Nasal fractures hit effect
Nasal bone fracture is one of the most common facial damage, because the nose is the most prominent part of the event and more exposed to blows are located.
Unilateral severe blows, both nasal bones to a side driven, but in milder effect on the incoming force blows to the side of the nose and the other a-side, which would be an ingrown.
The impact is that of the front or top of the nose are entered, due to the bridge of the nose dive causes the apparent deformation of the nose and are bleeding. This is causing a dangerous shootout frorften in ocular sinus nasal bones can be between.
Side effects of nasal fracture
Nasal and sinus infections, loss of sense of smell, the damage to the lacrimal sac, nasal septum deviation, shock effect on bleeding of the nose and… Possible side effects of nasal injury.
Nasal fractures in men more than women and youth of this damage causes simple bone fractures and displacement of the nose and in the elderly who have weak and brittle bones, to shatter the bone lead.
Symptoms of nasal fracture
Pain, swelling, bleeding, bruising, or minor deformities and inability to breathe out of the way of the nose of the most common symptoms of nasal fracture.
Diagnosis of nasal fracture
Fractures of the nose, unlike other عضوهای, such as fracture of hands and feet, with the photo could not be diagnosed, but also with the clinical examination must be carried out, because the photo may be seen in the false nose fractures.
Fracture of the cartilage of the nose is also in the photo is not clear, so it is necessary in order to diagnose fractures of the nose, a physician, a person's nose in the examination of the detailed.
Usually the diagnosis of nasal fracture due to swelling and deformation of a minor, a few days after the injury will be identified by your doctor.
What should we do?
1 Place the victim in a sitting position and ask him to breathe through his mouth. On the effect of the shot, the nasal tissues swell and there is a possibility of a nasal airway obstruction.
2 - If a clear or yellowish liquid sometimes leaks from the nose, it is a sign of cerebrospinal fluid leakage and skull fracture.. In this same situation when injured to keep fixed immediately and do not block the exit of the liquid.
3 - If the injured nose is bleeding, bend the victim's head slightly forward and down to drain the blood. Swallow the blood and its entry to the pharynx causes nausea and coughing and breathing on the way to the mouth of the problem. If possible, the cartilaginous part of the nose button to create and harness the bleeding clots. The import of cotton or گازاستریل into the nasal cavity to avoid.
4 - If the nose is swollen and painful, immediately put an ice pack on the victim's head and face to reduce the inflammation. The affected area with cold vasoconstriction in addition to reduce swelling, reduces bleeding can also be a.
Patients should 24 until the 48 An hour after the nose is hit, put an ice pack on the hit part and after it passes 48 Use a towel moistened with lukewarm water.
5 Take the injured person to the hospital immediately.
Tip:
1- Getting any blow to the nose in a child is meant to change the shape of it is not in adulthood. If he suffered a blow ahead of the nose, change the shape of the adult if it does blow nose growth of that page to be eaten. With no method of examination, such as photos, CT scans and MRI cannot be sure that the child's nose growth plate is damaged.
2- Brief fractures that no deformation of the nose, usually within two to four weeks to heal, but the major fracture with adjustable surgical repair is.