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. When there is severe bleeding, where a
major artery has been severed, pressure may be insufficient and a
tourniquet may be necessary.
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)
