Baby's first vaccinations: schedule and visit checks
Find your country's schedule, prepare for the visit and know what to watch for afterwards.
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Nosebleed: what to do
Sit up, lean forward, pinch the soft part for 10 to 15 minutes.
Right now (5)
- Sit down and lean forwardDo not tip your head back: blood runs down your throat.
- Pinch the soft part of your nose, just above the nostrils
- Breathe through your mouth
- Hold for 10 to 15 minutes without letting go to check
- Spit out any blood in your mouth into a tissue or bowl
When it stops (4)
- Rest quietly for a few hours
- Do not blow, pick or rub your nose for 24 hours
- Avoid hot drinks, alcohol and hard exercise for the day
- Put a little petroleum jelly in the nostril if it is dry
If it does not stop (3)
- Pinch again for another 10 to 15 minutes
- Go to A&E or an emergency room if it is still bleeding after 30 minutes total
- Go in too after a head injury or if the blood is very heavy
See a doctor if (3)
- Nosebleeds keep coming back
- You take blood thinners
- You have a long-term illness such as high blood pressure
Written from www.nhs.uk
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