How To Quickly Stop A Nosebleed
As some people may know from my posts, I don’t like to post First Aid related topics unless it’s something that I have had first hand experience in. In this case, my son had an episode in the middle of the night and I used some of the techniques I was familiar with to treat him.
Step One
The first thing to do when someone has a nosebleed is to lean him or her forward, and pinch the fleshy part of the nose right below the bony bridge (not the fleshy part right above the nostrils) for at least a minute. The pressure from pinching the nose should be enough to stop the bleeding.
Step Two
However, sometimes the nose may still continue to bleed even after the one minute of pressure. Its possible that there is a clot in the nose preventing the stoppage of blood flow. If that happens, try having the person blow really hard to remove the clot. This is a really gross procedure but it’s a quick way to stop a nosebleed. When my son’s nose was bleeding, the pressure I applied was uncomfortable for him and in the end didn’t stop the nosebleed. I moved on to step two and had him blow hard. The clot came right out and the nosebleed stopped instantly.
If no clot comes out then try pinching the top of the nose again for another minute with slightly more pressure than the first time.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
it HELPED !
May 28th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
None of your tips worked! Help!
June 24th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
This made my nosebleed even worse!
June 25th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Hi Casey,
Sorry about your nosebleed. As for making it worse, I am not sure how step one could have made it worse. Applying pressure for one minute just below the bridge of the nose is a standard first aid procedure for dealing with a bloody nose. It must be done with pressure. If you simply squeeze the nose its not going to work. Make sure you are applying pressure in the right spot and with the right about of force.
Step two should have only been done if step one was ineffective. This is because the clot is preventing the pressure from being effective. I hope your nose will stop bleeding soon.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Thanks, this helped right away