Question 1

How do we balance infection control with rapid bleeding control?

Accepted Answer

Gloves and hand hygiene are important, but they must not delay life-saving pressure on a catastrophic bleed; in practice you should apply pressure as soon as possible, ideally with some barrier, then improve PPE once immediate danger is controlled. Afterwards, follow your organisation's decontamination and exposure incident procedures.

Question 2

How do we balance infection control with rapid bleeding control?

Accepted Answer

Gloves and hand hygiene are important, but they must not delay life-saving pressure on a catastrophic bleed; in practice you should apply pressure as soon as possible, ideally with some barrier, then improve PPE once immediate danger is controlled. Afterwards, follow your organisation's decontamination and exposure incident procedures.

Question 3

How do we balance infection control with rapid bleeding control?

Accepted Answer

Gloves and hand hygiene are important, but they must not delay life-saving pressure on a catastrophic bleed; in practice you should apply pressure as soon as possible, ideally with some barrier, then improve PPE once immediate danger is controlled. Afterwards, follow your organisation's decontamination and exposure incident procedures.

How do we balance infection control with rapid bleeding control?

How do we balance infection control with rapid bleeding control?

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