Doctor ’s ‘brilliant’ new first aid technique can stem blood loss after shark attack

Described by another expert as a ‘fantastic life-saving idea’, the simple procedure could save lives by stopping catastrophic blood loss from shark bitesGet our free news app;get our morning email briefingAn emergency department doctor says he has developed a simple new way to help save the lives of shark attack victims in the crucial moments after a bite.The technique is described in a paper published today in the journal of Emergency Medicine Australasia and works by closing off the femoral artery to prevent a person from rapidly bleeding out.Continue reading...
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