title: Epistaxis: an overview.
abstract: This article provides a review of epistaxis for the emergency clinician. The anatomy, incidence, etiology, diagnosis, and management of posterior and anterior epistaxis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. kasperekza@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Zachary A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Kasperek
authors.forename: Gary F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans