How to stop bleeding urgently

When accidental bleeding occurs, especially in the case of massive bleeding, it is easy to make people at a loss. Therefore, it is very practical and necessary to master the method of emergency hemostasis.

(1) Bandage to stop bleeding

This method is suitable for no obvious arterial bleeding. In case of small wound bleeding, the local area should be rinsed with normal saline, then the wound should be covered with sterile gauze, and bandaged or bandaged. If there is no condition, it can be rinsed with cold boiled water, and then covered with clean towel or other soft cloth.

If the wound is large and bleeding more, to pressure bandage hemostasis.

(2) Hemostasis by finger pressing

It is used to deal with acute arterial bleeding. When there is no bandaging material and tourniquet on hand, it can be used. The specific method is to press the finger on the bone near the heart end of the bleeding artery to block the source of blood supply. The method is simple, rapid and effective to achieve the purpose of hemostasis, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, hemostasis is not easy to last.

(3) Tourniquet hemostasis

Tourniquet should be used in case of large limb arterial bleeding and for the convenience of transporting the wounded. When there is no tourniquet, it can be replaced by rubber band, wide cloth strip, triangular towel, towel, etc.

The position of tourniquet is different according to the bleeding site

(1) Upper limb bleeding: tourniquet should be ligated in the upper 1 / 3 of the upper arm, not in the middle, to avoid damage to the radial nerve.

(2) Lower limb bleeding: tourniquet in the middle of the thigh.

Before the tourniquet is put on, the injured limb should be raised to make the venous blood return as much as possible, and the local area should be padded with dressing, and then the tourniquet should be tied.