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Bleeding

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Stopping bleeding with a tourniquet
Stopping bleeding with a tourniquet
Stopping bleeding with direct pressure
Stopping bleeding with direct pressure
Stopping bleeding with pressure and ice
Stopping bleeding with pressure and ice
Alternative Names

Blood loss; Open injury bleeding


Prevention
  • Use good judgment and keep knives and sharp objects away from small children.
  • Stay up-to-date on vaccinations. Generally, the tetanus immunization (vaccine) is renewed every 10 years. The victim should get a tetanus shot at 5 years if the person has had two or fewer prior immunizations; the wound is heavily contaminated (foreign material); or there is extensive crush injury or devitalized tissue.

Review Date: 06/07/2006
Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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