Fainting. Health care

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Fainting - this is a manifestation of acute vascular insufficiency, in which there is a sudden sharp weakening of the blood supply to the brain and the resulting short-term loss of consciousness. Fainting is expressed in a sudden onset of dizziness, darkening of the eyes, tinnitus, dizziness, severe weakness and loss of consciousness.

Fainting is, as a rule, short-term and is accompanied by blanching and cooling of the skin, especially the extremities. Breathing becomes slow, shallow, but sometimes deep; there is an increase in the pulse, insufficiency of its filling and tension; cold sweat breaks out.

Fainting occurs with mental trauma or nervous shock, excessive overwork, prolonged stay in a stuffy room, with a sharp change in body position from horizontal to vertical, etc. But fainting can also be a symptom of a serious heart disease (for example, with acute heart failure, heart attack myocardium).

Exhaustion, anemia (anemia), pregnancy, hypertension, infectious diseases, etc. contribute to the occurrence of fainting.

First aid. First of all, to improve cerebral circulation, it is necessary to give the patient a horizontal position with a low head and raised legs. It is necessary to free the neck and chest from restrictive clothing, to ensure the flow of fresh air into the room. To irritate the nerve endings in the skin, the face and chest are sprayed with cold water, the body is rubbed, ammonia is inhaled.

As a rule, these measures are enough to bring the patient to his senses. However, fainting may recur, and therefore, after the patient has come to his senses, he must be put to bed, give him strong tea or coffee, warm by covering him and applying warm heating pads to his limbs.

In case of prolonged fainting, you should immediately call a doctor.

Authors: Aizman R.I., Krivoshchekov S.G.

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