How to Stop Dangerous Bleeding: The ABCs Approach
Choose the outline that best shows the main idea and major details of this reading.
1 Help for bleeding - wait until the danger is over - remain calm - take action
2 How to stop dangerous bleeding using the ABCs - Alert: get help - Bleeding: find and evaluate the wound - Compress: use pressure to stop or slow bleeding
3 Accidents happen; you can help - treat blood loss - call for help - safety first
4 Blood loss is deadly - ABC - main cause of death
Answer:
The answer is #2
The outline that best shows the main idea and major details of the reading is 'How to stop dangerous bleeding using the ABCs'. Option 2 accurately summarizes the main idea of the reading, which is to provide guidance on how to stop dangerous bleeding. It includes the major details of the 'ABCs of Bleeding' approach.
1. Alert: It emphasizes the importance of ensuring the safety of both the victim and yourself, by moving to a safe location if necessary and calling for professional help.
2. Bleeding: It instructs on how to identify and assess the severity of the bleeding, including looking for signs such as spurting blood, pooling, or blood from a confused or unconscious person.
3. Compress: It explains the technique of applying pressure to the wound using a cloth, and if available, using a tourniquet for severe bleeding in an extremity.
Remember, uncontrolled bleeding is the main cause of death from trauma. Knowing the ABCs of bleeding could potentially save a life.