Question

You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm. He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamped down on the wound, but there is a pool of blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from beneath his hand. What approach will you take to control bleeding

Answer 1

Answer:

Put the cut portion in vertical upward position and cover it with clean tissue or cloth.

Explanation:

At first to minimize the bleeding from wrist we need to raise the wrist up and then apply pressure by clean tissue or cloth. Wrap the tissue/clothe around the wrist. If blood is soaking through the material wrapped, don't remove the wrap but pot more tissues/cloths around the wrap and continue to apply the pressure. The hand should be kept raised at a level more than the level of heart of that injured person. Due to continuous pressure of the wrapping material the bleeding will stop in around 5-8 minutes.