Epistaxis

Causes:

1. Trauma
2. Hypertension
3. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4. Cancer

Nursing Intervention

1. Sit-up, lean forward, head tipped to prevent aspiration of blood.
2. Pressure over the soft tissues of the nose for at least 5 minutes.
3. Cold compress/ ice pack.
4. Nasal pack with neosenephrine (3-5 days).
5. Liquid diet, then soft diet.
6. Avoid oral temperature taking.
7. Do not blow nose for 2 days after removal of the nasal pack.

* Notify physician if epistaxis is recurrent