鼻出血也叫鼻衄,是一种常见的急症,是由局部原因和全身原因引起的。老年人鼻出血的原因主要是全身性疾病造成的,以高血压、动脉硬化为多见。一般情况下,鼻出血多发生于鼻中隔前下方的立氏区。该区域毛细血管稠密而表浅,故易出血。如该区域出血时用拇指和食指紧捏两侧鼻翼10分钟,出血多可止住。老年人鼻出血的部位多为鼻后孔及鼻咽静脉丛出血。鼻咽静脉丛位于下鼻道外侧壁后方,由怒 Epistaxis, also called epistaxis, is a common emergency that is caused by both local and systemic causes. The main reason for nosebleeds in the elderly is caused by systemic diseases, with hypertension and arteriosclerosis more common. Under normal circumstances, nasal hemorrhage occurred in the nasal septum below the former Li’s area. Capillaries in the region dense and superficial, so easy to bleed. If the area bleeding with the thumb and index finger pinch both sides of the nose for 10 minutes, bleeding can stop. The site of epistaxis in the elderly mostly nose posterior orifice and nasopharyngeal venous plexus bleeding. Nasopharyngeal venous plexus is located behind the lateral wall of the lower nasal passages, from anger