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Apply firm direct pressure to the bleeding area.
Apply firm direct pressure to the bleeding area with a dressing or clean material; use gloves if available. Merely covering without pressure is insufficient, and help must not be delayed. Life-threatening bleeding not controlled by pressure may require a tourniquet: follow emergency-dispatcher guidance and your training. Tourniquets are not prohibited in every case.
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Wait without controlling the bleeding until the ambulance arrives.
Cover the wound without pressure and wait for it to stop by itself.
Apply firm direct pressure to the bleeding area.
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