What Should You Do If Somebody Faints? 🚑 #didyouknow #awareness #advice

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1.What conditions do I have?
‣ I have Tourette's Syndrome, FND and POTS along with some mental health disorders.
2. How old are you?
‣ 18
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My name is Zara Beth (zeezee25 on tiktok) and I post videos about disability, neurodiversity and what its like living with Tourette's Syndrome, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and a chronic illness called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Tourette's syndrome is a neurological condition causing involuntary movements called tics.
I use my social media (TikTok, YouTube and Instagram) to advocate and raise awareness for my conditions and show what it is like living with a disability as a neurodivergent person.
I am also autistic and share my sensory struggles along with my experiences with mental health disorders.
I show what its like having a disability and the accomodations I have to help my daily life. I am also an ambulatory wheelchair user showing my life using mobility aids and how symptoms change from day to day!
I am also a musician with a popular song called "She's Mine" available on all streaming services - I wrote, produced, mixed and mastered all my songs myself! I am also an artist and a writer. I love reading and I'm currently writing a novel and a book about my life!

[TiccingGrayson]

Another tip would be to check for a medical ID, tag, or jewelry with medical information

[MyWolf]

I recently did a government funded Biker Down course and the advice about the neck has changed. You are highly unlikely to do any damage to their neck so if they need moving to be able to check airways, move them out of harms way etc then do so. Also the upmost priority is your safety so the first thing you need to actually do is check to make sure it is safe for you and you arent about to become the next casualty.

[mime]

Tips from a med student: First and foremost: rescuer safety! Check the surroundings for any signs of danger(electrical wires, chemical leaks, traps, a wall that’s about to collapse, you name it) we wouldn’t want to have 2 victims to care for, and you wouldn’t be able to help if you yourself are hurt, so take care of yourself and be mindful of your surroundings


Ask for help! Call someone nearby if possible, tell them to call emergency services. If there is a need for CPR, you can take shifts until help arrives.

Asses if the person is somewhat conscious: ask them their name/call their name, gently touch their shoulders and ask them if you know what happened. If they don’t respond, check for breathing. To do this, look at their chest(if it expands or not). You can also position your cheek in front of their face and feel if there is any air coming in or out. Newer protocols discourage checking for a pulse(in a high stress situation you can mistake your pulse for their pulse). If you want to check for a pulse do so at the neck, it’s easier to feel the carotid artery than the radial artery at the wrist. If they don’t breath, start CPR immediately. If they do breath, place them in the recovery position.


How to do CPR-> know your ABCs (Airways, breathing, circulation) open the airways by tilting the victims head. Put a hand on their forehead, tilt it back. Put your other hand on their chin and push it down. If you see anything in their mouth, do a swiping motion to get it out. If you see something in their throat don’t try to take it out, you could accidentally push it further. Newer protocols don’t encourage giving rescue breaths to unknown people, doing chest compressions should suffice. To do chest compressions, place your dominant hand on the breastbone(it’s central and medial in the chest and should feel harder than the surroundings), on an imaginary line that goes through the middle of the nipples. Interlace your fingers and straighten your elbows(you want to push without them bending). Push until you reach 1/3 of the persons chest depth(you might hear a loud snap, that’s the costal cartilage breaking, don’t be afraid and continue). Your rhythm should be about 120 beats per minute(the beat of staying alive). If you choose to do rescue breaths, do so every 30 compressions. Don’t be afraid to use and AED( a defibrillator), it will tell you how to place the pads and it will instruct you if you need to administer a shock and or continue CPR. You can’t electrocute yourself with and AED because it will make an announcement to distance yourself from the victim if a shock is administered. For small children you can use one hand for compressions, and for babies you should use 2 fingers. Stop chest compressions if: 1. The person becomes conscious again (put them in the recovery position if that’s the case) 2. help arrives 3. You feel exhausted( if you have another person nearby ask them to continue and take turns while you take a break)

There are Good Samaritan laws in pretty much every country. You are not legally required to help, but if you do and you don’t succeed you won’t be held accountable for that. You’ve tried your best and you shouldn’t feel beat up about it.

Protocols may vary depending on where you’re from, but overall that’s the jist of it. Also, I’m not yet a professional, just a student, so if I made any mistakes please forgive me. English isn’t my first language so I’m sorry if I made any mistakes.

[lindsaydiscovers]

Former EMT here, this is good advice. Just look up how to properly move them into the recovery position.

