Direct Haemostatic

JHK

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Very hot or very cold

Less commonly used than Reflex Haemostatic

Very Hot (60-70°C):-

applied directly to small bleed or oozing

Uterine Haemorrhage

Very cold (0-5°C):-

  • ice in all its applications
  • ether or rhigolene spray applied across trunk of main supplying artery or direct to small bleed

Epistaxis

Gastric Haemorrhage