This month the nurses wanted to share some information on Bleeding Control for the the injured person. This is good information for everyone to know.

There is a nation wide initiative  to help the public understand that uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death due from trauma.

 YOU can help save a life by knowing how to stop bleeding if someone is injured.

The steps include:

Ensure your own Safety

A - Alert

Call 9-1-1

B - Bleeding

Find the  bleeding

C - Compress

Apply pressure to stop the bleeding by:

• cover with a clean cloth and apply pressure by pushing directly on it with both hands OR

• use a  tourniquet OR

• pack  (stuff) the wound with  gauze or a clean cloth and then apply pressure with both hands.
   

  Hopefully you will never need to do this, but  its always good to know you can.