First Aid – Bleeding Emergencies

By the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain the importance of calling for emergency medical care if someone is bleeding severely Recall methods of protecting yourself before you provide first aid to a person who’s bleeding severely Define examples of wounds that cause severe bleeding State methods of using direct pressure and tourniquets to control bleeding List signs and symptoms for a sucking chest wound and internal bleeding List first aid steps for severe bleeding, amputation, abdominal evisceration wound, impaled objects, sucking chest wound, and internal bleeding