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What circumstances should you touch an open wound with your fingers?
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
When possible, you should use a clean dry cloth, even a shirt, scarf, necktie, etc. However, if an artery has been cut, you will likely have to use your bare hand(s) until you can grab or obtain a cloth. Any time a wound bleeds profusely, or the wound is pumping blood (sign of arterial bleed), the wound requires immediate pressure.
NOTE: The scalp has a huge supply of blood vessels. So head wounds bleed much more even for minor cuts. But a few minutes of pressure should slow or stop the bleed from a head wound.
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∙ 9y ago
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