Fainting in the summer: what are its symptoms and how to treat it?

Despite the fact that the heat is over, these days the temperature will remain. In this situation, it is important to take extreme care to avoid health problems associated with high temperatures, as is the case with fainting (also known as vasovagal syncope or neuromediated syncope).

As he explains Dr. Francisco Epeldeshort stay coordinator at the Universitari del Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell and member of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI), should not be confused with syncope, which may predispose to sudden death.

Although these are common clinical disorders, “they have different causes and symptoms despite being very similar.”

What are the causes of fainting?

Fainting usually occurs in young people and is associated with:

• Emotions

• Heat

• Fatigue

• pressure problems

This feeling dizziness It may appear “with a person sitting or standing”. It usually presents with prodromal events, i.e. preceding symptoms, such as:

• Nausea

• Weakness

• yawning

• blurred vision

• sweating

• Pallor

• slow heart rate

Lipothymia has a very good prognosis and, above all, as specialist Epelde points out, it is easy to diagnose.

Syncope treatment

• Stretch the patient in a lateral position to protect the airway.

• Wait until he gets better and do not offer food or water to avoid choking.

Differences from fainting

He faintingInstead, it is a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness. If it is of cardiogenic origin or cardiac syncope, “it is associated with increased mortality and risk of sudden death.”

The main cause is arrhythmias, especially tachyarrhythmias (tachycardia), followed by bradyarrhythmias (bradycardia).

In these cases, “loss of consciousness occurs immediately, and the person usually does not notice any sensations before this occurs.”

Recovery also happens in minutes.