EPICTAXIC | NASAL BLEEDING
EPISTAXIS/NASAL BLEEDING
Bleeding
from nostrils
Etiology –
- Trauma on nasal area
- Bacterial infection
- Wound in nasal cavity
- Nitrate/mercury poisoning
Symptoms-
- Bleeding from one or both nostrils
- Difficulty in breathing
- High respiration rate
- Pale mucus membrane (excessive bleeding)
Diagnosis –
by signs and symptoms or history
of trauma
Treatment-
- Use haemostatic drugs
- Calcium inj.
- Broad spectrum antibiotics along with analgesics and multivitamins
- Antihistamines
- Mineral Mixtures
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