enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Emergency bleeding control - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_bleeding_control

    Epistaxis, or nosebleed, is a special case, where almost all first aid providers train the use of pressure points. The appropriate point here is on the soft fleshy part of the nose, which should constrict the capillaries sufficiently to stop bleeding, although obviously it does not stop bleeding from the nasopharynx or tear ducts. [citation needed]

  3. Kiesselbach's plexus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiesselbach's_plexus

    Ninety percent of nosebleeds (epistaxis) occur in Kiesselbach's plexus, whereas five to ten percent originate from Woodruff's plexus. [3] It is exposed to the drying effect of inhaled air. [3] It can also be damaged by trauma from a finger nail (nose picking), as it is fragile. [3] [4] It is the usual site for nosebleeds in children and young ...

  4. Nosebleed - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosebleed

    Pressure should be firm and tilting the head forward helps decrease the chance of nausea and airway obstruction due to blood dripping into the airway. [15] When attempting to stop a nosebleed at home, the head should not be tilted back. [2] Swallowing excess blood can irritate the stomach and cause vomiting.

  5. Tracheal intubation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheal_intubation

    The differences, which are quite significant in infants, gradually disappear as the human body approaches a mature age and body mass index. [64] For infants and young children, orotracheal intubation is easier than the nasotracheal route. Nasotracheal intubation carries a risk of dislodgement of adenoids and nasal bleeding. Despite the greater ...

  6. Pressure point - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_point

    Pressure points [a] derive from the supposed meridian points in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Indian Ayurveda and Siddha medicine, and martial arts. They refer to areas on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specific manner.

  7. Valsalva maneuver - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva_maneuver

    Valsalva leak point pressure is the minimum vesicular pressure associated with urine leakage. Although there is no consensus on the threshold value, values > 60 cm H 2 O are commonly considered to indicate hypermobility of the bladder neck and normal sphincter function. [ 25 ]

  8. Bloody ears and worried flyers: Travelers describe scary ...

    www.aol.com/bloody-ears-worried-flyers-travelers...

    Shortly after takeoff, passengers said they began experiencing pressure in their noses and eardrums. One passenger said it felt like someone was stabbing her in the ear. She felt her ear pop from ...

  9. Pain stimulus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_stimulus

    supraorbital pressure - this is the manual stimulation of the supraorbital nerve by pressing a thumb into the indentation above the eye, near the nose. [ 2 ] sternal rub - this involves creating a turning pressure (akin to a grinding motion with a pestle and mortar) on the patient's sternum [ 1 ]