Wednesday, February 29, 2012

ems assessment tip #650

a typical faint or syncopal episode may be preceded by the patient yawning, sweating,  and complaining of dizziness and nausea. if the patient was a sudden syncopal episode during exertion, it may be an indication that a cardiac rhythm disturbance caused the syncope and not a more typical mechanism for fainting.

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