• Nosebleeds are common in children ages 3 to 10 years old. 
• Most nosebleeds can stop on their own and can be treated at home. 
• Most are caused by dryness and nose picking. 

Use a humidifier in your child’s room to prevent dryness or see if your child’s bed is close to a radiator and move it to the other side of the room.  To help prevent picking, keep your child’s fingernails short.

If your child has a nosebleed:

• have your child sit up with his or her head tilted slightly forward  (leaning back may cause gagging or coughing), and
• pinch the soft part of the nose for at least 10 minutes.

Call your doctor if your child:

• Has frequent nosebleeds
• May have put something in his or her nose
• Tends to bruise easily, or has heavy bleeding from minor wounds
• Recently started a new medication

Seek emergency care if bleeding:

• Is heavy, or is accompanied by dizziness or weakness
• Continues after two attempts of applying pressure for 10 minutes each
• Is the result of a blow to the head or a fall

Taken from KidsHealth
www.KidsHealth.org