You arrive at an incident. A pedestrian is bleeding heavily from a leg wound. The leg isn’t broken and there’s nothing in the wound. How could you help?

A: Dab the wound to stop the bleeding

B: Keep the casualty's legs flat on the ground

C: Fetch them a warm drink

D: Apply firm pressure over the wound

If there’s nothing in the wound, applying firm pressure using a pad of clean cloth or bandage will help stem the bleeding. Don’t tie anything tightly round the leg, as this will restrict circulation and could result in long-term injury.

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