Bleeding
How to help someone who is bleeding a lot.
Learning objectives
- Learn how to recognise when someone is bleeding a lot
- Learn the key action to help when someone is bleeding a lot
- Practise applying the key action to a known situation in a role play
- Share something creative to inform others how they can help someone who is bleeding a lot

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What to do if someone is bleeding

Step 1
If someone is bleeding a lot, there will be too much blood for a plaster.

Step 2
Press hard on the bleed using something like a towel, T-shirt or even just your hand.

Step 3
Tell an adult and call 999.

Step 4
Keep pressing on it until help arrives.
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Learn
Use these resources to help children learn how to help someone who is bleeding a lot.
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Practise
Use these resources to help children practise helping someone who is bleeding a lot.
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Bleeding – practise role-play card
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