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Bleeding
Alternate Names : Blood Loss, Open Injury Bleeding
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Stopping Bleeding with Direct Pressure
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Bleeding from most injuries can be stopped by applying direct pressure to the injury. This keeps from cutting off the blood supply to the affected limb.
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• Definition
• Bleeding: Overview & Considerations
• Bleeding: Causes
• Bleeding: Symptoms & Signs
• Bleeding: Prevention
• Bleeding: First Aid
• Bleeding: Do Not
• Call Immediately for Emergency Medical Assistance if
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• Bleeding Disorders
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• Abdomen - Swollen
• Abdominal Pain
• Amputation - Traumatic
• Bleeding Into the Skin
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Bloody or Tarry Stools
• Confusion
• Crush Injury
• Cuts and Puncture Wounds
• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Fever
• Head Injury
• Immunizations - General Overview
• Intravenous
• Paleness
• Pulse - Bounding
• Shock
• Skin - Clammy
• Swelling
• Swollen Glands
• Tetanus - Vaccine
• Urine - Bloody
• Vagina
• Vaginal Bleeding Between Periods
• Vomiting Blood
• Weakness
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