Getting Immediate Support
*Hotlines*
Click HERE for a list of hotlines across the world.
*Emergency Services*
*How To Stop Bleeding*
*Call Emergency Services If*
*Worried About Somebody*
If you’re worried that someone is at immediate risk of taking their own life, you should stay with that person and take one of the following steps:
If someone has attempted suicide, you should ring 999 and stay with them until the ambulance arrives, staying with the person can be very helpful as the operator can provide you instructions such as CPR etc.
Click HERE for a list of hotlines across the world.
*Emergency Services*
- USA: 911
- UK: 999, 112
- Europe: 112
- Australia: 000
- Canada: 911
- Mexico: 911
*How To Stop Bleeding*
- Apply direct pressure on the cut or wound with a clean cloth, tissue, or piece of gauze until bleeding stops.
- If blood soaks through the material, don’t remove it. Put more cloth or gauze on top of it and continue to apply pressure.
- If the wound is on the arm or leg, raise limb above the heart, if possible, to help slow bleeding.
- Wash your hands again after giving first aid and before cleaning and dressing the wound.
- Do not apply a tourniquet unless the bleeding is severe and not stopped with direct pressure.
*Call Emergency Services If*
- Bleeding does not stop after 10 minutes of pressure to the wound.
- Bleeding is spurting out from wound.
- You suspect internal bleeding.
- Wound is severe or around chest/abdomen
*Worried About Somebody*
If you’re worried that someone is at immediate risk of taking their own life, you should stay with that person and take one of the following steps:
- encourage them to ring the Samaritans, 116 123, open 24 hours a day (United Kingdom)
- contact their GP for an emergency appointment or the out of hours service
- call their Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), if they have one
- ring 999 (UK) or 911 (US)
- go to the nearest Accident and Emergency (A&E) department.
If someone has attempted suicide, you should ring 999 and stay with them until the ambulance arrives, staying with the person can be very helpful as the operator can provide you instructions such as CPR etc.
