I fainted, last Thursday Morning.
What are faints
When you faint, you become unconscious for a few seconds. It is also called passing out or blacking out. The medical term for this is syncope. You may feel sick and sweaty first or pass out with no warning at all. When you pass out, you fall to the ground. It isn't the same thing as a seizure which usually makes you jerk. You come round after a few seconds and feel back to normal. Some people feel very tired after they've come round. Usually, fainting happens for a reason, like when you're in pain or have been standing for a long time in a hot place. Fainting happens because the brain needs a constant supply of oxygen. If that supply falls below a certain level, we fall to the ground, which makes it easier for the more oxygen-rich blood to reach the brain.
When you faint, you become unconscious for a few seconds. It is also called passing out or blacking out. The medical term for this is syncope. You may feel sick and sweaty first or pass out with no warning at all. When you pass out, you fall to the ground. It isn't the same thing as a seizure which usually makes you jerk. You come round after a few seconds and feel back to normal. Some people feel very tired after they've come round.
Usually, fainting happens for a reason, like when you're in pain or have been standing for a long time in a hot place. Fainting happens because the brain needs a constant supply of oxygen. If that supply falls below a certain level, we fall to the ground, which makes it easier for the more oxygen-rich blood to reach the brain.
