Safety, Fire & Survival · First Aid
The most effective first action to control severe external bleeding is to:
- AApply a tourniquet first in all cases
- BApply firm direct pressure to the wound✓ Correct
- CGive the casualty water to drink
- DElevate the feet and wait
Explanation
Direct pressure over the wound, ideally with a clean dressing, controls most external bleeding. Maintain pressure and add dressings rather than removing soaked ones; a tourniquet is reserved for life-threatening limb bleeding that direct pressure cannot stop.
Authority: STCW A-VI/1 Elementary First Aid
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