Treating a nose Injury

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If a child's nose has been injured and it's out of alignment, so it's crooked, that would be a reason to see your doctor especially if it hasn't corrected itself by four days. You have about ten days to set a broken nose and make it straight; afterwards it gets very hard to straighten it out. You would also want to see your doctor if there is any continued bleeding from the nose, or any fluid coming from the nose that is clear. It's really important for your doctor to look inside your child's nose if it has been injured, and make sure that none of the structures inside have been damaged, because those would need to be corrected by a specialist right away.

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Pediatrician Tamiko Jordan, MD, shares advice for parents on how to treat your child's nose injury and how to tell if it should be examined by a doctor

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Tamiko Jordan, MD

General Pediatrician, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Dr. Jordan was born in Riverside, California and received her medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and has since worked in many different settings. Currently she is an attending pediatrician at the Altamed General Pediatric Clinic at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she teaches pediatric residents and sees her own patients in private practice. She has been featured on ABC7 and FOX11 news as well as the Patt Morrison Show on 89.3 KPCC. Her latest project is the asthma clinic at Altamed, where she can spend more time educating patients and parents about optimizing their asthma care and minimizing ER visits and lost school days.

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