In the melody of a baby's growth, there are often some discordant notes, such as nosebleeds. In autumn and winter, the weather is dry, and the nasal mucosa of children is particularly delicate with rich and fragile blood vessels. When the body lacks water, the nasal mucosa of babies becomes dry, small blood vessels rupture, and nosebleeds occur. Actually, nosebleeds in babies are generally not a big problem. Parents should not be scared by sudden large amounts of blood flowing out. As long as the correct handling method is followed, the bleeding can be easily stopped.
How to deal with nosebleeds in babies
Step 1: Keep the baby's head tilted forward
Make the baby's head tilt forward by about 30 degrees, and do not look up. Only in this way can the blood that has already flowed out be smoothly expelled from the nostrils to avoid nosebleeds staying in the nasal cavity and interfering with breathing.
PS: In the past, when experiencing nosebleeds, many people would ask their children to tilt their heads back, but this was actually incorrect. When a baby experiences nosebleeds, the head tilts back and blood flows into the mouth through the posterior nostrils. After swallowing the blood, it can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and cause nausea and vomiting.
Step 2: Pinch the upper part of the nose on the bleeding side
Then use your hand to directly pinch the upper part of the baby's nose on the bleeding side (the soft part of the nose), and press it for about 15 minutes until there is no bleeding, but make sure the baby opens their mouth and breathes naturally. This is called the 'nasal pressure hemostasis method'.
Step 3: Apply cold compress to the neck/forehead with ice cubes
During this period, apply ice cubes to the baby's forehead and back neck to help contract the blood vessels in the nose and achieve hemostasis. This method is called cold compress hemostasis method, also known as "cold stimulation hemostasis method".
Step 4: Plug your nose with clean degreased cotton
If compression to stop bleeding does not work, you can use filling to stop bleeding, that is, using clean cotton pads to block the baby's nasal cavity, press down on the bleeding vessels, and achieve the purpose of stopping bleeding. However, it should be noted that when inserting cotton pads, they should not be too rough to avoid damaging the delicate nasal mucosa of the baby.
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After pressing the baby's nose with your fingers for 15 minutes, there is still bleeding, or during the process of filling the baby's nose with absorbent cotton, the bleeding is very intense and cannot be relieved. Then it indicates that the location of nosebleeds is relatively posterior, or nosebleeds caused by larger blood vessel ruptures, or systemic factors (such as coagulation dysfunction) that cannot be controlled. In this case, the baby should be taken to the hospital for treatment in a timely manner.
