Stop The Bleed

PRIMARY PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA CARE RESPONSE

• Ensure your own safety

• The ABCs of Bleeding

  • A – Alert – call 9-1-1

  • B – Bleeding – find the bleeding injury

  • C – Compress – apply pressure to stop the bleeding by:

1. Covering the wound with a clean cloth and applying pressure by pushing directly on it with both hands, OR

2. Using a tourniquet, OR

3. Packing (stuffing) the wound with gauze or a clean cloth and then applying pressure with both hands.

We will go over each of these points as we go through the class.