Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

A road-incident casualty has an arm wound that is bleeding heavily and has nothing embedded in it. What should you do first?

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It helps to ease the pain

It helps them to be seen more easily

It helps them to breathe more easily

Apply firm direct pressure with the cleanest available material

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Protect yourself from blood, call 999 for severe bleeding and apply firm direct pressure with the cleanest available pad or material. Secure the pad when practical. Do not teach limb elevation as the bleeding control and do not press directly on an embedded object.

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4. Provide emergency careHighway Code annex · Control severe bleeding with firm direct pressure and the cleanest available material; the corrected text does not teach limb elevation as a substitute.First aid: current emergency prioritiesReviewed guidance summary · Control severe bleeding with firm direct pressure and the cleanest available material; the corrected text does not teach limb elevation as a substitute.

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