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Recognizing medical emergencies


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Neck pulse
Neck pulse
Stopping bleeding with a tourniquet
Stopping bleeding with a tourniquet
Stopping bleeding with direct pressure
Stopping bleeding with direct pressure
Stopping bleeding with pressure and ice
Stopping bleeding with pressure and ice
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Medical emergencies - how to recognize them



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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