Blood loss; Open injury bleeding
Prevention
Use good judgment and keep knives and sharp objects away from small children.
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References
Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide
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Stopping bleeding with direct pressure
Stopping bleeding with a tourniquet
Stopping bleeding with pressure and ice
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Review Date: 02/11/2011
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., Jacob L.
Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center,
Seattle, Washington.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
