1. Bleeding You can See
First Aid

2. Bleeding you can see Bleeding often looks worse than it is
If a large blood vessel is cut or torn, the person can loose a lot of blood within minutes
Ask the person to apply pressure while you put on PPE

3. Dressing Used as a covering to stop bleeding Prevents infection
Can be a gauze pad or a clean piece of cloth or even a gloved hand

6. Phone or ask someone to call your emergency response number if:
There is a lot of bleeding
You cannot stop bleeding
See signs of shock
Suspect head, neck or spine injury
Not sure what to do

7. Action Steps Make sure scene is safe Put a dressing on the wound
Use flat part of fingers and hands
If bleeding doesn’t stop add more dressings on top and apply pressure
Keep pressure on it until stops bleeding
If you cant for some reason keep pressure on wound wrap a bandage firmly around

8. If the cut or scrape is minor, wash the area with lots of water to get the wound clean before applying a dressing
May use antibiotic ointment for minor cuts and scrapes

9. Using a tourniquet Place 2 inches above injury
Tighten until bleeding stops
Note the time it was applied
Get medical help ASAP
Leave on until more trained professional takes over

10. How to make a tourniquet
Fold a cloth or bandage so that it is at least 1 inch wide
Wrap 2 inches above injury
Tie ends of the bandage around a stick ( or something similar)
Then turn to tighten
Continue until bleeding stops

12. Bleeding you Can’t see From an injury inside the body
Scene safety-get first aid kit-AED-PPE
Have them to lie still
Check for signs of shock
Do CPR if needed!