I-Corps: Bleed Freeze

流鼻血是耳鼻喉部最常见的紧急情况之一。它们是非常混乱、血腥、令人焦虑的经历，如果治疗得当，在家里很容易处理。世界人口的60%，超过40亿人，在他们的一生中会流鼻血。流鼻血最常见于2-10岁的儿童和50-80岁的成年人。某些高危人群，如老年人，需要快速干预以止血和防止进一步的并发症。在美国，每200个急诊室（ER）中就有1个是流鼻血。这相当于每年有超过50万人次到急诊室就诊，其中90%被安全送回了家。每年因流鼻血而去急诊室的医疗费用超过3.5亿美元。如果采取适当的措施，大多数流鼻血都会消失。治疗方法：对鼻软侧壁施加适当的压力，持续15 - 20分钟，头部稍向前倾。虽然这听起来很简单，但很难做到。在家里，孩子和老人可能很容易疲劳、忘记或不理解这些步骤。这个I-Corps团队开发了“止血”装置，这是一种简单有效的装置，可以帮助控制儿童和成人的流鼻血。“止血冷冻”将压缩、冷却和药物——治疗流鼻血的主要手段——结合到一个方便的设备中，可以在医院、诊所或家中使用。该设备有可调节的大小，可以对鼻子柔软的侧壁施加持续的免手压力，结合冷却来帮助收缩血管，添加非处方药物来进一步控制出血，并且可以在适当的时间内对鼻子施加足够的压力。Bleed Freeze为三个不同的客户群提供价值：医疗提供者，学校/运动医学专业人员和父母，看护人或经常流鼻血的个人。通过减少在繁忙的临床环境中有效治疗患者所需的时间和资源，这对医疗提供者来说是有价值的。这对需要易于使用的流鼻血治疗方法的教练、训练员和学校护士很有用。即使在家里，父母和老人也可以从“出血冻结”舒适而廉价的流鼻血解决方案中受益，这种解决方案可以减少或消除去急诊室或看医生的昂贵费用。年代的办公室。流血冻结有可能成为一个家喻户晓的名字，为流鼻血的救援。

Nosebleeds are one of the most common ear, nose, and throat emergencies. They are very messy, bloody, anxiety provoking experiences that could be easily managed at home if treated appropriately. Sixty percent of the world population, over 4 billion people, will experience a nosebleed in their lifetime. Nosebleeds are most common in children 2-10 years old and adults 50-80 years old. Certain high-risk groups, such as the elderly, require rapid intervention to stem bleeding and prevent further complications. In the United States, nosebleeds account for approximately 1 in 200 emergency room (ER) visits. This amounts to over 500,000 visits to the ER annually, 90% of which are safely sent home. ER visits for nosebleeds are responsible for an annual healthcare cost of more than $350,000,000. Most nosebleeds will resolve if the proper steps are taken. They should be treated by applying appropriate pressure to the soft side walls of the nose, for 15 to 20 minutes without interruption, and positioning the head slightly forward. While this sounds simple, it is hard to do. At home children and elderly may easily tire, forget, or not understand these steps. This I-Corps team has developed the "Bleed Freeze," a simple and effective device to help control nosebleeds in children and adults. Bleed Freeze combines compression, cooling, and medication - the mainstays of treating nosebleeds, into a single convenient device that can be used in hospitals, clinics or at home. The device comes in adjustable sizes and applies constant hands-free pressure to the soft side walls of the nose, incorporates cooling to help constrict vessels, adds an over the counter medication to further control bleeding, and is designed to apply adequate pressure to the nose for the appropriate amount of time. Bleed Freeze provides value to three different customer segments: medical providers, schools/sports medicine professionals and parents, caretakers or individuals who suffer from frequent nosebleeds. It is valuable to medical providers by reducing the time and resources needed to effectively treat their patients in busy clinical settings. It is useful for coaches, trainers and school nurses who need access to easy-to-use nosebleed treatment. Even at home, parents and elderly can benefit from Bleed Freeze's comfortable and inexpensive solution to nosebleeds which can reduce or eliminate costly visits to the emergency room or doctor?s office. Bleed Freeze has the potential to become a household name for nosebleed rescue.