Nasal bleeding in children is a rather frequent and rather frightening phenomenon. Indeed, the blood on the face and clothes of the child is not a spectacle for the faint-hearted parents. But you will panic and be horrified afterwards, at the moment of bleeding the main thing is to stop it, and only after revealing the reason.
How to stop the blood from the nose in a child?
- for the beginning it is necessary to calm down. Remember, you are nervous, the baby is nervous too, therefore, his blood pressure rises, and this in turn leads to increased bleeding;
- the child needs to be seated so that the head was lowered downwards - for blood to flow unhindered from the nostril. In no case is it necessary to lay a child or ask him to throw his head up - this can provoke the ingress of blood into the respiratory tract;
- to the bridge of the nose, forehead or neck (in the region of the carotid artery), ice should be applied. In extreme cases, frozen foods from the refrigerator will go. It is important that your feet are warm;
- The bleeding nostril should be pressed to the cartilage for about 15 minutes. During this time a clot is formed, which will close the damaged vessel and the blood will stop;
- with heavy bleeding in the nostril, you can put a cotton swab moistened with a solution of hydrogen peroxide or vasoconstrictor drops;
- if you try to stop blood, you find a wound or injury, seek medical help without delay, without trying to solve the problem yourself.
After the bleeding is stopped, it is necessary to understand, because of what it happened. Often, there is no serious reason behind it, since the nasal mucosa in the child itself is very loose and vulnerable, and the blood vessels are located very close to its surface, that is, it is easily damaged even by the simplest actions.
The causes of nasal bleeding in children:
- injury;
- colds, runny nose;
- allergy;
- excessive dryness, high air temperature in the room;
- head blows;
- picking in the nose;
- getting into the nasal cavity of foreign objects;
- excessive physical activity of the child.
These are the most common causes that trigger single, episodic bleeding in children. If the injuries are not serious, then there are no grounds for worrying and it is quite possible to cope with such bleeding independently. Anxiety should cause frequent nasal bleeding in children, perhaps they are the result of more serious bleeding.
Diseases that cause nasal bleeding in children:
- tumors, both benign and malignant;
- anomalies in the development of the nasal septum, its curvature;
- kidney disease, accompanied by increased blood pressure;
- blood diseases;
- inflammatory processes in the vessels caused by some serious diseases;
- solar, heat stroke;
- chronic rhinitis, sinusitis;
- chronic liver disease.
Thus, often repeated nasal bleeding in children should be treated with the help of specialists, because they are one of the signs of serious diseases, which can not be ignored in any case. Also, the reason for going to the doctor should be a difficult nasal breathing in case of bleeding or if the bleeding lasts more than 20 minutes.
Preventative measures to prevent nasal bleeding in children:
- refusal of habit to pick one's nose;
- humidification of air in living quarters;
- high-grade food, hardening, daily walks in any weather:
- restriction of the child's physical activity, if nosebleeds are often troubled without other apparent causes.