Correct answer
Apply firm direct pressure to the wound and request help.
Apply firm direct pressure to the bleeding site with gauze or a clean cloth and request urgent help through 112; use gloves if available. Maintain pressure. If life-threatening limb bleeding is not controlled this way, apply a suitable tourniquet as soon as possible in accordance with training and emergency instructions. Raising the arm or pressing a remote artery does not replace direct pressure and must not delay care.
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Raise the arm without pressing the wound.
Apply only ointment and wait.
Apply firm direct pressure to the wound and request help.
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En un lugar seguro, una persona tiene una herida en el brazo que sangra abundantemente. ¿Cuál es la primera medida para controlar la hemorragia?
- Aplicar presión directa firme sobre la herida y pedir ayuda.(Correct answer)
- Aplicar únicamente una pomada y esperar.
- Elevar el brazo sin presionar la herida.
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