Is this your symptom?
- Injury to the inside or outside of the nose
Types of Nose Injuries
- Nosebleed. Even minor nose injuries cause a nosebleed. The bleeding will stop with the correct technique. If it keeps bleeding, you need to be seen.
- Swollen Nose. Swelling and bruising of the outer nose (with no fracture) is common. It may look like a broken nose. The swelling goes away in 4 or 5 days and the nose shape will return to normal. Bruising under they eyes and on the cheeks may take 2 weeks to clear.
- Fracture of the Nose. Severe fractures of the nose (crooked nose) are usually reset the same day. This may need surgery. Mild fractures are often reset at 5 to 7 days after the injury. Caution: a nasal fracture must be re-set before 10 days.
- Nasal Septal Hematoma (serious). A blood clot of the central wall of the nose. A red swelling appears at the edge of the nostrils. It needs to be drained.
When to Call for Nose Injury
Call 911 Now
Go to ER Now
Call Doctor or Seek Care Now
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Contact Doctor Within 24 Hours
Contact Doctor During Office Hours
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Self Care at Home
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Call 911 Now
- Major bleeding that can't be stopped
- Passed out (fainted) or too weak to stand
- Bleeding from your nose after a head injury (even if you did not hit your nose)
- You think you have a life-threatening emergency
Go to ER Now
- A large or deep cut that may need stitches
Call Doctor or Seek Care Now
- Nosebleed won't stop after 20 minutes of squeezing the nose correctly
- Pointed object put in the nose and caused pain or bleeding
- Skin is cut and No past tetanus shots
- Foreign object in the nose and you can't get out
- Severe pain
- Nose looks crooked or deformed (not just swelling)
- Breathing through the nose is completely blocked
- A large cherry-like swelling at the edge of the nostrils
- Nose becomes infected (yellow discharge, spreading redness)
- You think you have a serious injury
- You think you need to be seen, and the problem is urgent
Contact Doctor Within 24 Hours
- Shape of the nose has changed since the injury
- Dirty cut or hard to clean and no tetanus shot for more than 5 years
- Clean cut and no tetanus shot for more than 10 years
- You think you need to be seen, but the problem is not urgent
Contact Doctor During Office Hours
- You have other questions or concerns
Self Care at Home
- Minor nose injury
Care Advice for Stomach Pain
What You Should Know About Stomach Pain:
- Mild stomach pain can be caused by something simple. It could be from gas pains or eating too much.
- Sometimes, stomach pain signals the start of a viral infection. This will lead to vomiting or loose stools.
- Watching your child for 2 hours will help tell you the cause.
- Here is some care advice that should help.
Lie Down:
- Have your child lie down and rest until feeling better.
Clear Fluids:
- Offer clear fluids only (such as water, flat soft drinks or half-strength Gatorade).
- For mild pain, offer a regular diet.
Prepare for Vomiting:
- Keep a vomiting pan handy.
- Younger children often talk about stomach pain when they have nausea. Nausea is the sick stomach feeling that comes before they throw up.
Pass a Stool:
- Have your child sit on the toilet and try to pass a stool.
- This may help if the pain is from constipation or diarrhea.
- Note: for constipation, moving a warm wet cotton ball on the anus may help.
Do Not Give Medicines:
- Any drug (like ibuprofen) could upset the stomach and make the pain worse.
- Do not give any pain medicines or laxatives for stomach cramps.
- For fever higher than 102° F (39° C), acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) can be given.
What to Expect:
- With harmless causes, the pain is most often better or gone in 2 hours.
- With stomach flu, belly cramps may happen before each bout of vomiting or diarrhea. These cramps may come and go for a few days.
- With serious causes (such as appendicitis), the pain worsens and becomes constant.
Call Your Doctor If:
- Pain becomes severe
- Constant pain lasts more than 2 hours
- Mild pain that comes and goes lasts more than 24 hours
- You think your child needs to be seen
- Your child becomes worse
Extra Help - Worried Stomach:
- Help your child talk about events that trigger the stomach pain. Talk to your child about how to cope with these the next time around.
- Help your child worry less about things she can't control.
- To treat the pain, help your child get very relaxed. Lying down in a quiet place and taking slow deep breaths may help. Make the belly go up and down with each breath. Then try to relax all the muscles in the body. Think about something pleasant. Listening to audios that teach how to relax might also help.
- Make sure your child gets enough sleep.
- Make sure that your child doesn't miss any school because of stomach pains. Stressed children tend to want to stay home when the going gets rough.
- Caution: your child should see her doctor for an exam. Do this before concluding frequent stomach pains are from worrying too much.
