Clear liquid coming from a victims nose indicates?

Answer 1

When a person suffers a head injury it is possible for cerebrospinal fluid to leak out. After a head injury if the victim has clear fluid coming from the nose or ears it should be checked to determine if it is cerebrospinal fluid.

Answer 2

Clear fluid coming from the ears or nose is called otorrhea (fluid from the ear) or rhinorrhea (fluid form the nose). The concern with these findings is that the fluid is cerebrospinal fluid resulting from a passageway from the dural space into the external environment, especially in the setting of trauma or prior neurosurgical intervention. To detect cerebrospinal fluid (the clear fluid we're concerned about) mixed with blood coming from the ears or nose, get a sample of the fluid on a gauze pad. A positive test for CSF is a clear fluid surrounding the blood, a "halo."

Answer 3

There are probably a few clear fluids that CAN leak from the nose, but this liquid is almost certainly mucus.

Answer 4

Fluid that comes from your nose is a mucus most commonly referred to as snot. A running nose can be an indicator of a cold or Allergies.

Answer 5

Mucus (Snot) or CSF (Cerebral Spinal Fluid). In the event of a head trauma with this sign presenting be sure not to insert anything in the nose (NPA - Nasal pharyngeal airway)

Answer 6

In the presence of head trauma they it could be cerebral spinal fluid which would be evidence of a serious injury.