TY - JOUR T1 - Treatment of epistaxis in the emergency department JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 241 LP - 241 DO - 10.1136/emj.2005.029785 VL - 23 IS - 3 AU - D C Behrens Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/23/3/241.1.abstract N2 - I read with interest Leong et al’s article on the management of epistaxis1 and I would like to add some tips that I would consider useful. In the treatment of “active” anterior epistaxis, merely spraying the anterior cavity with a combination vasoconstrictor and local anaesthetic is often not enough to stem the bleeding. Using cotton wool, you can form a wick of about 5 … ER -