Fainting Causes & Treatment - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

In this video, a St John Ambulance trainer shares how to identify signs of fainting and demonstrates what to do if someone has fainted. Fainting is when someone briefly becomes unresponsive, often causing the person fall to the ground. It happens because for a moment there is not enough blood flowing to the brain.

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[pluve]

As someone who's fainted, your hearing gets muffled, and your vision gets clouded by dark spots. Also, it can get really hard to move. I distinctly remember my arm feeling like it was too heavy to move.

[blubna]

My mom just fainted a few mins I just wanted to help her thanks

[Fipianist]

Good to know that the cause of my almost-fainted moment was due to standing for a long time. It happened inside the bus there were no seats so I stood and it was quite crowded, and soon after it was so hard to breathe.

[albarinamomin]

At school my best friend fainted in front of me while assembly I was scared

[areotics]

I was in the shower today, and I felt really sick and then I heard ringing in my ears. I then started to see black spectatles in the air or something and my mum saw me and came to help me get from the bathroom to the living room to sit down. I was sick, and then it got better so, I almost passed out!
it was my 1st time passing out but it was over-heating because i was in the hot tub when i was dehydrated.

[journeys]

thanks i just fainted for the first time and it was kind of traumatizing because it’s 3am and nobody’s awake in my house and i’ve never had this before

[soots-stayingoutofthespotl]

If someone is about to faint and they know it, and they manage to tell you in good time (because their legs may have stiffened-up, they feel hot suddenly, their hearing has gone distant and their head starts to swim), quickly lay them down on their back and lift their feet/ legs up to about a 45-degree angle i.e. definitely higher than their head. If you hold their legs there it should prevent the person fainting, but it depends how far they've gone towards it. Trust me, it's much better than the old-school approach of sitting down with your head between your knees, although I appreciate that it may not be possible to get someone on the floor quick enough if they are very old or obese. How do I know about this? A surgeon told me, but that wasn't until I'd fainted 30+ times during my lifetime (that is not an exaggeration btw; I've fainted 3 times in the past year alone). Actually, the raised-legs thing is probably a good idea even after someone has fainted, because it will get blood back to the brain quicker. When they start coming round you may want to lower the legs though, so that the person can just lie comfortably. And it's probably best to turn their head to the side or put them into the recovery if feasible, just in case they vomit from shock. You could loosen their clothing (neck ties, top buttons) and take any headwear off too.

Personally, my own fainting is usually down to 'white coat syndrome' or Googling medical stuff, but for others it can be due to general anxiety about a situation they're in, or excess heat. It's not a bad idea to give the person a drink of water afterwards, but if you know them and/or you're sure that it's not a problem allergy/ intolerence-wise, you could get them a Mars bar or something sweet to eat, just in case the episode was due to a sugar crash. It will likely help to pep them up regardless, however don't try and sit the person up too quickly; they may need five or ten minutes lying still before they feel up to moving. Once they've recovered they should be able to move normally, although they may feel somewhat drained. While someone is fainting it is normal for them to sweat profusely, their eyes may flicker/ roll or even stay open, but they should come out of it enough that they're able to respond and talk to you within a couple of minutes. If they don't, then it could be a fit or something more serious, so you may have to consider medical intervention.

[MSinha-hyxk]

I fainted for the first time today and I'm living completely alone in a city. So it's quite scary and helpless at the same time...after recovering, now I'm here watching this video... I hope next time I can help someone if situation occurs.

[giannaespo]

I held my friend before she fainted and carried her home and gave her this treatment and she woke up!

[jfopwlq]

This morning I was making breakfast with my mom cause I was going to school. I was cutting bread and I accidentally cut my thumb and the cut was big. It was open to my skin and my nail was cut too. My mom rushed me to the bathroom because I was losing too much blood. I was my thumb off with some tepid water and my mom sprayed some peroxide.after that I sat back down and I started to feel dizzy, there was ringing in my ears and my vision was getting a little blurry. I fanned myself to cool me down because I was scared and thought I was gonna die lol. My mom ran out of bandages with is even worse. I tried not to faint but I didn't. Right now I'm laying in my bed not going to school with the cut on my thumb. It's still bleeding a little tiny bit

[Ana-eexn]

thank you I wanted to know why I fainted today

[yugandashaudi]

Can lack of water in body, hunger and smoking in such condition make you faint

[danieliskander]

Your videos are absolutely great. Short, clear and very precise. Thumbs up!!

[nnnyel]

I heard my dad collapse in another room. I watched him stood up and faint again. I didn't know what to do. His eyes were open but he was unresponsive. He was laying on his side and was too heavy for me to move. All I could do was call for help, and watch his breath and heartbeat hoping that today was not the day I lose somebody. After a few minutes, his consciousness came back and it was as if nothing happened.

In the 21 years of my life, that was my firsthand experience in dealing with that scenario, and to top it off it was a close family member. It made me realize how uneducated I was in the matter. All those lectures in high school about it went over my head

[LeeXhaf]

I have fainted 3 times from panicking about vomiting. Thank you for your informative video

[darren]

I just fainted a few minutes ago due to exhaustion and here I am now.

[jellycat]

This is really helpful because I have something called overreacting veigel nervous system so I faint a lot.

[.samiakhan]

My dad just fainted and I had zero clue and nervousness ! Thanks ! It helped me a lot !

[RhonaMiller]

It can also be if you suffer from blackouts like me I'm 16 and have suffered blackouts since I was 6

[alie]

Watching this video while im in faint... Im home alone .... Thanks for this.