Bleeding from inside the nose is called epistaxis. Often presents as an emergency. Epistaxis is a sign and not a disease per se. Epistaxis can be classified into anterior epistaxis and posterior epistaxis. Anterior epistaxis occurs when blood flows out from the front of the nose with the patient in a sitting position. Posterior epistaxis occurs when the blood flows back into the throat, and the patient may swallow it and later have a “coffee-coloured” vomitus. This may be erroneously diagnosed as haematemesis.