Blood pumps from a 2-inch wound. B. Soak in ice cold water. C. Apply direct pressure over the wound. D. Do nothing because the bleeding will stop on its own. The best way to control bleeding from any wound is direct pressure over the wound.
Tourniquets can actually increase tissue damage and result in the loss of an arm or leg.
Bleeding from small, superficial wounds may actually stop on their own, however, bleeding from a severed artery will not likely stop on its own do to the high pressure of the pumping blood. C. Perform abdominal thrusts just above the navel. D. Slap the person on the back. This increase in pressure is transmitted through the chest to the upper airways and forcefully dislodges the obstruction out through the mouth. A finger sweep can actually worsen the situation by forcing the object further back into the person's airway.