Bleeding heavily: First aid steps and key action

0:00 If someone is bleeding heavily
0:28 Step-by-step recap
Watch this short first aid training video to learn emergency first aid for a heavily bleeding wound.
Key action: Press hard on the wound.
For a real life story on what to do when someone has a severe bleed, watch Jason's story • First aid for someone ... .
More resources:
- For more free first aid training online, visit www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid....
- For accredited first aid at work training online, visit Red Cross Training first aid courses www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.....
- Teach children and young people how to help someone who is bleeding with First Aid Champions firstaidchampions.redcross.or....
- Teach children and young people how to treat a stab wound with this knife crime resource: www.redcross.org.uk/get-invol....
Now test your knowledge with our bleeding quiz in the free first aid app brcfaapp.page.link/Bleeding-H....
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