Fainting is a short-term loss of consciousness. The loss of consciousness by a teenager is quite common, often not at all dangerous, but if your child has fainted, it is advisable to consult a doctor, since the reasons for the loss of consciousness in adolescents vary from minor to very dangerous.
Causes of syncope in adolescents
Most often teenagers experience vasovagal fainting, which arise from fatigue, fatigue, lack of sleep, pain, overstrain emotionally, and in stuffy rooms. Before such a faint, sometimes in a few minutes, and sometimes in a few seconds, the head begins to spin, nausea and a veil appear before the eyes. If you have time to lie down at that moment, that is, take a horizontal position, then, perhaps, you will avoid fainting.
This type of syncope refers to a group of syncope that is not related to any cardiovascular disease. This group also includes the following types:
- situational syncope - these faints depend on certain situations, like urination, coughing, taking blood, swallowing;
- sinokarotidnye fainting - the mind is lost, when you turn your head, take food, and such a faint can occur when the neck is transmitted by something, such as a tie and collar of a shirt;
- orthostatic syncope - these syncope are associated with low blood pressure , which causes fainting when a person takes an upright position;
- medicinal syncope - occur from an overdose of drugs or because of their side effects.
But there are also more dangerous reasons for the child to faint - they are associated with diseases of the cardiovascular system. Before such a fainting, the child feels some "interruptions" in the beating of the heart, his face turns very pale or even turns blue during the attack, and the pulse during fainting is either very rare or completely absent. Such faints are dangerous, since they involve the risk of sudden death.
If your child has lost consciousness, then the doctor must definitely apply to be sure that the causes of fainting are not dangerous. You will need to go not only to the neuropathologist, but also to the cardiologist. If time to find out the causes of fainting, it will protect you from unnecessary excitement and be able to help the child in time.