Warning. The following is not for people who don't like blood.
This morning I woke up kind of early and slipped out to the couch to check email and skim some news before grabbing my morning coffee. While reading my the news I felt something on my nose and rubbed my hand across it and felt something wet. Glancing at my hand there was what seemed like tons of blood. In a state of slight panic I grabbed some napkins that were sitting by me. Unfortunately, they really didn't do much because it was just dripping continuously. I quickly ran to the bathroom and grabbed some tissues and pinched my nose closed.
I don't think I've had to deal with a nosebleed in, like, I dunno years? decades? I really wasn't sure what the proper way to deal with one was. Once again, the net comes to the rescue. Thanks to a Google and their ability to render pdf as HTML I found the answer:
The way to treat this is:
- Pinch your nose (demonstrate)
- If you are in a hot area, move to a shady area.
- Pinch your nose for at least 5-10 minutes
- Don't pick or blow your nose after the bleeding has stopped.
- You can put a cold compress on it if the weather is too warm.
All I can say is: ICK. Hopefully I can go another decade or two without getting one.