[ThemaddietheBaddie]

Last year I had my best friend faint next to me. It was absolutely traumatizing, but now I know what to do and this also really helped me. Thank you.

[Mark.E]

And always remember, A good friend will help you up when you fall. A best friend will laugh and try to trip you again

[william]

I'm epileptic and the thing about not putting anything in the mouth is so important! If I'm having a tonic clonic (gran mal) seizure and you try to hold my tounge, you're going to have your fingers bitten off. Nothing personal but I bite down REALLY hard during a tonic clonic.

[xanthewoolrych]

I have POTS and I always wear an information tag on my sunflower lanyard that says PLEASE READ in huge letters on it so they know what’s up and that I don’t need an ambulance unless there’s something else going on

[madssss]

Thank you. I had a friend pass out and hit her head during class, this video possibly saved her life.

[charlottebeads]

Zara, you are so so so brave. I almost fainted a couple weeks ago and it was so scary. It was the first time. I think it might have been stress (for context my bat mitzvah was last weekend so i was probably worried about that.) I was at a park near my house riding my bike and I got off and suddenly felt dizzy and i was clinging to my dad and i just felt really crappy and he asked me if i wanted to sit down so i said yes. I almost fainted and then a guy who i think was an emt or smth cam over and asked if i was ok cuz i guess i seemed really pale and stuff. then he told my dad i looked like i was going to faint so they had me lay down. I didn't actually end up fainting but it may have been one of the scariest things ever. I'm so sorry to anyone who deals with this regularly. I'm so grateful to that man who came and asked if i was okay.

[greenbeantm]

Also fairly obvious but if you’re in school or somewhere with people in charge of you alert one of those people/send someone to alert one of them. I remember when I was like 15 I went to a summer camp thing and during one of our evening shows a girl who I vaguely knew started having a seizure and I was the first to notice in the dark auditorium. Luckily one of the instructors was sitting 2 rows back one chair over from mine so I was able to quickly and fairly discreetly get her attention

[sophylophy]

Ha I should show this to my sister, I tend to faint pretty easily, so shes the one who has to take care of me

[Toadhouse]

I was once left in a dark room alone while having a seizure by an evil instructor at a college! When my sister got to class, she told my sister would be counted as absent if she stayed with me and didn’t come into class! I should have sued! Evil, horrible woman!

[tastwastaken]

i love these videos because it makes me feel less anxious about these types of things. you explain everything so well and it makes me feel very informed and prepared. 💕💕

[S_Carol]

When you see someone apparently unconscious and not likely to have suffered a major fall:
1) Call for help: ask someone to call an ambulance, or start the call for one if there's no one else around;
2) Make sure it's safe for you to approach the collapsed person (stop here if it isn't);
2) Check for consciousness by loudly asking a direct question ("can you hear me?" or "what's your name?") or testing a reflex (pain works, a little pressure in the soft space between the index and thumb will do): if they respond but do not communicate, skip to step 4;
3) Check the ABCs: Airways first (tilt head back and check inside the mouth for foreign objects, use fingers to clear if you find one), then Breathing (put your ear to their chest and listen for it, start CPR if it's absent), then Circulation (check for pulse on the neck - start CPR if absent - or any profuse bleeding - apply pressure if present);
4) Turn them onto recovery position by putting one of their arms over the upper chest/neck, lifting the knee on the same side until it's at a 90º angle, pulling on both knee and arm to roll the person onto the opposite side, then tuck the same hand under their face/head.
5) Wait for the ambulance or further instruction, and re-check often.

[Behold-my-brainworms]

Remember, if anyone is injured or unconscious, use the DRS ABCD:
check for Danger, check for Response from the casualty, Send for help, clear Airways, check Breathing, CPR, and use a Defibrillator! (Only do the cpr and defibrillator parts if you have received the required training, ofc)

[jjs_future_wife]

It's the same thing you do when someone has a seizure too my brother gets them a lot and have had some myself too

[lorenee]

I also recommend if they have an iPhone there is a health setting I forget what buttons you have to hit I really need to memorize them but your iPhone will pull up your emergency medical information and you can put notes there and a lot of people do so if I ever faint anywhere or someone Hass to do is open that information on my phone with instructions there

[Reece-coastal-bracelet]

Always check if they have an iPhone hold on the power button. It should show three sliders check if there’s a medical ID slide it and I’ll show you all their conditions.

[brendaavanti]

Hoi zara I have 20 to 30 fainting attacks a day, I no longer dare to go outside or be home alone. I find your videos inspiring