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They were widely used in Victorian Britain to revive fainting women, and in some areas, constables would carry a container of them for that purpose. [10] At that time, smelling salts were commonly dissolved with perfume in vinegar or alcohol and soaked onto a sponge, which was then carried on the person in a decorative container called a ...
At around 10:30, [1] band members began to collapse without any apparent explanation and the fainting seemed to be contagious. Children began "[falling] down like nine pins" according to one witness and soon the numbers of ailing children reached into the hundreds. [3] Symptoms also included vomiting, sore eyes and throats, and dizziness.
The first fainting spells occurred on March 21, 1983, in the West Bank town of Arraba, Jenin. At roughly 8:00 am, "a 17-year-old student experienced a sensation of throat irritation and had difficulty breathing shortly after entering her classroom".
If fainting spells occur often without a triggering event, syncope may be a sign of an underlying heart disease. [37] In the case where syncope is caused by cardiac disease, the treatment is much more sophisticated than that of vasovagal syncope and may involve pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators depending on the precise ...
Breath-holding spells occur in approximately 5% of the population with equal distribution between males and females. They are most common in children between 6 and 18 months and usually not present after 5 years of age. They are unusual before 6 months of age. A positive family history can be elicited in 25% of cases.
Tori Spelling is shedding some light on several recent health scares that have landed her in the hospital. The 50-year-old Beverly Hills, 90210 star opened up about being hospitalized three nights ...
Alex Bruesewitz is making a speedy recovering follow two fainting spells on Sunday and Monday. AFP via Getty Images “He is getting checked out by medical after having a brief fainting spell onstage.
In one study, the majority of children referred to a secondary clinic with "fits, faints and funny turns" did not have epilepsy, with syncope (fainting) as the most common alternative. [5] In another study, 39% of children referred to a tertiary epilepsy centre did not have epilepsy, with staring episodes in intellectually disabled children as ...