Management of fainting
Introduction:
Fainting is
temporary syncope that the person can temporary loss his consciousness due to
many reasons like the blood flow suddenly decreasing to the brain and this
condition the person must check his medical condition and seek a doctor’s
advice.
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Definition
Fainting is
defined as losing consciousness for a short period of time because of a
temporarily insufficient supply of blood and oxygen to the brain.
Causes
1. Emotional
stress and fear.
2. If the person complains
of severe pain this can stimulate the vagus nerve and is a common cause of fainting.
3. Dropping of
blood pressure suddenly.
4. A condition
called orthostatic hypotension, also called postural hypotension, is a type of
hypotension that is happened with suddenly standing or lying down. In this
condition, the person can feel lightheadedness and dizziness which may cause
him to faint.
5. The condition is
called hypoglycemia and the blood sugar becomes low this can cause fainting and
loss of conciseness.
6. If the person
is hyperventilated the oxygen will not reach to the brain in a sufficient amount
which causes fainting.
7. The condition of dehydration
can cause fainting because of less blood volume this cause the blood pressure
to decrease.
8. If the person
stands up in the same position for a long period of time this can cause the blood
circulation to decrease in reach to the brain and decrease in oxygen that causing
fainting.
The Signs and Symptoms of Fainting:
The signs
and symptoms of fainting depend on the cause of fainting, the person may have
some or all of these symptoms before or during the attack:
1. The person can
feel dizziness, and lightheadedness before the fainting episode.
2. The person can
have weakness and tiredness before and after the episode.
3. Before the episode
of fainting, the person can be too much sweating
4. Before the attack, the person can suddenly have blurred vision, and be seeing spots
5. Before the
syncope, the person may feel that the room is moving
6. The person can feel some ear problems like ringing in the ears.
7. Also can feel nausea and vomiting before the attack
8. The person can show paleness in his face before fainting because of reduced blood circulation.
9. Also can feel tingling
or numbness of fingertips and around lips before the fainting attack.
10. Because of the
fainting and reduced blood circulation the person can feel shortness of breath
11. During the fainting syncope, the parson may involuntary urination or defecation.
12. After the attack, the person may feel pain and headache
Procedure in the fainting attack:
1. Explain the
procedure
2. Hand washing
and put on gloves
3. If feels faint
let him lie down
4. Knee down raise
leg up support ankle on your shoulder to help improve circulation
5. Make sure that
patient getting fresh air
6. If recover help
him to sit up gradually
7. If again feel
faint let him lie down and raise leg again
8. Refer to
hospital if not recovered
9. Document the
finding.
Conclusion:
Fainting is
a serious problem that may cause damage to the organs or brain because of less
blood reaching the vital organs because of the reasons that been discussed
earlier, in this condition the person must know how to manage a fainting attack
very quickly to decrease the chance of any problem that can cause serious
complication for the person who faints.