Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-10-25
NosEBLeEO.

In the ordinary cas- OF nosebieed the
loss OF blood will stop spontaneously
in a few minutes If the sufferer will re-
main quiet. In some cases the loss Of
a few t-easpoonsfuI Of blood is helpful
rather than harmful, and, therefore, it
is just as Well to wait a few minutes
for spontaneous sroppage.
When the time to do something ar
rives it is we'll to make use OF tho
simplest procedures possible. Grasp the
soft part OF the nose between the
thumb and index finger in such a way
as to close both nostrils and press the
wings OF the nose against the septuu.
The septum is the Partition which sep-
arates the nostrils from each other.
The head is then leaned forward with
out bending the neck. After about 10
minutes the pressure OF the fingers On
the nostrtls is very sioWly n gradU-
ally leSSened. Five minutes s1Guld Do
consumed in turning the nose loose. In
the majority of instances the bleeding
takes place from q vessel within the
territory pressed pom. When such II
the case the pressure is reasonably
certain to stop the henuorrf1age.
The method is also efficacious when
the bleeding point is higher up. The
method of cure in The case is az fol-
lows: Ii n~ostrils fill up with blood.
The blood coagulates. The clot stopa
the lemorrflage. 1T is good Judgment
to cave the clots in the nose for at
least an hour after the bleeding
stopped. They can then be cleaned
out with a clean handkerchief or by
washing in slightly cold water.
Other household measures that ara
of serviceSare: The application Of lea
to the nose or to the back of the neclu
and the injection of cold OF hot mot
scalding) water into the nose. Pro-
1OnarQ1 nragy111sa On f}on n1>tor,y uv2,;1l.
lies just i'll front Of the eur sometimes
stops nosebleeds. This artery can be
seen or felt %pulsating directly in front
of the ear canal. In some cases the
henorrl1age will stop tf ice cold vine-
gar and water, half &ald half Ia in
jected into the nose.
Care to prevent strassling must ba
exercised when any liQMid is injected
into the nOHtrils..
IL these methods fail tze physicians
must be chilled upon. He usually ex-
amineB the MIR for fles bleeding
point. If le finds it he may touch it
with caustic or some mild0r applica-
ton. Or, this failing, he viii: probably
pack the nose,
There Ire many causes FOR n0so-
bleed This explains why sOsne cases
are easier remted than others Among
the causes are the following:
i. Too much blood. -Whera nose-
bleed comes along with, a aayafn CON-
gestiva headache it. gives relief, A
certain amount Of bleeding helru..
q. OwerexertiOn. The n0seblaed which
comes IN while children are playing
hard belOngHs in thss group. The nie8d-
ing stops spontaneously in a few chin
utes..
3. The onset OF Infections. Typhoid
particularly in liable to start With
~nOsebleed..
a. Growtils in tho nose. Nasal psNy-
hi ara %esrecially to- bes mentioned.
s. Injuries. including the sCratunno
made by picking thu, nusa..
s.. Chronic diseases anu conditions
a.. g., hemopiiyiiat Wleeders).. pernicioun
anpvria and 'eeikemia
Z. WcariOuss transformations.
8. High blood pressul,e..
q Kidney disease and heart diseasA