Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

a. A dressing is an object placed directly on a wound to control bleeding and prevent further contamination. b. Once a dressing is in place, apply firm, direct manual pressure on it to stop any bleeding. c. Sterile dressings come packaged in many different sizes, but the three most common sizes are. i. 4" ( 4" gauze squares. ii. ................
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