Makeshift Nasal Clip Using Tongue Depressors for Treating Epistaxis

Makeshift Nasal Clip Using Tongue Depressors for Treating Epistaxis

Four tongue depressors can be taped together to fashion a makeshift nasal clip to provide pressure to the nasal alae. This external pressure can compress the plexus of vessels in the anterior interior septum to treat anterior epistaxis.

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