Children's nasal mucosa is much thinner than adults', so it is easy to experience nosebleeds. Especially in spring and autumn, the incidence rate of epistaxis will be higher. Some children may occasionally experience nosebleeds, while others may experience repeated nosebleeds. So how to treat pediatric nosebleeds?
When a child has nosebleeds, parents must not panic too much and take correct measures to help stop the bleeding. To stop nosebleeds, the following steps need to be taken:
1. First, comfort the child who has nosebleeds and ask them to stay calm and not panic too much. Excessive panic can lead to elevated blood pressure and more nosebleeds.
2. Keep the child's head upright or tilted forward, and never let the child tilt their head up, otherwise nosebleeds will flow back into the nasal cavity.
3. There are fingers pressing on the outside of the child's nose (at the cartilage position), similar to pinching the nose. Pressing for about 5-10 minutes, most people can use this simple method to stop bleeding. If it's just bleeding on one side, just press down on the other side.
4. If the blood continues to bleed after more than ten minutes of compression, it may indicate severe bleeding or other issues that require further medical attention.
Many parents like to use cold water to pat their forehead to stop nosebleeds, but this method is actually wrong. Because the forehead is too far from the bleeding nostril, this method cannot stop the bleeding and may also cause discomfort to the head due to local coldness. The correct method is to apply a wet towel cold compress on the nose to stop bleeding.
