I-Corps: Bleed Freeze

鼻出血是最常见的耳、鼻、喉急症之一。 他们是非常混乱，血腥，焦虑挑起的经验，可以很容易地管理在家里，如果处理得当。 世界人口的60%，超过40亿人，在他们的一生中会经历鼻出血。 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，需要快速干预以阻止出血并防止进一步的并发症。 在美国，鼻出血约占急诊室（ER）就诊的1/200。 这相当于每年有超过50万人前往急诊室，其中90%被安全送回家。 鼻出血的急诊室就诊每年的医疗费用超过3.5亿美元。 大多数鼻出血将解决，如果采取适当的步骤。 治疗方法是对鼻子柔软的侧壁施加适当的压力，持续15到20分钟，不要间断，头部稍微向前。 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“Bleed Freeze”，这是一种简单有效的设备，可以帮助控制儿童和成人的鼻出血。 出血冻结结合压缩，冷却和药物-治疗鼻出血的支柱，到一个单一的方便设备，可在医院，诊所或在家里使用。 该设备具有可调节的尺寸，并对鼻子的柔软侧壁施加恒定的免提压力，结合冷却以帮助收缩血管，添加非处方药以进一步控制出血，并旨在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，护理人员或经常流鼻血的个人。 通过减少在忙碌的临床环境中有效地治疗他们的患者所需的时间和资源，这对医疗提供者是有价值的。 这是有用的教练，培训师和学校护士谁需要获得易于使用的鼻出血治疗。 即使在家里，父母和老人可以受益于出血冻结的舒适和廉价的解决方案流鼻血，可以减少或消除昂贵的访问急诊室或医生？的办公室。 出血冻结有可能成为一个家喻户晓的名字流鼻血救援。

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.