Children’s fainting: home care, precautions and medical treatment

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Children’s fainting: home care, precautions and medical treatment
CHILDREN’S FAINTING: HOME CARE, PRECAUTIONS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT

Home care
The only danger in fainting is possible injury from falling. Try to catch the child before the fall or as the child goes down. Place the child flat on the back, raising the legs to return blood to the head. Although not required, the coolness from an open window or air conditioner may help. Keep your child lying down for five to ten minutes after consciousness returns.
If your child is not yet unconscious, but feels a faint coming on, have the child sit with his or her head between the knees. Place your hand on the back of the child's head, and have the child push the head up slightly against your hand. This manoeuvre forces extra blood into the head.

Precautions
• Sometimes a first convulsion is mistaken for fainting. If fainting occurs often, or if there are any signs of epilepsy, see your doctor.
• If the child's skin turns bluish during an apparent faint, or if your child is not completely well before and after fainting, consult your doctor. Extremely rare heart conditions might resemble fainting.
• Smelling salts are not necessary and are not always helpful. If you use smelling salts to revive your child, be careful not to burn the membranes inside the nose.

Medical treatment
If there is any question about the cause of your child's fainting, the doctor will examine your child for various causes of unconsciousness. Your doctor may order an electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, blood chemistries, or a chest X ray.

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