TY - JOUR T1 - BET 2 JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 243 LP - 244 DO - 10.1136/emj.2011.111591 VL - 28 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2011/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/3/243.abstract N2 - Report by: Stephen B Phelps, Emergency Medicine ResidentSearch checked by: Laith Sultan, Specialty Emergency TraineeInstitution: Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center, Michigan State University, Michigan, US and Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UKClinical scenarioA 45-year-old man presents to the emergency department with active epistaxis. It is determined that he will require nasal packing. You have a choice of using a moistened, gel coated balloon inflated nasal tampon or a dry hydrophilic nasal tampon, and wonder which is less painful on insertion and removal.Three-part questionIn [adult patients … ER -