What should be used in cases of severe external bleeding due to accidents

When serious external bleeding is caused by an accident, the bleeding should be stopped in time, and the methods of stopping bleeding include acupressure, bandage, tourniquet and other methods to stop bleeding. 1. Shiatsu method: use fingers to press the bleeding part, let it not bleed, this is a simple and effective method, but can not be sustained for a long time, because the shiatsu method will be more tired, there is no way to long time pressure, and if it is a large area of the wound bleeding shiatsu method can not be done to completely stop the bleeding. 2. bandage method: pressure bandage, for large wounds, first use clean cloth or sterilized gauze to press the wound, and then use cardboard or medical bandage to carry out pressure bandage. 3. Tourniquet: in case of emergency, such as cloth or shoelace can be used as a tourniquet, tourniquet hemostasis is relatively easy, but pay attention to a few points, especially the binding site, such as the upper limb hemostasis is generally in the upper arm of the upper 1/3 of the upper arm hemostasis binding, lower limbs in the thighs of the upper 1/3 of the upper part of the binding. Taping time should pay attention to protect the skin of the tying position; and pay attention to the time of tying, remember to relax every hour, each relaxation time, 2 ~ 3 minutes, if the bleeding has stopped, do not tie a tourniquet, so as not to be tied limb ischemic necrosis. If an accident resulting in external bleeding should be at the scene to stop bleeding, immediately go to the hospital, by a professional doctor to professional treatment.