Epistaxis historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amir Behzad Bagheri, M.D.
Overview
In past centuries people taught epistaxis is because of internal diseases, people found out that nasal compression can stop bleeding. Hippocrates was the first one who used some instruments to stop nasal bleeding, The term epistaxis was originally derived from the Greek word epistazein (epi – above, over; stazein – to drip).
Historical Perspective
- The term epistaxis was originally derived from the Greek word epistazein (epi – above, over; stazein – to drip). [1]
- In past centuries people taught epistaxis is because of internal diseases. In the late of 19th century J. L. Little and W. Kiesselbach found that there is a plexus of vessels in the anterior part of nose which is source of nasal bleedings.[1]
- In the past centuries people new that nasal compression can stop bleeding and there where some belives that for stopping nasal bleeding they should transfer blood to other parts of the body, so they used tourniquets for this purpose.[1]
- There is this belief that Hippocrates was the first one who used some instruments to stop nasal bleeding.[1]