The Causes of Nosebleeds in Children

 Causes and how to cope nosebleeds in children

 
Natural thing in the event of panic when he saw blood flowing from his nose beloved baby. However, it is better to act immediately to treat a nosebleed this. If necessary, find out what causes nosebleeds in children in order to minimize the risk of your child experience it again.
Nosebleeds or more diseases can be called a nosebleed can be experienced by anyone, although it is more common in children. Please note, that in the nasal cavity in front of us there is a collection of blood vessels. Well, in children, collection of blood vessels are typically more vulnerable to rupture and cause bleeding. Normally, blood vessels and mucous cells in the nasal cavity of children will be stronger after he graduated elementary school.

The cause of nosebleeds:

1. Clash of the nose, for example because the child fell or hit his nose
2. Excessive nose picking habit, such as itching, or a child trying to remove the dried nose crust.
3. Nose concede a foreign object, such as grains, or other small objects that give rise to infection and hemorrhage (usually marked with foul smell stench from his nostrils). 
4. Changes in the weather, for example, from playing in the hot sun and into the air-conditioned house, or deal with changes in air pressure. 
5. Infectious diseases, especially those accompanied by a sudden high fever, like dengue fever. 
6. Blood diseases, such as leukemia (blood cancer) and hemophilia (blood can not clot). 

 How to overcome in children nosebleed
Nosebleed classified into two, light and heavy. Mild nosebleeds when the source of bleeding is from the front of the nasal cavity. While severe nosebleeds occur when the source from within or behind the nasal cavity. This type of nosebleed should be more aware of and sought to know what causes it.
Approximately 90% of cases classified as mild nosebleeds in children, and can resolve themselves at home. So, once the nosebleed, do the following actions immediately:

1. Ask the children to sit back with his head bent slightly forward, so that blood does not flow to the rear (the ingested blood can induce coughing or nausea so that the child vomit).
2. If the situation is too weak, lay by putting a pillow on his back.
3. Clamped second nostril with your finger for about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, ask your child to breathe through the mouth. 
4. Clean blood is dirty face.
5. Cold compress on the bridge of the nose can also help stop the bleeding.
6. When the bleeding had not stopped, plug nose with gauze or a clean handkerchief, then take the child to the doctor immediately. During the trip, keep the children are always in a sitting position leaning.

One thing to remember in doing relief is to be calm. Panic will only make you act so irrational and detrimental to the child.

If after 10 minutes the bleeding still continues, and with the heat, you should immediately take the child to the doctor. Because, this could be an indication of a serious illness, such as dengue fever, a malignant tumor in the nasal cavity, blood cancer.

The doctor will look for sources of bleeding with the help of a vacuum to clean the nose of blood clots. Then, the nose 'corked' special tampon for the nose for 3-5 minutes. In this way can be known whether the source of bleeding from the front or back of the nasal cavity. In certain cases the necessary laboratory tests and / or radiology.