Steps to stop someone from bleeding to death


By AGENCY

Joshua Chisolm (right) of True Breed Executive Protection teaching Andrea Johnson to use a tourniquet after a nearby shooting killed three and wounded 11 people. — TNS

It doesn’t take a health professional to save the life of someone bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound or other traumatic injury.

Any bystander can undertake a series of crucial first steps until an expert reaches the scene.

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