Slide set – HERE
Main topics
- Anatomy
- Cautery
- Packing – Don’t force it call for ENT help (septal deviation or spurs)
- Remember – Elderly patients can have devastating posterior bleeds call ENT early
Kindly presented by Mr Habib
Tag: epistax
Epistaxis – Management
Nose bleeds are a bloody common problem (bad pun intended) – most originating at the front to the nose where there is a cluster of blood vessels – Little’s Area.
In the young the bleeding often starts after trauma (e.g. picking or punching noses). In the elderly however, it is commonly a manifestation of underlying vascular disease. Read more
