Stop the Bleed
Bleeding
CCMS-MED-SOP-001 §6
Uncontrolled hemorrhage kills faster than almost anything else on this list. Playground lacerations are usually not that. Arterial spurting, pooling blood, and amputation are.
Life-threatening bleed
Spurting, pooling, soaking, quiet child
Ordinary cut or abrasion
Most playground wounds
This field guide does not replace 911, a medical director, or licensed clinical judgment. It does not authorize anyone to practice beyond license and current training.
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