From childhood to adulthood, nosebleeds are often encountered by us. The common operation of everyone is: look up!
Stuff the paper towels!
However, a mother in Hangzhou operated it according to this traditional method, and the child actually spit out a pool of blood!
Afterwards, the mother found out that she had done all the wrong methods to stop the bleeding, and the "pit baby" was not shallow.
Nosebleeds flow repeatedly and "stop" repeatedly
As a result, the child vomited a pool of blood
6-year-old Wen Wen (pseudonym) has been a child who loves nosebleeds since childhood. Nosebleeds have become commonplace, and everyone in the family is not surprised.
After the Spring Festival, Wen Wen's old problem of nosebleeds relapsed.
That night, Wenwen suddenly shouted: "Mom, I have a nosebleed!" When I turned on the light, Wenwen's face was covered in blood, on the pillow and the quilt. Wenwen's mother quickly tore it up. A piece of tissue, skillfully rubbed into a ball, and stuffed into Wenwen's nose.
The amount of bleeding was too great, and after changing it two or three times in a row, seeing that Wenwen's bleeding had stopped, she hurriedly put her down to sleep.
The next morning, Wenwen's nosebleed dripped again.
Head up!
Stuff the paper towels!
The exact same operation was repeated again, and soon the nosebleed stopped.
Unexpectedly, after a few minutes, Wenwen pulled out the paper ball, and the nosebleed came out again.
Look up again!
More paper towels!
After several nosebleeds in a row, my mother used this skilled method to "stop" the bleeding.
I thought this time was the same as before, and it passed like this...
Unexpectedly, at noon, Wen Wen felt nauseated and wanted to vomit, his face was pale, and he spit out a pool of dark brown bloody liquid with a "wow".
Wenwen's parents were terrified, why did they still vomit blood?
The two quickly drove Wenwen to Hangzhou First People's Hospital.
After doing a series of routine blood tests to rule out gastrointestinal bleeding and blood diseases, the doctor recommended Wenwen to go to the otolaryngology department for consultation.
After further inquiries and examinations, Li Yong, the director of the Department of Otolaryngology, found the "true culprit" of vomiting blood - epistaxis.
It turned out that when Wenwen had a nosebleed, he raised his head improperly, causing part of the nosebleed to be swallowed into his stomach.
When the blood volume reaches a certain level, it causes nausea and vomiting.
The vomit is dark brown because of the blood in the vomit mixed with stomach acid.
Head up, stuff a tissue...
Please "pull black" these hemostatic methods
In fact, it is not an isolated case like Wenwen who has "vomited blood" because of nosebleeds.
Li Yong said that ordinary nosebleeds will not cause "vomiting blood", and Wenwen's situation is caused by improper hemostasis.
In the outpatient clinic, about 8 out of 10 nosebleeds will use the wrong hemostasis method to stop the bleeding, and a little carelessness will cause adverse consequences.
Li Yong specifically listed several wrong ways to stop bleeding, reminding parents to pay attention to lightning protection.
A. Head up
This is the most common method.
In fact, raising your head does not stop the bleeding, it just changes the flow direction of the nosebleed, and the nosebleed will enter the stomach along the throat and esophagus.
If you swallow a lot of nosebleeds, you will experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and even black stools.
B. Stuff the paper towel
Paper towels that can be seen everywhere have become the most commonly used hemostatic props for parents.
In fact, paper towels are fluffy and cannot generate strong pressure, making it difficult to stop bleeding quickly.
Moreover, the surface of the paper towel is rough, and repeated insertion into the nostrils will aggravate the damage to the already eroded mucous membranes.
C. Rinse cold water and raise hands
These two methods have no scientific basis.
There is no direct relationship between the amount of bleeding and the temperature of the environment.
So, what to do about nosebleeds?
Li Yong recommended the simplest trick: just bow your head slightly and hold the nose wing with your hand for 3 minutes, basically you can stop the bleeding.
This is because epistaxis generally occurs in the front of the nasal cavity, and the normal clotting time is about 2 to 3 minutes.
Therefore, as long as you gently hold the bleeding point for a while, you can achieve the purpose of hemostasis, which is the most simple and effective way.
frequent nosebleeds
Consider allergic rhinitis
"Now more and more children come to see nosebleeds, and every outpatient clinic encounters more than a dozen cases." Li Yong said that nosebleeds are a very common symptom in the crowd, especially in children.
A statistic once showed that more than one-third of school-age children have a history of epistaxis, mainly between the ages of 2 and 14.
Nosebleeds tend to appear profuse, and many parents associate nosebleeds with leukemia.
In this regard, Li Yong said that there are many reasons for epistaxis, such as dry air, trauma, foreign bodies in the nasal cavity, distortion of the nasal septum, tumors, and blood diseases.
But please don't panic, these are extremely unlikely events, and the investigation is relatively simple, which can be found through inspection and blood tests.
Li Yong pointed out: "In fact, more than 95% of nosebleeds come from allergic rhinitis." The nasal mucosa of patients with rhinitis is particularly fragile and will cause erosion.
Inflammation can cause discomfort in the nose, and children can't help picking or rubbing their noses, so these children's noses are particularly prone to bleeding.
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