title: Soft tissue damage attributed to the use of tongue depressors as an improvised device to apply pressure to treat epistaxis.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Starritt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011312:Pressure; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014059:Tongue