FAINTING

>>About Fainting

• Fainting occurs due to decreased blood supply to brain
• A fainting spell is usually very brief
• It may or may not have medical significance

   >>Common Causes

• Anxiety
• Emotional upset
• Stress
• Severe pain
• Skipping meals
• Standing up too fast
• Standing for a long time in a crowd
• Some medications
• Diabetes
• Blood Pressure 

   >>Symptoms

Before fainting, a person may experience the following:

• Nausea
• Giddiness
• Excessive sweating
• Dim vision
• Rapid heart beat or palpitations

   >>Treatment

• Fainting is a medical emergency, till proven otherwise
• When a person feels faint-
  Make them sit down or lie down
• If sitting, position head between knees
• When a person faints, position him on his back
• Check to see if airways are clear
• Restore blood flow by
  Loosening clothing/belts/collars
• Elevate feet above head level
• Patient should become normal within a minute
• If not, seek medical help 
• Check if breathing/pulse is normal
• If not, do   Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

   >>Prevention

• When symptoms appear, lie down
• Try do avoid stress and anxiety
• Carefully evaluate your medications
• Take care of underlying medical conditions