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JOSEPH H. KLER, M.D.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.

From the Department of Otolaryngology, St. Peter's General Hospital and Middlesex General Hospital.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1947;46(6):801-803.

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NASAL hemorrhage is a common problem facing physicians in general and otolaryngologists in particular. The anatomic structure of the nose is responsible for this. The general practitioner is frequently called on to control nasal hemorrhages of varying degree that may be caused by a multitude of etiologic factors from trauma to hypertension. As a rule, the otolaryngologist must treat the more resistant of these so-called spontaneous hemorrhages, as well as those caused by trauma.

Even though a nasal hemorrhage seems to be a relatively minor medical entity, it can be a most disconcerting episode and one that will tax the ingenuity of the attending physician. The oxidized gauze and cotton introduced to our medical armamentarium have been among the greatest aids in the treatment of nasal hemorrhage. The use of oxidized gauze for this purpose was first reported by Houser.¹ I have used this material ("hemo-pak" absorbable gauze) in 22 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Footnotes
The absorbable gauze and cotton used in this study were supplied by Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N. J.

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