How do you treat bleeding?

Points to take into consideration: 1. We cannot stop bleeding, we can only control it. 2. Make sure of your own safety by wearing latex gloves, vinyl gloves or even plastic bags - protect yourself from diseases like Aids and hepatitis. 3. Bleeding is controlled by covering the wound with a bandage - the blood soaks into the bandage and will coagulate because of the platelets, (the glue in the blood). If the blood starts to seep through the first dressing, apply another on top, doing so prevents you disturbing any clotting that has allready happened. 4. Always cover injusies to prevent infection. Bleeding of an extremity, (arm or leg), can be controlled first by applying pressure to the injury preferably with a bandage or a clean cloth. If this does not slow the bleeding, elevate the limb higher than the heart so gravity assisting - if you suspect a fractures bone do not attempt to elevate. If this still doesn't control the bleeding you may apply pressure to the pressure point, (squeeze the artery that supplies blood to that limb - ARM, inside between the bicep & tricep; LEG, in the groin) Bleeding from a cavity, (head, thorax, abdomen, pelvic), is the same treatment as for the extremity except for applying pressure - If you apply pressure to say the head, and there is a scull fracture that you do not know of, you may push bonny fragments into the brain.