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You are pressing a cloth on a bleeding cut. Should you lift it to check?

No peeking. Keep pressing for several minutes so the bleeding can stop.

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  1. Yes, check every few seconds
  2. Only if it feels itchy
  3. No, keep pressing without peeking ✔

Why: Lifting the cloth again and again can start the bleeding over. Keep steady pressure, and get a grown-up if it won't stop.

Huh, didn't know that: If blood soaks through, you add a new cloth on top instead of pulling the first one off.

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Answer: No, keep pressing without peeking. Lifting the cloth again and again can start the bleeding over. Keep steady pressure, and get a grown-up if it won't stop.

  1. Cuts (KidsHealth) kidshealth.org/en/parents/cuts-sheet.html
    Apply pressure with your hand for 5 ... 10 minutes without peeking to check the cut.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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