A Victim may meet with an accident and sustain the injury. This injury

1.	A Victim may meet with an accident and sustain the injury. This injury may lead to bleeding. A cut on the skin can lead to severe external bleeding. It involves loss of large amount of blood. Severe bleeding may occur in case of accidents, blow to the head, or due to certain illnesses like haemophilia etc. Some bleedings are obvious from outside as blood can be seen coming out from the injured body part. This type of bleedings is termed as External bleeding. At times, some of the body parts get injured but bleeding may not be observed from outside. Such bleeding occurs inside the body like abdomen. This is termed as Internal Bleeding.(a) What is External Bleeding? (b) How can you deal with external bleeding while providing first aid? (c) If the victim complains about pain in chest and abdomen then what kind of situation can it be? (d) If the victim gets unconscious, what should you do as a first aider?
Answer» (a) After the victim gets injured if the blood can be seen coming out from the injured body part then this type of bleeding can be called as external bleeding. (b) External profuse bleeding can be managed with direct pressure using a clean cloth. In case wound is not actively bleeding, the area needs to be washed with soap and water. After cleaning, cover it with clean cloth. (c) If the victim complains of pain in the abdomen, chest, then the chances of bleeding inside the body cavity exist. (d) If the victim isunconscious and has the problem of getting pale, drowsy, confused, weakness, giddiness or having bruise over the affected area in such a situation, victim needs to be shifted at the earliest to the nearest facility.

A Victim may meet with an accident and sustain the injury. This injury may lead to bleeding. A cut on the skin can lead to severe external bleeding. It involves loss of large amount of blood. Severe bleeding may occur in case of accidents, blow to the head, or due to certain illnesses like haemophilia etc. Some bleedings are obvious from outside as blood can be seen coming out from the injured body part. This type of bleedings is termed as External bleeding. At times, some of the body parts get injured but bleeding may not be observed from outside. Such bleeding occurs inside the body like abdomen. This is termed as Internal Bleeding.(a) What is External Bleeding? (b) How can you deal with external bleeding while providing first aid? (c) If the victim complains about pain in chest and abdomen then what kind of situation can it be? (d) If the victim gets unconscious, what should you do as a first aider?

Answer»

(a) After the victim gets injured if the blood can be seen coming out from the injured body part then this type of bleeding can be called as external bleeding.

(b) External profuse bleeding can be managed with direct pressure using a clean cloth. In case wound is not actively bleeding, the area needs to be washed with soap and water. After cleaning, cover it with clean cloth.

(d) If the victim isunconscious and has the problem of getting pale, drowsy, confused, weakness, giddiness or having bruise over the affected area in such a situation, victim needs to be shifted at the earliest to the nearest facility.

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