Bleeding
Bleeding
To Stop Bleeding
- Contact the campus nurse and an administrator.
- Call or have someone call LISD Police or 9-1-1.
- Apply protective gear.
- Apply pressure directly to the wound with sterile gauze or a clean handkerchief.
- Have the victim apply pressure if able.
- Maintain a steady pressure for five to ten minutes
- Do not remove the bandage. Apply additional bandage if necessary.
- If the victim is bleeding from an arm or leg, elevate it.
- Stay with the victim until help arrives.