title: [Emergency rhinology].
abstract: The nose counteracts chemical, biological and mechanical insults from the outside word. Mechanical injuries to the nose are usually managed within few days. Fracture of the nasal septum and possible hematoma should be managed within one day. Nasal or paranasal infection will in most cases heal by symptomatic treatment or antibiotic medication. Sometimes the condition gets rapidly complicated, resulting even in a life-threatening infection. Nose-bleeding originates in most cases from the frontal part of the nose, whereby treatment with silver nitrate is simple and effective. Gauze packing or anterior-posterior tamponade with a balloon serve as first aid for bleeding of the posterior part.
authors.affiliation: Oulun yliopisto, Lapin keskussairaala, korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutautien klinikka.
authors.forename: Tapio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pirilä
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blomgren
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D012835:Silver Nitrate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D012835:Silver Nitrate