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Cut finger, almost fainted two times.?
Okay so last night I cut my finger opening a can and started gushing blood. I used some rubbing alcohol to stop the bleeding but all of a sudden I was really hot, dizzy, pale, and losing vision and hearing. So basically I fainted for a sec. Well I went to the ER and they said the cut isn't too bad and they just gave me a shot. However, this morning my dad helped me changed my bandage and I used everything they gave me to put on another one. I had to wipe it with an alcohol wipe and then put on antibiotic cream and a bandage. Well immediately after, I started sweating, got dizzy, and nauseated. I also lost some vision, but not as much as last night, Does anybody know what's causing this. Is it like a shock response? But I don't feel scared. Or is it from the alcohol?
Forgot to mention, I also feel very weak and my hand and feet start tingling. It sounds like that neck thing, so I'll try to do some neck stretches and hopefully it won't happen again.
5 Answers
- Anonymous5 years ago
People can stand the sight of blood from others but when it comes to the sight of your own it made you do this. Small amounts of your own blood is fine but when you seen it bleeding alot then your shock mode kicked in. I was a medic/E.R tech for 5 years and blood never bothered me till the day I got into a wreck. My nose got broke and when I seen all that blood coming from my nose I got woozy and almost passed out. If i'm bleeding a little it doesn't affect me what so ever but that day it did.
- Douglas BLv 79 years ago
Those are symptoms of tight neck muscles, ones that most people tighten up when in pain like that. When neck muscles are tight they restrict the blood flow leaving the head which reduces the fresh blood entering your brain to result in a lowered oxygen level there. There are three stages of lowered oxygen levels in the brain and they are; feeling very tired; getting dizzy or light headed; and passing out. The backed up blood causes the rise in body temperature. For whatever reason, nausea is often listed as a symptom for those with tight neck muscles. The muscles are already tight for you so when this trauma happens you tighten up those muscles even more to bring on the worse of what can happen. To keep this from happening again you have to free up your neck muscles to get rid of the tightness already in them and here's how to do that:
Neck Release:
Place your hands behind your head touching your fingers. Press into the back of your neck with them and hold the pressure on them. After 45 seconds slowly lower your head until your neck is fully extended. Release the pressure but hold your head there for another 30 seconds.
For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.
- 9 years ago
You could be fainting from the sight of blood. If you get you Dad to dress to cut, then it would be possible for you look away and put your mind on something else in the room (e.g. look at something intersting in the room and maybe think to yourself how it could be improved or changed or added to or how nice it is)
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