Cuts: Check Your Symptoms
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You have answered Yes to:Is your cut bleeding?
See significance of inability to stop the bleeding if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
| Note: | For more information, see how to stop bleeding |
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Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to the following question.
- Yes
Do you have moderate bleeding that has slowed but not stopped after applying steady, direct pressure for 15 minutes?
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Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to the following question.
- Yes
Do you have mild bleeding that has slowed but not stopped after applying direct pressure 3 times for 15 minutes each time (45 minutes total)?
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Last updated: | June 10, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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