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Stompy wins the award for best off-the-cuff response.Congrats.
I find the most important part of stopping a bloody nose is to relax. If you sit and breath slowly, you can lower your blood pressure. Wet a paper towel and fold it about 7 times, or until it is small enough to just fit over both nostrils. Keep your head level and cover the bloody nostral. When you notice the blood flow slowing, use the paper towel just to wipe the blood off. Slowly inhale through your nose; not enough to swallow the blood, but enough to get some air though your nose. Remember, the reason the blood stops is the coagulation is finished. Platelets in the blood form a cover over the leakage. If you slowly inhale, the air will help the liquid part of your blood evaporate and the platlets do their job. Remember not to get angry. Bloody noses can be very frustrating espically in public situations. Just walk calmly to an area where you won't be bothered by people staring and asking again and again, "Should I call 911?!?"
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