Emergency Situations

Severe bleeding at a PEI crash scene:

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Correct Answer: B. Apply direct pressure with clean cloth; elevate if possible; tourniquet only for limb arterial bleeds when pressure fails

Unnecessary tourniquets cause tissue damage; direct pressure stops most bleeding.

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