First Aid for Splints & Bleeding Wounds : How to Apply a Pressure Bandage

[WakeUpBGT]

no, i have first aid videos, watch!

[wakemeupintwenty]

i have first aid videos, watch!

[310Lemon]

If only I saw this BEFORE I cut my finger badly -_-

[dcomis]

sorry to mention again but check circulatory, sensory, and movement of the hand before applying and after

[freshazimiz4]

can i tape the dressing then wrap the bandage around it?

[matthew694u]

I noticed the medic wasnt always elevating the arm up past the heart. Wont that cause massive blood flow if that arm is below the flow of blood

[vnsamartinez]

@matthew694u We wouldn't be able to see what he was trying to demonstrate if he left the arm elevated.

[RoyaltyindaBurgh]

He needs lotion on his elbows

[Thegamer4447]

boooooo no gloves

[artistofdayear]

NICE..NO GLOVES!!! 

[emirashour001]

thumbs up if u search first aid cuz u play left 4 dead !!

[WildBuck007]

Well if anyone with common sense (which isn't very common these days) noticed.

People arguing he is in a controlled enviroment are correct to a point. You have to use whatever you have on hand to do what he does. Duh !

A t-shirt and a belt. Hey yer gonna laugh, but ask a female if she's wearing silk panties. Check this out. Silk is a perfect material to help stem blood loss. Even used as far back as was silk first used.

Silk panties and shoelaces can even do it. Think of other stuff =D

[cougargirl13]

What the mother.. This is all wrong.

Scene is safe. First aid kit. Gloves. ask if you can help? ect.....

Thanks, i will never trust an EMT ever.

[codomed]

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[StrikeYourSelf]

@nimanthanuprya what the fuck

[Shereka2007]

Dude! Scene Safety? BSI? Call 911 and Report to me?

[Shereka2007]

Dude! Scene Safety? BSI? Mayor Mistake in this video

[jastraugmxde]

First I would start with BSI ("..I got my BSI on!") and "..is the scene safe?"

[beautifulinu]

what if ur babysitting and this happens do u call 911?

[AnonymousDiv0]

@beautifulinu "what if ur babysitting and this happens do u call 911?"

Depends on your confidence and first aid skill, as well as the severity of the injury and the bleeding. If you have any concerns about the severity or your management of the wound, call for medical assistance immediately - better to be safe than sorry.

But if you can dress the wound satisfactorily it shouldn't require an emergency ambulance. Once the casualty is stable call the parents to let them know what has happened.

[fq7h1pe9]

@superhero1 They aren't too young to be paramedics, depending on the state they are in. In my state they can go through the course starting at age 17, as long as they are 18 by the time they finish it. In some classes or programs the classes are held each day to accelerate the training. It also allows for a higher level of training and competence of the students.

[jgthrush]

@Davidbirtles1 - Because if you remove the original bandage you also remove the clotting that will stop/slow the bleeding.

[k0vert]

@jgthrush absolutely right.

[mattlencfc]

@jgthrush hmmm, st johns ambulance says that if blood soaks through, put another layer on, and if it soaks through again remove it because its not probably not been applied properly, or might be more severe. btw if its still bleeding there isnt sufficient clotting to be removed anyways.

[armymedic98]

@mattlencfc well you never are supposed to remove the first one that you put on,because say youve had the first one on for a while,the blood with dry makeing it hurtfull to remove and might tear off some skin,and if you have a scab under the first one,after you rip it off it will start bleeding all over agian and it might bleed worse than before,dont want that to happen

[Davidbirtles1]

why leave on the orginal bandage? to stop further bleeding? surely the increase risk of blood saturation and infection is prominant? this is a good video but i am confused.

[superrhino100]

You guys look a little young to be actual medics...I would love to know what state you are licensed in because I have been a medic for a little over a year because in all 3 states I have lived in you couldn't even legally become and EMT-B till you were 21 then you had a year's worth of OJT and then 2 years of school to be a medic making it normal to be at least 24 or 25 before being a medic

[thefay92]

you also should put gloves, check csm's( colour, sensation and movement) and put a triangular bandage on to soak up the blood and for extra pressure

[JesusChristIsReal100]

Great video!

[MarcelPichault]

In France we would immediatly lie the victim down while keeping the direct pressure with a glove.

Then we'll use a special stuff called an Emegency Haemostatic Cuchion (Coussin Hémostatique d'Urgence) to keep the pressure on the wound.

We avoid to put EHC for neck wounds, but it's possible.

[mayaumyy]

dblazestreet, wat's b.s.i? I'm a 1st aider but never heard of dat thg...

