How to stop excessive bleeding

Bleeding are divided into internal and external. Depending on the damage rich blood can come from veins, arteries or capillaries. Most dangerous is arterial bleeding. If the victim has a pulsing stream of red blood, it is necessary to provide emergency assistance. The emergency medical service carriage and can't wait. Any delay could cost the life of the victim. To assist put the rubber tourniquet above the place where the key hits the blood. Under harness preferably on a cloth. With no harness, use a belt, rope, dense matter. Immediately call an ambulance or take victim to the hospital. If the path to trauma is not near, don't forget to remove the tourniquet after 2 hours in the warm time of the year and one hour in the cold season.

Venous bleeding is less intense than blood. The blood continuously flows out from damaged veins and has a dark color. Apply on the damaged area with an elastic compression bandage, bandage, take the person to the Department of traumatology.

In capillary bleeding enough to bandage the damaged area. If the damage is mild, the clotting is not broken, it will stop on their own without additional help.

The most dangerous internal bleeding. The diagnosis can only physician, since the external signs are absent. However, the appearance of the patient can be determined that he requires emergency care. The person becomes deathly pale, turning blue, covered with a profuse sweat, has a very weak pulse. First aid alone is not possible, the only solution is to immediately take the victim to the hospital. Internal bleeding can be stopped only by a doctor. Often requires emergency surgery.