Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

You arrive at an incident. A pedestrian is bleeding heavily from a leg wound. The leg isn't broken and there's nothing in the wound. How could you help?

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Dab the wound to stop the bleeding

Keep the casualty's legs flat on the ground

Give them a warm drink

Apply firm pressure over the wound

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Apply firm pressure over the woundThis was the right answer

You should protect yourself from exposure to blood, and then apply firm pressure over the wound to stem the flow of blood. As soon as practical, fasten a pad to the wound with a bandage or length of cloth. Use the cleanest material available.

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Direct pressure for severe bleedingReviewed guidance summary · Both prompts explicitly exclude an embedded object; the guide retains the safety exception rather than teaching pressure indiscriminately.

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