Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

You arrive at the scene of a car crash. A passenger is bleeding heavily from an arm wound. How should the arm be treated if it's clear that there are no objects in the wound?

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Keep the arm low and allow the blood flow to stop naturally

Rub the wound in a circular motion

Get them to swing their arm briskly up and down

Apply firm direct pressure to the wound with clean material

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Apply firm direct pressure to the wound with clean materialThis was the right answer

Protect yourself from blood and check whether anything is embedded. If the wound is clear, apply firm direct pressure with the cleanest material available, secure a pad when practical and call 999 for severe bleeding. Do not rely on raising the limb or use a constricting band.

Reviewed reading for this question

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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