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What Caused Breathlessness With Nausea, Dizziness And Syncope?
Hello, Tonight I hit my finger and the blood flow stopped at the top of my finger. I have always been afraid of blood but have never been unconscious. I just get a bit nauseated or dizzy. After using a sterilized needle to let the blood out, I only felt nauseated. After about two minutes, I felt sick, my ears were ringing, my hands were numb and I fell on the floor unconscious. My sister was with me, trying to wake me up. She says while I was unconscious, I also wasn t breathing. My breathing stopped for about less a minute or so. I ve read that being unconscious after seeing blood is normal but the breathing part is what I am concerned about. Please help.
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Tue, 5 Aug 2014
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Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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Hi,Welcome to healthcare magic.After going through your query I think you are suffering from injury to your finger tip. It was painful.You pricked it . Again pain increased.Due to pain you got shock called vago-vagal shock.In this your heart rate is very low ,leading to unconsciousness for 1-2 minutes.Your breathing may also low so your sister thought that you are not breathing.No need to worry. I think your query answered.Welcome to any follow up query
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