This should be a poll h:

Down

 

At my gym I got hit in the face with an elbow while playing bball. They made me tilt up because the blood wouldn't stop :eek4:

 

Did you put pressure on the cartilage by squeezing it?

 

well...this is what i found...


"While many healthcare providers know that applying digital pressure to the nasal arteries will help stop the bleeding, there is confusion about exactly where to apply that pressure. The correct location is below the nasal bones, on the ala nasi (see Figure 1). Applying pressure in this area will compress arteries in the anterior portion of the nose in the region of Kiesselbach's plexus, also called Little's area—the most common site of nosebleeds.

Keep the patient's head up and tilted slightly forward while pinching the nostrils together with your thumb and index finger. Apply firm pressure for at least five minutes and possibly for as long as 30. You can also place ice compresses over the middle of the face to promote vasoconstriction.


In order to keep blood from draining into the nasopharynx, have the patient stay in an upright position. If he lies down, he could aspirate blood or swallow it and then vomit.


Tell the patient not to blow his nose, but rather to allow the blood to ooze on its own. If blood is in the patient's mouth, have him expectorate in an emesis basin.


Since blood particles may become aerosolized with coughing or sneezing, wear eye protection, gloves, a mask, and a gown when working with these patients."




...so i guess that means down...

 

When a line drive came at me standing in the on deck circle it busted my nose up, broke it and i had a wicked nosebleed (blood spewing out everywhere, all over my hands, jersey, etc.)... ambulance took me to the hospital and the "professional" doctor took a pair of tweezers and a strip of some type of fabric and jammed it up my nostrils, stopped the bleeding pretty quickly but hurt like a bitch!

 

correct. also rinsing with warm water helps reduce the size of the vessels

 

Ive had good experiences with putting an ice pack on the back of the neck too. but Down is the way to go.

 

down

 

this is a surefire way to stop it, no bullshit.
**** i woke up with a bloody nose this morning actually, at 3 am.

pinch the middle of your upper lip
your thumb on the inside, pointing finger on the outside and pinch where the kind of U shaped thing on your upper lip is (if you have that)

my friend who is a training paramedic told me this. i guess thats what they do.
it stops a nosebleed in 30 seconds, no joke.

 

now dats a new one