faintings
Brief consciousness losses
Faintings are episodes of losing consciousness, typically brief and caused by insufficient blood flow to the brain.
The word is the plural of fainting, itself a noun formed from the verb faint.
Medical contexts may prefer the term syncope, but faintings appears in general descriptions: The patient reported multiple faintings over the past month.
Temporary loss of consciousness
- vasovagalVagus-nerve-mediated reflex
- collapseSudden structural failure
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
arrhythmia · seizure · hypoglycemia · anemia · dehydration · cardiac · neurological · blackout
Sensation of near-fainting
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- pallorUnhealthy facial whiteness
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
sweating · tunnel vision · fatigue · malaise · trembling · cold sweat · clammy skin · blurred vision
Lose consciousness briefly
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
vapors · distress · agitation · panic · terror · grief · spell · fit
Sudden structural failure
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
stretcher · smelling salts · recovery position · 911 · first aid · bystander · CPR · defibrillator
syncope
Temporary loss of consciousness
- vasovagalVagus-nerve-mediated reflex
- collapseSudden structural failure
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
hypotension · arrhythmia · seizure · hypoglycemia · anemia · dehydration · cardiac · neurological · blackout · vertigo
lightheadedness
Sensation of near-fainting
nausea · sweating · tunnel vision · fatigue · malaise · trembling · cold sweat · clammy skin · blurred vision · ringing ears
swoon
Lose consciousness briefly
hysteria · vapors · distress · agitation · panic · terror · grief · spell · fit · dramatic
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
ambulance · stretcher · smelling salts · recovery position · 911 · first aid · bystander · CPR · defibrillator · emergency room
faintingsawakenings
Instances of regaining consciousness
revivals · coming to · arousals · alertness · wakefulness
faintingshyperarousal
Excessive physiological alertness
invigoration · energizing · stimulation · excitation · galvanization
faintingssteadiness
State of being constant
vigor · alertness · uprightness · stability · robustness
- fainting spellsTemporary loss of consciousness
- fainting couchBackless lounger for swooning
- fainting couchesFurniture for dramatic collapses
- fainting goatBreed with freezing response