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Hello listI 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... http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Fainting/Pages/Causes.aspx Diane Romano-WoodwardRN RSCPHN-OH BSc M Med Sc.(Occ Health)Sunny Blue Sky LimitedCompany Number 06865212 ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH