A 3-year-old girl is admitted to the emergency department due to persistent epistaxis. The girl uses to have nasal bleeding due to nose-picking. The parents used to use nasal pinching to stop the bleeding. The patient has been bleeding for the last 30 minutes, and it did not stop with pinching. There is a negative history of bleeding disorders. She does not have allergies. Cauterization was done, which stopped the bleeding. What is the proper site for applying the cautery?

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Eductional Objective: The nasal bleeding occurs mostly common at the anterior surface. The most common site is the nasal septum, due to Kiesselbach bleeding.

A 3-Year-Old Girl Is Admitted to the Emergency Department Due