If a Child Often Goes Nose Blood

When a child suffers from frequent nosebleeds, a series of techniques should be used to stop bleeding. If blood loss is low, nosebleed bleeding in a child is unsafe.

Both parents and children need to know a few simple rules to deal with nosebleeds. For example, it is not always recommended to put the child on his back or throw his head back.

When bleeding from the nose, the child sits, head straight

In this case, you can not lay the child, or throw back his head, when he remains in a sitting position (bleeding can continue, but the blood can pass into the larynx). And it will not be clear if the nosebleeds stop, how much blood the child has lost. A large amount of blood that the child swallows can cause gastrointestinal bleeding.

Squeeze each of the nostrils for a minimum of 3 minutes

Recommendation - squeeze the thumb and forefinger two wings of the nose (just below the cartilage). The nostrils need to be squeezed tightly, first one, then a friend, every minimum of 3 minutes. If you stop compressing after 30 seconds, it will not help stop the bleeding.

Insert cotton swab

If the compression of the nostrils is not enough to stop nasal bleeding in a child, it is necessary to insert a cotton swab into the bleeding nostril. The tampon should be inserted with a deeper twist. In case of frequent bleeding, the tampon should be pre-lubricated with a special ointment.

It is good to use gelatin sponges, which, upon contact with blood, form a gel that stops bleeding. Sponges are self-absorbing, which is very convenient.

There are also hemostatic bags with calcium alginate, which promotes platelet aggregation and local blood coagulation. Sachets do not resolve, so they must be removed a few hours after stopping nasal bleeding.

If the nose bleeding from a child is very plentiful, sponges or cotton swabs get wet very quickly and need to be replaced with new ones.

If the bleeding does not stop, then urgent consultation of the child's doctor is necessary.

Procedures in case of frequent nasal bleeding in children

If nosebleeds occur in the child several times a month, then outpatient treatment is needed, including the use of an ointment that strengthens the nasal mucosa (for 15 days before bedtime, lying down). Among the drugs used inside, Dicycin is used, which affects platelets and strengthens the walls of blood vessels.