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You're pressing on a cut and blood soaks through the cloth. What next?

Add more cloth on top and keep pressing.

  1. Pull the cloth off and start over
  2. Stop pressing so it can breathe
  3. Add more cloth on top and keep pressing ✔

Why: Mayo Clinic says to add more gauze or cloth on top of the soaked bandage instead of taking it off. Then keep up firm, steady pressure.

Huh, didn't know that: Mayo Clinic also says to lift the wound above heart level if possible.

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Why did the gauze go to school? To get a little more absorbent.
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Sources

  1. Severe bleeding: First aid (Mayo Clinic) https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-severe-bleeding/basics/art-20056661

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