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Hello doctor.there was road accident and a person is seriously bruised. there is continuous bleeding. what do we do?

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Call 911: call for an ambulance ned to be evaluated not only apparent injury but for hidden injuries , like internal bleeding etc , only a trained person the ER doctor is needed , in this situation.

Dr Willson and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/27/2015

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