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Neck pulse

Stopping bleeding with a tourniquet

Stopping bleeding with direct pressure

Stopping bleeding with pressure and ice

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CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER (SUCH AS 911) IF:

• The person's condition is life-threatening (for example, the person is having a heart attack or severe allergic reaction)
• The person's condition could become life-threatening on the way to the hospital
• Moving the person could cause further injury (for example, in case of a neck injury or motor vehicle accident)
• The person needs the skills or equipment of paramedics
• Traffic conditions or distance might cause a delay in getting the person to the hospital

Review Date: 01/05/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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