Causes of sudden fainting

Regardless of age and sex, any person can lose consciousness. The causes of sudden loss of consciousness can be associated with a protective reaction or a consequence of a certain state of the body. When a person has fainted and the causes are not known, standard care procedures are carried out in such situations.

Insufficient blood or air intake into the brain causes fainting. There is a loss of consciousness. Stay in this state lasts from a few seconds to several minutes, there is no exact time interval. Everything depends on the cause of the loss of consciousness. A person or alone can come to life, or he needs help.

Manifestations of

Sudden loss of consciousness causes, which can be the most diverse and always explainable, is characterized by the following symptoms:

• there is a sharp weakness;
• appears dizziness;
• skin pale and become covered with cold sweat;
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• flashing circles or specks appear before your eyes;
• visible space is vague;
• may experience a feeling of nausea;
• ringing or tinnitus;
• rapid pulse weak;
• feeling of numbness of limbs;
• breathing becomes shallow.

Important! Symptoms occur dramatically and go away after an attack. If a person is more than seven minutes in such condition and does not come to, it is necessary to call an ambulance.

Why does syncope occur?

Causes and concomitant negative factors of short-term loss of consciousness may depend on physical indicators( patient's state of health) or susceptibility of the human psyche to any events( bad news, unpleasant visual actions).

Changing the blood supply to the brain against a background of some factors is not dangerous, except for the threat of a sudden fall and possible injury. For example:

• pregnancy;
• the body was greatly overtaxed;
• a "hungry" syncope;
• strong fear or unexpected joy;
• insufficient intake of oxygen into the body( stuffy room, overheating, smoke, etc.);
• very strong sharp pain;
• emotional stress.

Frequent fainting causes, which pathological changes in health status, require medical attention and long-term treatment. Occur due to:

• heart disease( arrhythmia, ischemia);
• of cervical osteochondrosis;
• of post-traumatic states;
• epilepsy( convulsive seizures);
• of diabetes mellitus( a sharp drop or increase in blood sugar);
• inadequate use of drugs that greatly increase or lower blood pressure;
• oncological diseases.

Loss of consciousness in children occurs for reasons such as: trauma while playing with other children, nervous shock or emotional outburst, poor diet or insufficient appetite.

What causes fainting in young children? Very often this is overheating or lack of oxygen. Also, this condition occurs with avitaminosis, weakened immunity or infectious diseases with high body temperature, vegetative-vascular dystonia.

First aid

If a person of any age has a sudden syncope of a cause that is not known, standard procedures should be followed. First of all, it is required to put the injured person horizontally and raise his legs above the head to improve the flow of blood to the brain.

It is necessary to create free access to fresh air and free from tight or excess warm clothing. In the presence of ammonia, you need to wipe with cotton wool soaked in ammonia, whiskey and give a sniff of cotton( only a short distance so that there is no burn).

When a person regains consciousness, it is advisable to give a sweet tea or a candy, provided that this condition is not associated with diabetes mellitus.

You should never beat a person on the cheeks for a quick recovery. With pathological changes in the head, this can provoke bleeding. As a rule, people independently come to their senses in two or three minutes. If a person remains longer than seven minutes in an unconscious state, you must call an ambulance.

Conclusion

Frequent loss of consciousness without a specific cause requires a thorough examination in a hospital to determine the origin of such seizures and treatment. Violation of cerebral circulation occurs suddenly at any time and can cause an injury.

With the already known causes of frequent syncope, it is important to always accompany the patient to help him. In a large number of cases, the predictions are favorable and the condition stabilizes after identifying the cause and preventive treatment. It is important to remember that to help you need to remain calm, especially if it happens to children. Timely correct help will quickly restore the consciousness of a person.