[superrhino100]

@mayaumyy You must not be very well trained in 1st aid if you really don't know what B.S.I. is...it means "Body Substance Isolation" as in put gloves on so you isolate the victim/patient's body fluids from getting on you

[mayaumyy]

@superrhino100 u think i'm an english guy? sori, we dun use english in my place, dats y i dunno wats b.s.i. Dont juz be mean to ppl. I dun even understand how u can b in medic world if u haf such bad mouth like. Btw, u know wat's mayau? answer me if ur a REAL genius...

[mayaumyy]

@superrhino100 mok juak dianok eh...kedak la ko ya panda gilak

[mayaumyy]

@superrhino100 pande anok orang jak ko tok. Ko pikir ko ya hebat? Jawab la mun pande....

[GenuineFirstAid]

Great video! Tweeted it. @genuinefirstaid

[corrindion]

Thanks fellows!! That was informative!! Especially the distal to the proximal

[dblazestreet]

please use b.s.i first...please!!!

[chamjoan]

what do u do if its there neck!!!

[DidntKnowWhatToPut1]

keep pressure

[vceda]

preasure is applied dirrectly to wound if its on neck, patient is to be imediatly taken to hopsital

[vickiormindyb]

Neck wounds are way different from limb wounds.

You apply pressure to the wounded area with a large dressing while continuously monitoring the patient to make sure s/he doesn't have an air embolism.

If a person's neck is bleeding bad enough to require a pressure bandage, that person is in critical condition.--Vicki, Paramedic

[brabham69]

If you were going to bandage a wound and the bandage is going to stay on for a long time, would you use the spiral technique or the figure 8 or even the reverse spiral?

[TigerMeadows]

we had similar video in military for my medic course. in the video there was a guy with either a real wound or a really good special effects wound, it was pretty disgusting looking

[vickiormindyb]

Do you know about SkedCo? Or FEBBS?

This guy in the army invented Skedco devices for use in emergencies, and he has 2 bleeding simulation videos.

[kyyote1]

Yeah! good training vid. Would like to see how to treat a patient with foreign object such as a metal or wood on an arm. Is it a good idea to just leave it in,? Want to see bandaging techniques for that scenario.

[vickiormindyb]

You should leave it in, and they already have a video about impaled objects. It's called 'First Aid for Penetration Wounds.'

I'm an EMT, that's how I know you should leave it in, but the video explains it better than I.

I put these videos in my play list for continuing education, so my memory always stays sharp. Especially since I watch them every day.

[kyyote1]

Ok, thanks. I forgot. I will make a point to sign up for classes on first aid and cpr. I want to be prepared when an emergency situation arises.

[vickiormindyb]

I wish they'd do a video explaining what to do when you see someone vomiting blood. That's what happened to my sister when she was 7 and I was 13.

Other than calling the ambulance, we didn't know what to do. On her way to placing the call, my mom knocked over a chair, a plant and our decorative butter churn.

I OTOH was transfixed in horror, watching more blood than I'd ever seen pour from my sister's mouth and nose.

To this day, I remember every detail of that night.

[lacofd101]

Why dont you never want to remove a bandage ones its already on?

[FULLMETALCOUCH]

It destroys the blood clot and re-opens the wound.

[lacofd101]

Ok, thanks

[vickiormindyb]

When I cut my arm in a car accident, the ER nurse kept taking off the bandage just to look at the wound.

I'm glad I didn't know about blood clots being destroyed, or I would have wondered why she was doing it.

I didn't last long as a conscious patient anyway. I went into heart failure and, after they revived me, I fell into a coma and stayed that way for 5 days.

[Hutchdontcare]

At 1:34 He states that it is a decent dressing.

Its technically a bandage. The dressing is the soft under part which is applied to the wound directly. The bandage is the part he is showing.

May be a bit picky, but hey he has a video for "expert Village" so should be right 100% all the way through.

All in all great video!

[expressview1000]

They zoomed in for visual....Remember this is a deep cut or laceration not a small cut. You would want to stop the bleeding with direct pressure and elevate the arm. Prepare to take patient to medical aid.

[YouMockMe]

wait, whats with 0:59, did they start the wrong way?

also, what is best to clean it with before you wrap? also what if something is stuck?

[Younis46]

cuz they dont work as models there :S

[SexyYaba]

you guys are hot, why cant the medics i work with be as cute?

[vickiormindyb]

If you think these guys are hot, you'll like the ones in "Laundry Chute Lad."

It's a Rescue 911 video.

[RebirthWoWGuild]

@SexyYaba wtf lol