Dealing with a nosebleed (鼻出血) might seem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with young children how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents did not 1 the correct action to help.
Learning what to do if a little one has a nosebleed will help you 2 the situation quickly and calmly. Here, Claire shares the story of how she helped her daughter when her 3 was bleeding.
On a very hot and sunny day, Claire took 4 daughter Bella, aged almost three and a half, to the park. On the way home, Bella fell 5 in the car.
When they got home, Claire found something was wrong 6 Bella.
"As I was laying her down, blood started 7 from her nose. It was all over her face and down her neck and that made me 8," Claire said.
Having already learned first aid, Claire knew 9 to do.
"Bella got upset because of all the 10. I sat her up and leant (倾斜)her forward and 11 the sides of her nose," Claire said.
"I knew this wasn't 12 , as leaning her forward would stop the blood from going into her airway or stomach."
13, Bella's nosebleed stopped after a few minutes.
Claire was glad that she had remembered the key 14 to help children with a nosebleed: to pinch the soft part of their nose and ask them to lean forward.
In fact, every parent should 15 first aid. Then he or she can save the child in a right way.
