Knowing how to control bleeding quickly and effectively—and having the right equipment on hand—saves lives in the case of a traumatic accident. There are several effective ways to control bleeding in ...

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There are three ways to control bleeding. 1. Cover the wound with a clean cloth and apply pressure with both hands or a knee. Be prepared to hold this position until EMS arrives, which could be up to ...

JAMESTOWN, N.D. - While children in other classes of Stutsman County Extension Youth Activity Day learned about things like wood burning, sewing and table manners, Lucinda Nygard Lien was teaching ...

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa - As she learned the basics of applying direct pressure, packing a wound with gauze and tying a tourniquet, sixth-grade math and social studies teacher Kari Stafford shook her head ...

Ella Hubbard, 17, practices packing a wound during a Stop the Bleed class offered by Nebraska Medicine. A group of high school seniors froze when Ashley Emmel clutched her right leg and collapsed on ...

WORCESTER — On a Saturday afternoon at the Worcester Public Library’s main branch, the center of attention was a rubber prop meant to mimic a wounded human limb. About a dozen people, women and men of ...

Dr. Richard Sidwell, right, talks with Mary Owens, center, and Samantha Wing during a medical training session for teachers and staff at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. AP PLEASANT ...

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — As she learned the basics of applying direct pressure, packing a wound with gauze and tying a tourniquet, sixth-grade math and social studies teacher Kari Stafford shook her ...

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — As she learned the basics of applying direct pressure, packing a wound with gauze and tying a tourniquet, sixth-grade math and social studies teacher Kari Stafford shook her head ...