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The ‘double bag’: a device for protection against blood spray in the management of epistaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Peter Ku ,
John Marshall  and
Charles Andrew van Hasselt
Peter Ku
Affiliation:
Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
John Marshall
Affiliation:
Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Charles Andrew van Hasselt
Affiliation:
Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Abstract

Nasal bleeding is one of the commonest emergencies that place medical staff at risk of blood contamination during management. A sizeable proportion of incidents have been reported where blood splashes in the facial area caused such contamination, and the exposed conjunctivae are potential sites for transmission of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV). We present a simple self-made device named the ‘Double Bag’, which is highly effective in preventing blood spraying during the management of epistaxis. It was designed to be used while treating epistaxis or removing nasal packing after surgery, when transient bleeding is expected.

Keywords

BloodInfectionEpistaxisPrevention and Control
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 6 , June 2001 , pp. 479 - 481
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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