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You apply another bandage over the top - WITHOUT removing the original.
Place a new emergency bandage over the top of the existing bandage
If your horse is bleeding through a bandage, you should leave it in place and apply another layer of bandage materials. Then call your veterinarian to discuss what is going on.
Place a new emergency bandage over the top of the existing bandage. At first, adding more fresh bandages on top will help. But you would want to replace the blood-soaked bandages with fresh bandages as soon as possible, and re-apply direct pressure to the wound. Work toward preventing physical shock if possible, and get your victim to a professional- immediately.
Place a new emergency bandage over the top of the existing bandage. At first, adding more fresh bandages on top will help. But you would want to replace the blood-soaked bandages with fresh bandages as soon as possible, and re-apply direct pressure to the wound. Work toward preventing physical shock if possible, and get your victim to a professional- immediately.
Reverse the wrapping direction, and continue bandaging the wound.
Reverse the wrapping direction, and continue bandaging the wound.
Reverse the wrapping direction, and continue bandaging the wound.
Reverse the wrapping direction, and continue bandaging the wound.
Nothing just put the bandage on
Place it between the folds of the emergency bandage
The first thing to try: get something like a rolled-up sock. Stick it right in the middle of the blood on the bandage, put another bandage on top of it, and torque it down good and tight. If the wound is on a part of the body you can raise higher than the heart, do that too.