the body tissue.
- Stitches: If you have access to sterile thread and sutures, you can sew up wounds yourself (though this should only be attempted by those with proper training). Your first-aid kit may include instructions for how to do this type of first-aid stitching; if not, there are many online resources available that explain how it's done.
If direct pressure does not stop the bleeding, try elevating the wound area above heart level if possible.
This helps reduce blood flow to your brain and can help slow down severe bleeding. Elevation can be done by placing the wound area above the heart (e.g., raising a bleeding limb above your head), or by raising any object under which you are applying pressure (e.g., placing a pillow under an injured finger). If necessary, use clean cloths between yourself and whatever surface you're pressing against so that both sides are protected from germs when using direct pressure.
If these methods haven't stopped your wound from bleeding after 10 minutes or so, call 911 immediately!
If neither of these methods stops the bleeding, then apply a large clean bandage or cloth over the wound and use pressure points on either side of it to control or stop blood flow in your arm or leg (for arms or legs) until help arrives.
- Place your hand over the wound. You can use both hands if necessary, but make sure they're clean first!
- Press down hard enough that you can feel pressure in your fingers as they press up against the cloth covering the area where you were injured. If there's no cloth available, just press firmly with one hand until help arrives.
- Stay calm and keep applying pressure until help arrives
Severe bleeding can happen in many situations, but by staying calm and applying pressure directly on wounds first responders can save lives
- Stay calm and assess the situation. If you are injured, it is important to stay calm and assess the situation first before attempting anything else.
- Try direct pressure first if possible. If you can see an obvious wound that is bleeding heavily, use your hands (or something else clean) as a tourniquet by applying firm pressure directly over top of it with your fingers until help arrives or the bleeding stops naturally. This should work in most cases where there isn't too much damage done underneath skin layers; however, if this does not work then try elevating above heart level if possible before moving on to other methods of stopping blood flow from severe injuries.
- If neither method works then apply large clean bandages/cloths over wounds using pressure points on either side until help arrives.
Conclusion
We hope this article has helped you understand how to deal with severe bleeding. If you ever find yourself in a situation where there is severe bleeding, our first recommendation would be to stay calm and assess the situation before acting. You can do this by making sure that it's safe for yourself and others around as well as figuring out what kind of wound it is (or how deep). Once those two things have been taken care of then apply pressure directly onto the area until help arrives!