@1snotdoc: Your nose is bleeding. You're probably doing it wrong. 🩸 Here's the ENT protocol: ❌ Don't lean back — you'll swallow blood and vomit ✅ Lean FORWARD ✅ Pinch the SOFT part (not the bony bridge — that's bone, squeezing does nothing) ✅ Hold 15–20 min. No peeking. Still bleeding? Blow the clot out gently → spray Afrin → pinch again. If it's still going after 30 min — go get seen. Prevention: humidifier + saline spray + saline gel on your septum at night. Save this. You'll need it someday. 😄 #nosebleed #epistaxis #ENT #snotdoc #bloodynose

SnotDoc :

📚 For the nerds who want the data: 1. Seikaly H. Epistaxis. NEJM. 2021. 2. Villwock JA, Jones K. Recent Trends in Epistaxis Management in the US: 2008–2010. JAMA Otolaryngology. 2013. 3. Tunkel DE et al. Clinical Practice Guideline: Nosebleed (Epistaxis). Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 2020. 4. Hewett Brumberg EK et al. 2024 AHA/ARC Guidelines for First Aid. Circulation. 2024. 5. Byun H et al. Association of Hypertension With the Risk and Severity of Epistaxis. JAMA Otolaryngology. 2020. 6. Payne SC et al. Hypertension and Epistaxis. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 2020. 7. Schlosser RJ. Epistaxis. NEJM. 2009. Educational only — always consult your own physician 🩺