I can cope with the fainting it’s the vomiting with it that really bugs me. We had one guy who would go of everytime he came into the clinical area J
Paula
I have also recently had someone faint because I touched him with cotton wool! He omitted to tell me had had a problem with this since early childhood. Heat certainly not helping, and it's always the tall lanky ones one has to sort out!
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It is also Ramadan and we avoid, where possible, vaccinating or doing venepuncture for those that are fasting. I am not sure if this could be a factor.
Hello list
I have just realised that I had one young man faint last week during venepuncture and one the week before after an injection. I am putting this down to the hot weather as this is a higher rate than usual.
Has anyone else noticed an increase?
I wonder if this could be a combination of vaso-vagal effects with mild dehydration.
Perhaps I should start advising people to have a couple of glasses of water before such procedures...
Diane Romano-Woodward
RN RSCPHN-OH BSc M Med Sc.(Occ Health)
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