Syncope
When you faint, you'll feel weak and unsteady before passing out for a short period of time, usually only a few seconds.
Fainting can occurwhen you're sitting, standing, or when you get up too quickly.
You may not experience any warning symptoms before losing consciousness and, if you do, it may only befor a few seconds.
You may experience the following symptoms just before fainting:
This will usually befollowed by a loss of strength and consciousness.
When you collapse to the ground, your head and heart are on the same level. This means your heart doesn't have to work as hard to push blood up to your brain.
You should return to consciousness after about 20 seconds.
Dial 999 and ask for an ambulance if someone faints and doesn't regain consciousness within two minutes.
After fainting, you may feel confused and weak for about 20-30 minutes. You may also feel tired and not be able to remember what you were doing just beforeyou fainted.
Fainting can sometimes be mistaken for a serious medical condition, such as a Heat exhaustion and heatstroke . A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood supply to the brain is interrupted.
You should dial 999 immediately and ask for an ambulance if you think you or someone else is having a stroke.
The main symptoms of stroke can be remembered with the word FAST, which stands for Face-Arms-Speech-Time:
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Read about fainting (syncope), a sudden temporary loss of consciousness that usually results in a fall.
Read about symptoms of fainting. When you faint, you'll usually feel week and unsteady before passing out for a short period of time, usually foronly afew seconds.
Read about the causes of fainting. Fainting (syncope) is caused by a temporary reduction in blood flow to the brain. This can occur for a number of reasons.