Questions about the Bleeding & Burns poster

What’s on the Bleeding & Burns poster?

Serious bleeding against Burns, side by side. Serious bleeding: Press hard, directly on the wound.; Serious bleeding: Keep pressing — at least 10 minutes without peeking.; Serious bleeding: Add dressings on top; never take the first one off.; Serious bleeding: Raise the limb if you can do it without causing pain.; Serious bleeding: Call for help if it soaks through or will not stop.; Burns: Cool under running water for 20 minutes.; Burns: Remove tight items early, before swelling.; Burns: Cover loosely with cling film or a clean, non-fluffy cloth.; Burns: Never use ice, butter, or anything greasy.; Burns: Do not burst blisters.; Twenty minutes of cool water is the single most effective burn treatment there is — a…. Educational reference only. Get medical help for deep, large, electrical or chemical burns, and for any burn to a child.

Who is the Bleeding & Burns poster for?

Bleeding & Burns belongs to the Body & health section rather than to a school year, because health is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning first aid can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the Bleeding & Burns poster?

Both are treated by doing one simple thing for longer than feels necessary. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Bleeding & Burns belongs on the wall where that health work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Bleeding & Burns?

Anaphylaxis, Burn Depth and Choking sit alongside Bleeding & Burns in the Body & health section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.AnaphylaxisBurn DepthChoking

Is the Bleeding & Burns poster free to download and print?

Yes. Bleeding & Burns downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Body & health section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the Bleeding & Burns poster print at?

Bleeding & Burns is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Bleeding & Burns loses nothing.Printing guide