What is the fastest way to stop bleeding

Blood plays a very important role in our body. Once our body loses too much blood, our life will be in danger. However, there are always some accidents in life that cause excessive blood loss, which will seriously affect the health of the body. However, if we can master some methods of stopping bleeding, it can also play some emergency role. Let's find out what is the fastest way to stop bleeding.

What is the fastest way to stop bleeding?

(1) General hemostasis method is for bleeding from small wounds. The affected area needs to be rinsed and disinfected with saline, then covered with multiple layers of sterile gauze and tied tightly with a bandage. Note: If there is a lot of hair on the affected area, it should be cut or shaved during treatment.

(2) Finger pressure hemostasis is only applicable to emergency treatment of arterial bleeding in the head, face, neck and limbs. Be careful not to use pressure for too long.

① Bleeding on the top of the head: In front of the ear on the injured side, press the superficial temporal artery with your thumb 1.5 cm above and in front of the mandibular tragus.

② Bleeding in the head and neck: Place four fingers together and aim them at the inner side of the middle section of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, and press the common carotid artery towards the cervical vertebrae. Be careful not to compress both common carotid arteries at the same time. To avoid cerebral ischemia and necrosis. The pressure time should not be too long to avoid danger.

③ Upper arm bleeding: lift the affected limb with one hand, and use four fingers of the other hand to press the brachial artery on the middle side of the upper arm.

④ Palm bleeding: Raise the affected limb and use the thumbs of both hands to press the ulnar and radial arteries at the wrist respectively.

⑤ Bleeding from the thigh: Slightly below the groin, use the thumbs of both hands to press the femoral artery backwards.

⑥ Foot bleeding: Use the thumbs of both hands to compress the dorsalis pedis artery and the posterior tibial artery between the medial malleolus and Achilles tendon respectively.

(III) Flexion and padding method for hemostasis: When the forearm or calf is bleeding, you can place gauze pads, cotton balls, towels, clothes and other items in the elbow or knee pits, flex the joints, and use a triangular bandage to fix them in an 8-shape. However, it cannot be used by those with fractures or joint dislocations.

(IV) Rubber tourniquet The tourniquet commonly used to stop bleeding is a rubber tube about 1 meter long. The tourniquet should be tied above the wound (proximal end), as close to the wound as possible; the tightness of the tourniquet should be adjusted according to the situation, as long as the distal pulse cannot be felt or the bleeding stops; the tourniquet should be padded when used, and should not be directly pierced into the skin; the time of tying the tourniquet should be carefully recorded, and the tourniquet should be loosened for two to three minutes every 45 minutes, and slowly replaced with finger pressure when loosening.

(V) Tightening hemostasis method: Fold the triangular bandage into a belt shape, tie a slipknot, take a small stick and pass it through the outside of the belt to tighten it, then insert the tightened small stick into the small loop of the slipknot to secure it.

(VI) Packing hemostasis method: Stuff and compress the wound with sterilized gauze, cotton pads, and first aid kits, and then wrap it with a triangular bandage with the tightness appropriate to achieve hemostasis.

The above is an introduction to the fastest way to stop bleeding. After understanding it, we know what methods are available to stop bleeding. If you encounter some emergency situations in life, you can try the above methods. In addition, if we have insufficient qi and blood in our daily lives, we must pay attention to nourishing.