Are Your First Aid Skills on the Nose?
Are Your First Aid Skills on the Nose?
As the weather gets colder, the children you care for may be spending more time indoors and the combination of indoor heat and nose-picking, which most children do, can cause nosebleeds. They can be scary for both children and those looking after them, so it’s important to stay calm and know what to do.
If a child in your setting has a nosebleed:
1. Pinch the soft part of their nose and ask them to lean forward.
Pinching the nose helps the blood to clot. Leaning forward stops blood going into the airway or stomach. Ask them to breathe through their mouth and to spit out any blood in their mouth.
2. Continue to pinch the soft part of their nose for ten minutes.
3. Arrange for them to be taken to hospital if the bleeding continues for more than half an hour or if it is severe.
Parents/guardians should be informed of any accident or injury sustained by the child whilst in your care, and any first aid treatment given.
Blended Paediatric First Aid training
Our blended paediatric first aid training course is now available. This course combines the benefits of online and face-to-face training to qualify you as a paediatric first aider.
The information in this article is provided by the British Red Cross and does not represent Morton Michel.