Nasalcease FirstAid Nosebleeds, 5-Count Box

These things really work. Between the dry climate and allergy season, I occasionally get a nosebleed. NasalCEASE has stopped the bleeding every time. I now try to have one or two with me when I travel and in the car.

Excellent product for frequent nose bleed. Packaging was damaged but the product was intact.

Very good as an emergency stopper, surprised by material but not a problem they worked and quickly which is the main thing with nosebleeds. Also handy for helping bleeding stop on awkward parts of body like elbows or round a broken nail being so flexible.

We use this not only to stop nosebleeds, but also to stop bleeding in other areas of the body. For smaller cuts, these are much handier (and cheaper) than using a whole pack of Quik Clot. Sometimes you just get unlucky and nick yourself in an odd place that just won't stop bleeding. Something that doesn't really require stitches, but you can't get a butterfly bandage or 3M steristrip to stick onto the wound until the bleeding subsides. THIS is the answer. Particularly if you're travelling to exotic locations, or if you work in remote places, you should really have a box (or a few boxes) of NasalCEASE on hand. (Get a couple packs of Quik Clot too, but only use them when you really have to.)

I was a high school soccer coach for years, and we had players getting nose bleeds from head butts and similar plays (mostly unintentional, thank goodness), but that creates several problems: player can't be on the field while bleeding, blood can't be on the uniform, and it is particularly difficult to stop a nosebleed when players are sweaty and have been running for a half hour or more. After we lost one of our starters for most of the second half of a tight match, I asked all the athletic trainers and pharmacists in our area what we could get. I had seen something similar in the Army as a Combat Lifesaver, but I didn't know how to get it for my players. A local pharmacist knew about these and ordered them for me. I did some research, and they use an extract from algae that makes the blood gel, while helping close the wound in the nose. I have used them numerous time, and they have always been effective WHEN USED CORRECTLY. They do NOT stop blood flow immediately, as some believe. You have to roll the fiber very tightly, and it must be pushed up into the nose so it is right next to the injury (broken skin), then you should apply moderate pressure. In my experience, it takes about 2 minutes for the blood to gel and for the wound to close. If you did not position the pack correctly, it is possible to gel the blood but not close the wound. So, you will pull the pack and congealed blood out, but it will immediately start bleeding again. I had this happen once, with a middle school kid who fell and busted his nose during an exhibition match. He was a little guy, so I had trouble getting it tight enough, and he pulled away when we put it in his nose the first time. Fair warning: if someone is bleeding profusely and you do it right the first time, you may have a large amount of congealed blood that come out with the nasal cease pack. It is often bright red arterial blood, and it will look like a huge glob of bright red, bloody snot. That isn't pleasant, and it should be treated like any other bodily fluid, despite being congealed: bag it, mark it, dispose of in a biohazard waste container. If you aren't comfortable seeing blood, then this part may REALLY get to you (I've had players and at least one parent who were watching almost throw up). The upshot is that every time I've used it, players say that everything slides out easily, and they can breathe much better (sometimes even better than before the nosebleed). Also, if you are using this in a sports setting, this makes it easy to control the blood and keep it from getting all over them and their uniform. I've used it over a dozen times, and I can usually get players back on the field in 3-4 minutes, as long as they lean forward and don't get blood all over themselves on the way off! I also carry it in a small kit for my two young sons, who both wrestle. I firmly believe that anyone who is having trouble with these either isn't using them correctly, or they're trying to use them for nosebleeds that are so far back in the sinus cavity that these can't reach them.