Need advice quickly please. To go to A&E? Waiting for a call back from 111 - beginning to really panic *MNHQ content warning for blood*

I had a ton of nose bleeds as a child until I was 16.

It always looks like way more blood than it is. Ice definitely and the arm above the head in a fist helps. Keep her calm. If she is upset she'll bleed heavier.

I think she'll be fine, I imagine as a first nose bleed this has rattled you both. Huge hug. 💖

My mom once wrapped up a blood clot from my nose and took it to the doctor. Granted it was huge but I swear she thought a piece of my brain had fallen out. Which I suppose was a fair guess. Lol

Hope you are ok OP.
If still there, you may be pinching too low , should be immediately below the hard part of the nose cartilage. Pinch continuously for 15 mins and don’t interrupt it to check if it is stopping. She should sit with head slightly downwards. Then once it has stopped , drink a glass of cold water.

There always looks much more blood than there is.

My son suffered really badly with nosebleeds when he was younger. I was actually told that if a nosebleed lasted longer than 15 mins with no signs of easing, that I should call an ambulance immediately

We were always told if it doesn't stop by about 20 minutes then you have to go to A&E. We actually were told to call an ambulance but I'm in the USA so our procedures might not match yours. As it was explained to me, sometimes they have to basically put a little balloon up there (in her nose) and inflate it to stop the bleeding. That's not something you can do at home.

Hope you got to A&E or (better still) the nosebleed subsided at home OP. Nothing worse than little ones being poorly xxx

DD was about that age when she had her first, terrified both of us. Now when she has one she sorts herself out and I find out about it afterwards. Had one at school today, spent half an hour in the bogs and then went back to lessons. She is 13.

It is frightening but usually its just one of those things. DD tends to get them more during the height of summer or during the change of weather during late autumn or early spring when the heating is on but then there is one of those warm days. Definitely seems connected to her being very warm.

DD's go on for about half an hour and then eventually ease off. I would go to be checked out just in case (as I did when DD had her first), but I wouldnt worry too much about it. Some people just are more prone to them than others, I have never had one!

Going by your username, are you in Australia? I’m in Australia and it’s ok to call an ambulance for a child who has had a nosebleed for over 20 minutes that isn’t stopping after first aid.

Also, the dispatchers here are trained to ask the right questions to determine the level of emergency. So, they are not going to prioritise a nosebleed over someone who isn’t breathing etc. People in critical conditions are not going to miss out on an ambulance because people are calling an ambulance for less critical situations.

I know it sounds terrible, but maybe if you have some tampons I would try and put them in her nose, hold a tissue underneath and get her to hospital asap.

Poor lass. I used to have horrific nosebleeds as a child and teen. I actually had an operation in my early 20s that cauterized my nose and I haven’t had one since. I used to have really long nose bleeds but I was always fine, saying that if your child seems different in herself I’d take her just to be safe. Get in a taxi with a few towels. I’d also recommend sticking paper in her nose as opposed to holding it in front of her face.

I hope you've gone to the hospital and that your DD is okay.

They usually say a nose bleed that lasts longer than 10 minutes then you need to go to the hospital.

My DS used to get them really bad when he was younger,he ended up having to have 2 operations and thankfully they worked.

I'm not in the UK. My neighbour recently called an ambulance for a bleeding nose which wouldn't stop. They came and sorted it out, no issue - and we live a ten minute walk from the hospital. How has the (supposedly envy of the world!!!) NHS got so bad?

Sorry just to make it clearer she needs to squeeze her fist not you

Yes I would take her
She may end up needing a blood vessel cauterised
Take a bowl or something with you, if she has swallowed any blood, she may vomit

If you are still at home get her to lie on sofa head raised ( but not sat bolt upright ) get her to raise her left arm in a straight up position like she’s pointing to the ceiling then get her to make a tight fist with her left hand and squeeze the fist tightly. I thought my mother in law was mad when she got my daughter to this when she had a bad nosebleed but it works everytime . Hope your daughter’s ok . Some people swear by a tampon up each nostril but can’t vouch for this as never tried it before

Nose bleeds can become life threatening if too much blood is lost.
Bear in mind this is a 7 year old child we are talking about not an adult so smaller losses could still be serious.

As well as pinching the soft part of the nose, apply pressure to the lower part, the skin between the nostrils. There's blood vessels that enter the nose there as well. Keeps the tissue in place as long as possible, don't keep removing it you'd be hindering it from clotting.

Take a sick bowl. I had this and started vomiting the blood back up after about 45 mins. I didn't even think I had swallowed any either but it was pretty horrific!! Good luck!

Ah yes, the photo definitely shows a life threatening amount of blood loss.

No wonder ambulance wait times are what they are.

I hope your daughter's nosebleed stops soon

A nose bleed 'epistaxis' can be life threatening.

Sorry that was supposed to say *definitely

'whenemmafallsinlove', call an ambulance? For a NOSE BLEED? No wonder the NHS is in such a mess! For a nose bleed you either drive there yourself, get a neighbour or parent to help, or call a taxi. Ambulances are for life threatening emergencies, NOT nose bleeds, however bad they may seem!

I would drive go to a&e due to her age and length of time of bleeding. Good luck

It always looks more than it is, BUT if you’re worried take her to A&E/urgent care. Use a damp facecloth to pinch her nose (just below where the hard bit is) and don’t take the pressure off. Don’t keep looking to see if it’s stopped - that will make it bleed again. Some of the tissues look like there’s clot in the tissue.

Try and block the nose with tissue then get her to count to 60 slowly. Really you want to calm her heart rate down. That would normally start a clot forming (getting them all the time runs in the family), then rinse and repeat only removing the tissue when she gets to 60. Stop this immediately if blood is going into her mouth. If that doesn’t work I don’t think it’s unreasonable to go to a and e. Really hope it stops soon