What happens next?

How to dress a chest wound
Call emergency services.
Getting immediate professional care for the patient is crucial. It can mean the difference between life and death.

Available options:
[1]. Especially when the patient is injured or after vomiting a blood-borne substance immediately becomes too much fluid and staples his wound shut. Antibiotics and/or iv fluids are the easiest thing to provide.;
[2]. Before you take steps to dress the wound yourself, call for emergency medical personnel if possible. In many places where cell phone service is not available, it is still possible to call emergency services.;
[3]. One of the simplest and quickest ways to protect yourself and prevent internal bleeding is to call emergency services and ask for an ambulance to help in the event of an internal bleed. Keep the patient still and find the quickest way to stop the bleeding.;
[4]. Get any needed sheets, blankets, and medical documents on top of the wound, including medical licenses and hospital records. For cpr and first aid, place such documents into a freezer bag or waterproof container.;
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