Severe Bleeding

Severe Bleeding is one of the five hurry cases, that means it is a life thereating desease. It is very important to treat severe bleeding because you can die from lack of treatment. The symptoms are simple; blood comming form a body. The first aid is also very easy. Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. Use sterlle pads, rags, tee-shirts, and at last resort; use your hand. Anyting to stop the blood. If the cloth becomes blood-soaked, do not take off and change the cloth, if you do, you may end up makeing it worse. Think about it. When someone bleeds, your body will try to make a scab on the skin and make blood clots it the arty to stop the bleeding. If you have a peice of cloth over the wound, and after a while pull it off, you may end up pulling the scab off too; opening up the wound all over again. Thats why you don't replace the cloth, just add another on top. The best way is to tie something around the cloth so you don't have to hold it. Or better yet, if the victim is conscious, have him hold the cloth over his own wound. For "bad bleeds" get to a doctor. If you are in the backcoutry, and the would will still not stop bleeding and the wound is on a limb, find the artery. Pinch and hold so a majorite of the blood stops.