Meanwhile, SMCV Consultant Emergency Physician Dr Cyrus Lai Sin Nan said while fainting, or syncope, accounts for roughly one to three per cent of emergency department visits, cardiac-related syncope ...

Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

A heart doctor has issued a warning about an underlying heart problem that could make itself known in an unexpected moment. You'll often see fainting in shock as a trope in films and TV as a reaction ...

The ED evaluation of syncope necessitates obtaining a careful history to determine whether such causes as intoxication, sepsis, migraine, or seizure are likely. Physical examination will aid in ...

A male adolescent suffered a sudden syncopal episode lasting 15 s, accompanied by loss of consciousness without convulsions.

Most of us have experienced fainting at least once in our lives. It is the sudden loss of consciousness, usually caused by a sudden drop in blood flow to the brain. What other health issues can cause ...

The syncope that most concerns healthcare professionals is cardiac syncope, blacking out due to an underlying heart disease such as a heart rhythm abnormality, or arrhythmia, he said. "This is usually ...

You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to the ...

LONDON — You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to ...