Bleeding Heavily
The information below gives you the key steps to helping a child who is bleeding heavily.
Step 1
Put pressure on the wound with whatever is available to stop or slow down the flow of blood.
You are acting as a 'plug' to stop the blood escaping. The pressure you apply to a wound that is bleeding heavily will stop or slow the flow of blood. This will help the blood to clot and stop the bleeding.
Step 2
Call 999.
Step 3
Keep pressure on the wound until help arrives.
Significant loss of blood can lead to a potentially serious condition called shock.