Hot weather, nosebleeds in children can lead to death
During the harsh summer days, when the temperature rises abnormally high, children often suffer from nosebleeds. This phenomenon occurs most often in children aged 2-10 years old.
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| Children get nosebleeds for many different reasons. |
The cause of this phenomenon was explained by Dr. Tran Thu Thuy (National Children's Hospital): "Children's blood vessels are very sensitive and can break when the weather is very hot now, children sitting too long under the air conditioner for a long time causes allergies in the nose, infections in the nose and throat, leading to strong impacts that can cause blood vessels inside the nose to break."
Dr. Tran Thu Thuy said that nosebleeds are divided into two types: anterior nosebleeds and posterior nosebleeds. Most children have anterior nosebleeds, and in this case, the child usually bleeds on one side and is less dangerous.
Posterior nosebleeds are rare in children. Although not common in children, posterior nosebleeds are more dangerous and harder to control. The blood flows out the back and mainly down the throat. In this form, the child often bleeds profusely, which can be life-threatening.
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| Proper first aid when children have nosebleeds. |
Doctor Tran Thu Thuy has advice for parents: "When seeing a child with a nosebleed, parents should absolutely not force the child to tilt their head back. This will not help stop the bleeding and will be dangerous for the child, because there is a high possibility that the blood will flow back into the lungs, affecting the child's life.
Parents need to clean the blood from the child's nose, then let the child sit slightly bent forward, use the thumb and index finger to press on the nostrils and septum to stop the blood from flowing out. Let the child breathe through the mouth, keep it like that for 5-7 minutes and put an ice cube on the base of the nose, this is also a way to help stop the bleeding quickly in hot weather like today.