Lavy J A, Koay C B
Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
J Accid Emerg Med. 1996 May;13(3):193-5. doi: 10.1136/emj.13.3.193.
To investigate the level of lay knowledge of first aid measures for epistaxis, and to determine the effectiveness of an ENT department policy of providing an advice sheet of first aid measures.
50 patients presenting with epistaxis were questioned on the accuracy and level of their knowledge of the four basic procedures used to combat a nose-bleed. The results were correlated with the source of referral, previous treatment, and advice.
A large proportion of patients who had previously been treated for epistaxis by their general practitioners and other non-ENT trained medical or nursing staff were unable to recall being given any first aid advice. For those who remembered being given advice, very few described all the steps correctly. In contrast, patients who had previously been seen by the ENT staff scored full points in every aspect.
The results are a reflection of the departmental policy of supplying information sheets outlining the first aid measures to all patients presenting with epistaxis.
调查公众对鼻出血急救措施的了解程度，并确定耳鼻喉科提供急救措施建议表政策的有效性。
对50名鼻出血患者就其对用于应对鼻出血的四种基本程序的了解准确性和程度进行询问。将结果与转诊来源、既往治疗情况及建议相关联。
很大一部分曾由全科医生及其他未经耳鼻喉科培训的医护人员治疗过鼻出血的患者无法回忆起曾得到过任何急救建议。对于那些记得曾得到建议的患者，很少有人能正确描述所有步骤。相比之下，曾看过耳鼻喉科医生的患者在各个方面都得满分。
这些结果反映了该科室向所有鼻出血患者提供概述急救措施信息表的政策。
