A MODIFIED NASAL TAMPONADE WITH FOAM RUBB ER PROTECTION FOR TREATING NOSEBLEEDS

We present a modification of a nosebleed catheter or nasal/nasopharyng eal tamponade in case of bleeding from the posterior nasal cavity. A p iece of foam rubber from a ''moist nose'' is cut to size and drawn ove r the famponade. The advantage of the method is that it protects the s ides of the patient's nose against pressure ulcers and prevents the ta mponade from sliding into the naso/oropharynx. Treatment would be mean ingfully complemented by continuous intravenous sedation of the patien t by combining a peripheral with a central analgesic.