I would need both hands to put pressure on the wound.

No, don't tell me, take my hand and put it on the wound.

Instead put pressure on the wound with whatever is available to stop or slow down the flow of blood.

I took the towel and held it on the wound.

In spite of what he'd done, I put my hands on his wounds.

She pressed harder on his wound, trying to hold the blood inside.

We covered her with our coats and I tried to put pressure on the wound.

Both his hands, covered with blood, were placed on the wound, but it didn't look that bad.

I said, "You were going to work on our wounds."

I can tell them to put pressure on their wound or watch helplessly if they need more than that.