What to do for a nose bleed?!
Question: i look after children as a nanny and babysitter and was wondering what is the best thing to do when a child gets a nose bleed?
Answers: i look after children as a nanny and babysitter and was wondering what is the best thing to do when a child gets a nose bleed?
A nosebleed can be scary to get--or see--but try to stay calm. Most nosebleeds look much worse than they really are. Almost all nosebleeds can be treated at home.
If you get a nosebleed, sit down and lean slightly forward. Keeping your head above your heart will make your nose bleed less. Lean forward so the blood will drain out of your nose instead of down the back of your throat. If you lean back, you may swallow the blood. This can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Use your thumb and index finger to squeeze together the soft portion of your nose. This area is located between the end of your nose and the hard, bony ridge that forms the bridge of your nose. Keep holding your nose until the bleeding stops. Don't let go for at least 5 minutes. If it's still bleeding, hold it again for 10 minutes straight.
You can also place a cold compress or an ice pack across the bridge of your nose.
Once the bleeding stops, don't do anything that may make it start again, such as bending over or blowing your nose.
well i put ice on top of her head...not me but my dad done it for my sister..she had anose bleed before
It is normal. It will cure fast. Pinch their nose so it will stop.
If they tilt their head back, the blood is going to drain down the back of their esophagus.
Pinch the bridge of the nose and hold it for about 2 minutes.
Have them lean forward, NOT BACK. Have them blow thier nose to clear out any clots, then pinch the nose (which will apply direct pressure to the origin of bleeding). If blood accumulates, have them spit it out, not swallow it. You can apply ice if you wish, but direct pressure (pinching) should stop the bleeding within minutes.
I see a lot of people saying tilt back, not a good idea. Tilting your head back will cause them to swallow blood. This may cause nausea and possible vomitting, as well as a chance to inhale blood and clots into the lungs, causing coughing and choking on top of it. Lean forward and apply direct pressure.
hold ur head slightly foreward for ten min. then once stopped put a drop of vasoline in the very tip of your nose,squeeze nostrils together so vas. is all around,then apply an ice pack and your set
I was told to pinch the bridge of their nose while they lean forward and hold a tissue. Continue pressure at bridge of nose, til the bleeding stops. They should lean forward, so blood doesn't run back into the throat which could cause an upset stomach.
Put your chin on your chest. Let the blood flow out. If you tilt your head back, the victim could choke on their own blood. NEVER tilt the head back.
Also, dont pinch the nose. This causes more harm than good.
I doubt that the appropriate remedy varies for children and adults in this area, so I'll tell you what I do for mine.
I am prone to bloody noses in dry conditions, so when my nose starts to bleed. I pinch the top of my nose right below the bone.
This has two advantages.
First, pinching the nose allows for a clot to be formed. Doing so at the top of the nose creates a clot as high as possible. This is an advantage in that it is cosmetically better (avoid the crust at the bottom of the nose) and in that it, in my experience, creates a more stable clot that prevents bloody noses from recurring readily.
Second, pinching up a the top of the nose minimizes blood loss. It is possible to lose considerable amounts of blood if one waits for the nose to clot on its own. Actually, when I was younger, I once had to go to the ER because my nose wasn't clotting. That's where I learned to pinch the nose up at the top. Since then, I never even have to use more than one tissue.
After pinching the nose for a couple minutes, the nosebleed should be over. In my experience, I have never had to lean back or lean forward as some would teach, though when the nose clots that high, I can taste a little blood that runs down my throat. I assure you the amount is minimal and not dangerous, a fact demonstrated by my twenty years of employing this technique.
After the nosebleed stops, it's just a matter of keeping the child calm for a few minutes and telling the child not to pick at it during the day. This may be easier said than done, but I see no alternative.
Good luck with the kids!
Hold a Kleenex at the nostrils to absorb any blood coming out & have them sit up straight. Pinching the nose isn't necessary, it will stop quickly just holding the Kleenex there.
Wow I usually do not answer questions where there is more than 5 answers but I am making an exception in this case as you got SO many bad answers. This is what you should do.
1) Instruct the child to lean FORWARD, and pinch their nose. The correct place for them to be pinching is right below the bony part of the bridge of the nose, NOT at the nostrils.
2) Next, have the child sit down; give them something absorbent to place under their nose (gauze pads, paper towel, etc)
3) If the bleeding does not stop with the pressure and gauze after 30 min, then go to the Emergency Department where they can take more advanced measures to stop the bleeding.
PS You should ALWAYS have the victim lean forward, having the person lean back (while it will keep the furniture clean) will make the blood flow down the back of the throat into the stomach or worse the trachea. If the blood gets swallowed into the stomach then the child will vomit it back up. If the blood gets aspirated into the lungs then the child could choke on it and theoretically die :-(
And obviously if the blood goes straight into the lungs then the child could choke and die as well.
Or to state this more simply, by having the child lean back it puts the child's airway at risk of becoming compromised.
Hope this answers your question ;-)
Tilt their head back get a cotton ball and pour a bit of rubbing alcohol and put it on ther nose
what i do is blow my nose out and then run it over cold water then put some Vaseline in it.
I get bloody nose all the time and that works for me.:)
I agree with ALL that said DO NOT TILT HEAD BACK and to apply pressure to stop the bleeding , an ice pack is BEST placed on the back of the neck.It helps to constrict the blood vessels going to the head and slow the bleed.
Never apply ice directly to the skin, use an ice pack or crush ice up in a wash cloth and apply. Also only apply for 15 to 20 minutes at a time.
When encountered,never let him face anywhere, let him face at the sky/up. Then get tissue, just gently put it inside of the nose.
I just encountered my sister's nose bleeding Last Night then my mom did just what I said.
Good Luck babysitting!!! = )
tilt their head back and put a tissue up their nose
sit on chair and head up up 10min-20min then oks
suck it.
get a tissue and hold it at there nose and while u do that they should tilt there head back so it doesnt get everywhere
lay back and squeeze the nostrils shut. This puts pressure on the broken blood vessels and gives them a chance to clot.
Bend your head up, and look at the celling, and put a tissue in your nose. It will prevent the blood from pouring itself from your nose. Keep your head tilted like that for a few minutes, and the bleeding will stop
Its best to first to a napkin or towel and put it on the child's nose. Then lay the on a couch and make them face up.
I hope that helps :D
And good luck in babysitting too!