FirstAid Nosebleeds, 5-Count Box

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.

This product works very well. I am prone to nosebleeds usually at an inconvenient time and this really works fast.

If you struggle with long lasting nose bleeds, these are a LIFE SAVER. I had a facial injury that caused long term nose bleeds for years and I still carry one on me at all times just in case! Highly recommend and hope they help!

I've been getting nosebleeds for my entire life. Getting a nosebleed used to be a huge hassle because I had to continuously press tissues into my nose until the bleeding stopped. This usually made me stop whatever I was doing, because it's hard to work with one hand pressing a tissue against my face. Even worse, I would sometimes get the type of nosebleed that would slowly ooze for hours, ruining my entire day.Once you insert this product into your nose, it stays there, freeing both of your hands to do normal activities. I've never had any "oozing" after removing the plug after 20-30 minutes, so it seems to work. It's uncomfortable to have a plug hanging out of your nose, and the scratchy texture of the cotton is extremely irritating, but it works.I subtract one star because the packaging is difficult to open. In the initial stages of a nosebleed, I'm pressing a tissue against my nose with one hand so blood doesn't drip anywhere. It is impossible to open the Nasalcease package with one hand because the envelope needs to be torn. I cannot free my hand to rip the package, even for a second, because blood would escape.

I excellent product, quick and easy to use.

These cost just over $2 for each use since the box of 5 is $11....For a bloody nose I put one in and about a minute later need to put one more in since the first is already saturated. These stop a bloody nose fast but for the cost I don't find it worth the money. Tampons actually work just as well for a nosebleed and I can get them for less than 25 cents per use. These just don't make sense financially

My mother gets terrible nose bleeds. Helps keep her out of the emergency room

This was the most difficult thing to apply, and the most useless product I’ve ever tried. The product looks like someone took a cigarette filter and pulled it apart and stuck in the package. It was almost impossible to apply to the nasal area. And did absolutely nothing once I eventually got it positioned. Absolutely do not recommend.