PPT-FAINTING Fainting is a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness usually due to a

OVERVIEW To provide an update on the causes symptoms and care of a person who has fainted Fainting is not normal and must be considered a medical emergency until a cause is found More causes of Fainting. Medicolegal. Autopsies. First Author : . Demeny. Andrea. Coauthor . : . Munteanu. Lucian. Coordinator : . Lecturer . Hadareanu. . Viorel. Background. Sudden cardiac death(SCD) is defined as being a natural death, of a cardiac nature, with an unexpected loss of consciousness, related, or not, to the existing heart condition.. Fainting. Diabetic emergency. Seizure. Stroke. Poisoning. Allergic Reaction. General Guidelines of Care. Do no further harm. Monitor breathing and consciousness. Help person rest in comfortable position. Chapter 15. Common Sudden Illnesses. Fainting.. Diabetic emergencies.. Seizures.. Stroke.. Poisoning.. Heart attack.. Shock.. General guidelines of care:. Do no further harm.. Monitor breathing and consciousness.. H. Norman Wright. . Shaelyn. Princess, James and . Tristen. Jacob and Alex. Norm and Tess. Case Study. The parents as well as three siblings of a twenty-three-year-old woman came in for grief counseling. All were neat, well dressed and fairly quiet. The parents were first to speak about their daughter. They began with a description which characterized her as a quality young woman, their first born in the family. She was gifted in every area of her life and had a bright future ahead of her.. Seizure. Stroke. Poisoning. Allergic Reaction. General Guidelines of Care. Do no further harm. Monitor breathing and consciousness. Help person rest in comfortable position. Keep person from getting chilled/overheated. Agonist Molecule Mimics . Drugs Prevent . Proper Reuptake. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. Sudden Illness. Fainting. Diabetic Emergencies. Seizures. Stroke. Fainting. Partial or complete loss of consciousness. Cause:. Temporary reduction of blood flow to the brain. When brain is deprived of blood, it will momentarily shut down. itch. hearing. tinnitus . balance. noses. nasal obstruction. rhinorrhoea. facial pain. smell. epistaxis. post nasal drip. throats. dysphagia. dysphonia. odynophagia. pain. neck lumps. weight loss. common nose mistakes. NEURO EXAMS . This takes about a minute… . Alertness . “Smile”. “Raise your eyebrows”. “Hands out in front, palms up… . Close your eyes, touch your nose . Eye movement . Grips (check pulses) . is called the vasovagal responseVasovagal syncope: an overreaction to a trigger (like a needle or blood). It is one of the most common causes of fainting. Warning signs Changes Weakness Headache N A way to help stop fainting during needles. Muscle tension: alternating between tensing and releasing muscle(s) in the body (e.g., legs, stomach). Muscle tension increases someone’s blood press awareness, screening and research . and supporting affected families. Alison Cox MBE. Founder and Chief Executive . . . The number of apparently fit and healthy young people believed to be dying every week in the UK of undiagnosed heart conditions. Sudden cardiac death. MUDr. Marko Bjeloševič,. PhD.. . Pediatric Cardiac Center in Bratislava. Epidemiology - loss of consciousness. 25% children (at least 1 loss of consciousness before 19 y. ). Introduction. Think back to a time when you had a sudden illness or have witnessed someone who became suddenly ill.. Did you/victim remain conscious or loose consciousness?. What did it feel like/what happened?.