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Let the patient sit or
lie & if possible raise the bleeding part. |
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Apply pressure on that part. |
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Keep a cotton piece on that part and
apply a bandage over it |
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WARNING:
THE BLEEDING SHOULD NOT BE KEPT OPEN. IF BANDAGE IS
NOT AVAILABLE COVER IT ANY HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES SUCH
AS HANDKERCHIEF, NECKTIE, ETC. |
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Bleeding due to cut in artery: apply
tourniquet above cut on the side of the heart on the
pressure point. make sure to loosen it intermittently.
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Bleeding due to cut in vein: tourniquet
should be applied below the cut but on the opposite
side of the heart. |