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What Causes Sweating And Dizziness After An Injury?

today, i cut my finger at work. it was a deep cut but nothing requiring stitches. while a co worker was helping to patch me up, all of a sudden I began sweating profusely, all the color drained from my face and i looked as if i hadn't slept in years. then i felt was if i was going to black out and finally, i felt like i was going to lose control of my bodily functions (bowel movement, urination). I spoke calmly to myself and focused on not passing out and shortly everything came back to normal. I felt a bit queasy for a bit but soon everything settled. I didn't loose that much blood, although I hadn't eaten breakfast. Nothing like this ever happened before. Do you know what this was? and why? I'm not even scared of the sight of my own blood, etc. I have had plenty of nicks, gashes, stitches before but never had an episode like this.
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
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You seem to have suffered from syncope . It is a vasovagal attack. It does occur in most of people after extreme painful condition. Symptoms are same as you had.The first and foremost thing you should do is lye down with your head as low as possible. After a few minutes you will feel better as the circulation take the blood to your brain.you will have very dry mouth and want to drink water immediately please make sure just to sip the water in small quantity otherwise you might vomit which will make your case more difficult. If the same episode occurs again you must see a doctor.
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What Causes Sweating And Dizziness After An Injury?

You seem to have suffered from syncope . It is a vasovagal attack. It does occur in most of people after extreme painful condition. Symptoms are same as you had.The first and foremost thing you should do is lye down with your head as low as possible. After a few minutes you will feel better as the circulation take the blood to your brain.you will have very dry mouth and want to drink water immediately please make sure just to sip the water in small quantity otherwise you might vomit which will make your case more difficult. If the same episode occurs again you must see a doctor.