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How can I stop bleeding from Varicose Veins?
Varicose veins is a common condition where the veins of typically the lower limbs are swollen and enlarged and can often lead to bleeding. In this video, Dr. Machin tells us that urgent medical care will be needed.
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How do I stop bleeding from varicose veins? So the first things to do are to apply direct manual pressure to the area of bleeding and you can do this with one's hand or a cloth and call for help. Because of how brisk the bleeding can be, you need to seek urgent medical attention and if you've got anyone with you that can call an ambulance whilst you're applying direct compression, or if they apply direct compression and you call an ambulance, that's really helpful. So the first thing to do is to apply direct compression to the area of bleeding so you see the bleeding stop, this can be quite firm and hard pressure, and then get straight to hospital. The manual pressure applied should limit the amount of blood loss whilst you come to hospital to seek treatment. Here at the bedside in hospital we can do treatments that can stop the bleeding then and there. you
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