emergency medicine MCQ (SBA): Nosebleed (Epistaxis)

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A 49-year-old presents 30 minutes after a low-risk head-on MVC with epistaxis on apixaban. After 10 minutes of firm compression, bleeding persists. What is the next recommended step in the ED?

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