Bleeding heavily: First aid steps and key action [Video]

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 https://youtu.be/L6jjyikFwmA.

More resources:
– For more free first aid training online, visit https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid/learn-first-aid.
– For accredited first aid at work training online, visit Red Cross Training first aid courses https://www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk/courses/.
– Teach children and young people how to help someone who is bleeding with First Aid Champions https://firstaidchampions.redcross.org.uk/.
– Teach children and young people how to treat a stab wound with this knife crime resource: https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/knife-crime.

Now test your knowledge with our bleeding quiz in the free first aid app https://brcfaapp.page.link/Bleeding-Heavily-Quiz-YouTube.

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