[header] How to take care of a facial laceration [title] Use barrier precautions. [step] This is your first priority. If you have or someone else has a facial laceration that is bleeding a lot, you need to get the bleeding under control. 
Place pressure on the wound, so that the blood will gradually clot and stop flowing. [substeps] If you are using a bandage or piece of cloth to stop the bleeding, don't take it off to replace it with another piece once it is filled with blood.