A mother has called the triage nurse of the pediatric clinic to ask what she should do for her son's frequent epistaxis episodes. The treatment should include:
1. Having the child sit up with his head tilted forward so that blood does not go down the throat.
2. Encouraging the child to breathe through his nose.
3. Having the child attempt to keep his nose clean.
4. Applying heat to the nares.
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1. The blood could be aspirated, so sitting forward will help decrease the occurrence.
2. Breathing through the nose can cause increased pressure and not stop the bleeding.
3. Cleansing and digging in the nose can cause clots to break and cause continued bleeding.
4. Ice should be applied to vasoconstrict the blood vessels to stop the bleeding.
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