How to Tightly Wrap a Wound

Some wounds require a tightly wrapped bandage. If the wound is deep and heavy bleeding is taking place, then you need to wrap the wound tightly to prevent blood loss. A wound is considered to be bleeding heavily if the bandages or towels over the wound need to be changed very frequently. Large amounts of blood being lost very fast is dangerous. You need to wrap it and take the person to an emergency room. Smaller wounds will bleed less, but will still need to be cleaned and bandaged. Though you never want to wrap a wound too tightly, you do want to wrap it securely. This will prevent further blood loss from the wound.

Things You'll Need

• Medical gloves
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Gauze
• Bandage

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Instructions

• 1

  Put on medical gloves before administering treatment to the wounded area. You can find these at most stores in the sporting goods section. Keep a pair on hand or near you at all times.

• 2

  Clean the wound before you wrap it. This will cut down on the chances of an infection developing. Use hydrogen peroxide to clean out the wound. Gently wipe away any debris from the area around the wound and wait until the bubbling subsides.

• 3

  Take a piece of gauze and lay it on top of the wound. Use more than one gauze pad if the wound covers a large area, or if the blood is leaking through the gauze at a rapid rate.

• 4

  Put the middle of the bandage on top of the wound. Cross the bandage around as you wrap both ends around the body part where the wound is located. Pull firmly, but gently as you wrap the bandage.

• 5

  Tie a knot off with the bandage ends once you are almost out of bandage. Use a double knot to secure the bandage in place.

• 6

  Check to see that the bandage isn't too tight by watching for circulation problems. The extremities from the wound should stay pink and warm, not blue and cold. If you suspect the bandage is too tight, rewrap it.