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First Aid - Fainting & Dizzyness

FAINTING PARTIAL: (Stupor)
The victim can say words, sounds or incoherent answers. Eye pupils react to light.

COMPLETE: (coma)
Victim doesn't react even to pain. Eye's pupils don't react to the light. Fainting can start by stupor then lead to coma to end by death.
Or it can pass from coma through different phases till a complete rehabilitation. Most of time you can't discover the cause of fainting, they are too many different types.
This victim is in mortal danger either because of what caused it or the exposition to other dangers.
You MUST verify: If he breath & if the heart is beating and act accordingly as see above.*

DIZZY RULES:
All accident's victim who seems stunned, dizzy, lost or confused etc. MUST be treated this way:

GENERAL RULES:

1) Check immediately if the respiratory channels are free. &
Remove all foreign objects & even artificial teeth.
2) Maintain the respiratory channels free by laying down the> victim on its side (semi-prone way) but help in a way as to keep the head, neck & spinal cord in line. (Spinal cord could be wounded) so be careful.
3) Relax quickly all too tightly fitted clothes etc. which would hinder normal breathing.
4) In presence of convulsions; prevent the victim to get hurt but without restraining his movements.
5) Don't give liquids to a person who has fainted or that is just coming out of fainting
6) Take necessary measures to bring victim to hospital.
7) Once first-aid done, try to discover the cause of fainting.
Check if any haemorrhage, breath alteration, poisoning clues.
Check to what point the victim is unconscious.
If people around ask them questions like: Did he hurt his head?
Did he try to rise & walk immediately after the accident? Was he under doctor's care? Etc.
8) Check if victim has any Medical card which might help you.
9) Using all your senses examine the victim.

SIGNS TO HELP YOU:

A) Eye pupils: contracted, dilated or unequal size (asymmetric).
B) Bleeding or fluid coming from ears, nose, mouth or other natural holes.
C) Tongue or lips: bleeding or bitten, different colour.
D) Colour of skin. (Not the race dummy!)
E) Abnormal position of the neck or head.
F) Breath smell: alcohol, drugs, poison.
G) Respiration rhythm.
10) Victims of head injuries resulting in fainting MUST be kept under medical care for 24 hours is ESSENTIAL!
11) Dead drunk MUST stay under care to avoid any possibility of any head injuries or doubts are removed.
12) Fainting of people in health often occurs in Heat time or after too long a session standing up.
Sitting a person & placing his head between his knees can sometimes help. He will come back to his senses in a few minutes.
If it persists then apply the general rules.