Management when the nose bleeds

Nasal bleeding is very common in children and can be caused by very small causes, seemingly harmless like a child with a nose, blowing too strong or too often, putting strange objects in the nose, being touched by you enter the nose while playing.

How to handle when a child has nosebleeds

Pediatrician Tran Thi Huyen Thao said that nasal bleeding occurs when a small blood vessel in the lining of the nose breaks. The nasal mucosa is very fragile and small blood vessels are close to the mucosal surface so these small blood vessels are very fragile and cause bleeding. Bleeding occurs often in very small amounts, although there is a feeling that children bleed a lot when they see the blood spreading to the baby wearing or wetting the tissue. The bleeding time is usually short, averaging about 10 minutes.

Some diseases can cause nosebleeds to be easier than normal:

1. If the child has small blood vessels that are too sensitive, easy to break and bleed when the weather changes, such as when it is hot or dry.
2. Ear, nose and throat infection, common nasal discharge.
3. Allergy.
4. Some children with constipation, when they push hard, may also cause nosebleeds.

According to Dr. Thao Thao, the first-aid at home when the child is bleeding from the nose is as follows:

When the child has a nosebleed, blood often flows forward and back into the throat. So children can be very frightened by seeing blood and because 'tasting must' the blood in their mouth. Children may think something very scary happens. If your baby cries, you may have more nosebleeds. So calmly reassuring the child like that is okay, it will be fine quickly and help children stop crying.

After that, follow the steps as shown:

1. Sit your child upright, comfortable position, leaning forward slightly.
2. Use your fingers, a tissue or a soft cloth, squeeze the soft nostrils together, hold for 10 minutes (if older children can let them do it themselves).

Sit your child upright, comfortable position, leaning forward slightly.(Photo: Royal Children's Hospital).

1. If you want, you can also apply a cold compress to your nose, or put a cool, wet towel on your child's nose, which may also help stop bleeding faster.
2. Try to give your baby a mouthful of ice cubes, or drink cold water, calm him down and at the same time lose the taste of blood in the baby's mouth.
3. Encourage children to spit blood out of their mouths, as blood from the nose flows into the oropharynx can cause children to vomit when swallowed and make their nose bleed worse and last longer.
4. It is important not to take your finger off the tip of your nose for a long time, to check if the blood runs out because doing so will not work. So watch keeping for 10 minutes continuously. Can let children watch movies or music to help children sit still.
5. When nosebleeds have been discontinued, children should be taught not to hook their noses or blow their nose strongly in the first 24 hours. Children should also not run or jump hard for the first few hours after they bleed.

Dr. Huan Thao recommends that if this is done properly, the nosebleed may not be able to hold, or flow more, or if the baby has had a coagulopathy already known, the doctor should see the doctor for may have more intensive treatment.