Section 4 CPGs

Question 1

Epistaxis

Answer 1

Epistaxis
-Primary survey medical
-Medical, advise patient to sit forward and apply digital pressure for 15 minutes
-Primary survey trauma
-Trauma, apply digital pressure for 15 minutes
-Advise patient to breath through mouth only and not to blow nose
-If haemorrhage is controlled, determine if it is hypovolaemic
-If not hypovolaemic, transport
-If hypovolaemic, request ALS and go to shock CPG
-If haemorrhage is not controlled, consider ALS