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APPENDIX E
DIGITAL PRESSURE
Apply Digital Pressure
Digital pressure (also often called "pressure points") is an alternate
method to control bleeding. This method uses pressure from the fingers,
thumbs, or hands to press at the site or point where a main artery
supplying the wounded area lies near the skin surface or over bone
(Figure E-1). This pressure may help shut off or slow down the flow of blood from the heart to the wound and is used in combination with direct
pressure and elevation. It may help in instances where bleeding is not
easily controlled, where a pressure dressing has not yet been applied, or
where pressure dressings are not readily available.
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