The second step in wound packing is to get gauze directly to the point of bleeding. Starting with a large wad of gauze is problematic in narrow wound tracks. Start with a small piece of gauze at the tip of your packing finger, put that at the point of bleeding, then continue to pack the wound until you just can’t get any more gauze in it. Then force in even more gauze. Wound packing is just direct pressure at the point of bleeding.
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