Nasal hemorrhages are very frequent in childhood and happens when a small blood vessel inside the nose breaks. It is very likely that our son will happen sometime, so it is important to know what to do if your nose bleeds.
It can occur by a blow, a fall, by putting your finger in your nose, or by nasal congestion in a catarrhal condition or by dry environment. In many cases, however, nasal bleeding occurs for no apparent reason.
At first it can scare us because sometimes the bleeding is abundant. What we have to do is try to cut the bleeding right away.
Contrary to what is usually done in these cases, the child's head should not be thrown back. In this way we will only get the blood to be swallowed which could cause the child to vomit.
Keep the child's head slightly tilted forward by pressing the upper part of the hole where the bleeding occurs for five minutes (per clock).
If after five minutes of compression the bleeding does not stop, we place a piece of dry cotton or soaked with hydrogen peroxide inside the hole. The cotton plug should not be too large or too long to avoid damaging the child's nose and causing greater evils.
The application of cold can also help to contract the vessel and thus stop the bleeding. Ice can be applied (not directly) to the back of the nose.
If after ten or fifteen minutes the hemorrhage has not stopped we can repeat the tamponade if we see that it has stopped a little, or if on the contrary we see that the bleeding goes further, we must resort to a hospital center.
We should also see a doctor if the child is very pale, weak or dizzy.
Most nosebleeds are minor and are solved with these simple measures. The fundamental thing is to remain calm and, above all, to reassure the child so that we can cure him.
