Unconsciousness - first aid
Definition
Unconsciousness is when a person is unable to respond to people and activities. Often, this is called a coma or being in a comatose state.
Unconsciousness - first aid
Alternate Names : Loss of consciousness - first aid, Coma - first aid, Mental status change, Altered mental status
Definition ...
Unconsciousness, temporary
Medical Dictionary
A partial or complete loss of consciousness ...
Unconsciousness or any other SUDDEN change in mental status must be treated as a medical emergency.
If someone is awake but less alert than usual, ask a few simple questions, such as:
What is your name?
What is the date?
How old are you?
Unconsciousness is defined as a state of unawareness or an inability to respond as a result of reduced brain stem activity.
What are the causes and risks of the condition?
There are many causes of unconsciousness, including:
fainting, which may occur in healthy, normal people. It often results from fatigue, pain, injury, or strong emotions such as fear. It is also common during pregnancy.
Unconsciousness - first aid
Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness due to a drop in blood flow to the brain. The episode is brief (lasting less than a couple of minutes) and is followed by rapid and complete recovery.
Unconsciousness - first aid
An acute upper airway obstruction is a blockage of the upper airway, which can be in the trachea, voice box (laryngeal), or throat (pharyngeal) areas.
Causes ...
Unconsciousness
Difficulties in breathing or no breathing at all
A weak, erratic pulse or no pulse at all
Burns, particularly entrance and exit burns (where the electricity entered and left the body)
Sudden onset of cardiac arrest.
Unconsciousness for longer than a few seconds.
Convulsion (seizure).
Signs of moderate to severe difficulty breathing.
A rectal temperature over 104°F (40°C) after exposure to a hot environment.
Confusion, severe restlessness, or anxiety.
Unconsciousness, fainting, or no response when spoken to
Choking
Swallowing a poisonous substance ...
unconsciousness
2 to 3 minutes of jerking or twitching in the arms, legs, or face
loss of control of the bladder or bowels
Continue ...
Unconsciousness
An intracranial hematoma can be life-threatening. Emergency medical treatment often is necessary.
Causes ...
Unconsciousness, convulsions, muscle rigidity
2. Absence
Brief loss of consciousness ...
Unconsciousness, First Aid
First aid and self-care information for unconsciousness. Unconsciousness is an abnormal state in which a person is not alert and not fully responsive to his/her surroundings.
Common: Unconsciousness, often with seizures (any unconscious diver should be assumed to have gas embolism and should be recompressed promptly) ...
State of unconsciousness from which one cannot be awakened.
Communicable disease
Transmissible to other persons.
unconsciousness
coma
death.
You must watch your blood sugar level closely. Regular testing of your blood sugar may allow you to detect and treat hypoglycemia before it causes serious symptoms. You may be able to prevent ever having low blood sugar.
A state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be awakened
Responds only minimally, if at all, to stimuli
Exhibits no voluntary activities
Vegetative state ...
Anaesthetic unconsciousness is different from unconsciousness due to disease or injury and is different from sleep. As the anaesthetic drugs wear off, your consciousness starts to return.
Combining types of anaesthesia ...
seizures or unconsciousness
Take or send the poison container with your child to help the physician determine what was swallowed. If your child does not have these symptoms, call your local poison control center or your child's physician.
Repeat 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts until the object comes out or the child stops choking and skin color becomes pink.
BE PERSISTENT. DO NOT LEAVE THE INFANT ALONE.
If unconsciousness occurs: ...
If the period of unconsciousness is prolonged or accompanied by an extended convulsion then investigations such as electrocardiogram (ECG) or electroencephalogram (EEG) are indicated to exclude an underlying cardiac or neurological cause.
coma (a state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be awakened; responds only minimally, if at all, to stimuli; and exhibits no voluntary activities) ...
km noun a state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be awakened by external stimuli COMMENT ...
Unconsciousness
Causes
The cause of intracranial bleeding (hemorrhage) is an injury to the head, often as a result of an automobile or motorcycle accident or a seemingly trivial event, such as bumping your head.
Unconsciousness is complete, and the muscles generally are in a state of stiffness or tonic contraction, which will usually be found to affect those of one side of the body in particular.
Female victims who are married also have a higher rate of internal injuries and unconsciousness than victims of stranger assault (mugging, robbery). Physical abuse or rape can also occur between married persons and persons of the same gender.
A seizure is a symptom of sudden abnormal electrical activity in the brain that results in a brief period of impaired consciousness, unconsciousness, ...
Symptoms of concussion can include a period of unconsciousness for less than 30 minutes, vomiting, confusion, and visual disturbances.
A coma, sometimes also called persistent vegetative state, is a profound or deep state of unconsciousness. Persistent vegetative state is not brain-death.
Change in alertness (including sleepiness, unconsciousness, and coma)
Changes in hearing
Changes in taste
Clumsiness
Confusion or loss of memory
Difficulty swallowing
Difficulty writing or reading ...
This kind of seizure causes unconsciousness. The person may fall. Their body stiffens, and their arms and legs may jerk.
Absence or petit mal seizures are another kind of generalized seizure.
In all cases of unconsciousness or sup posed unconsciousness it is important to notice if the child still takes liquid food.
Adams-Stokes disease: Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent pulse resulting in fainting with or without convulsions.
If a person with diabetes has severe hypoglycemia, he or she may not be able to answer the doctor's questions because of confusion or unconsciousness.
When handling a case of aspiration, a doctor may determine certain risk factors such as difficulty in airway management, type of surgery performed, level of unconsciousness, trauma, pain and stress.
The NICU consists of highly specialized, complicated devices and equipment for monitoring infants and for reviving them from apparent death or unconsciousness.
There are many types of seizures and their symptoms can vary from a momentary disruption of the senses, to short periods of unconsciousness or staring spells, to convulsions.
Sleep is a state of relative unconsciousness and stillness of the voluntary muscles (muscles that are controlled at will). The stages of sleep range from light to deep and each one has specific characteristics that can be measured.
General anesthesia induces unconsciousness. This means that the mother will not be awake or aware during the procedure.
If a person has extremely low blood glucose it can result in unconsciousness and even death.
Because they enter directly into the bloodstream, intravenous anesthetics usually cause unconsciousness in less than 1 minute.
Inhalation anesthetics also act quickly, but you must inhale them for a short time before they cause unconsciousness.
If the effect on the bronchi becomes severe enough to impede exhalation, carbon dioxide can build up in the lungs and lead to unconsciousness and death.
Symptoms of hypoglycemia include weakness, dizziness, sweating, lightheadedness and possibly unconsciousness.
Benzodiazepines cause sedation, sleepiness, forgetfulness, and unconsciousness. In higher doses they also produce muscle relaxation. The one most commonly used is midazolam.
General anesthesia includes a group of agents that block pain, relax the muscles and produce unconsciousness. It can also shut down memory function. Typically, general anesthesia agents are given via inhalation or intravenously.
COMA: a state of deep unconsciousness; a vegetative state.
COMBINATION THERAPY: use of two or more drugs together to improve the effectiveness of treatment. In HCV treatment, the term most often refers to the use of interferon plus ribavirin.
The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness. However, the body temperature is not elevated as in heatstroke. The condition is usually temporary and rarely fatal.
General anesthesia
Controlled state of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of pain sensation, protective reflexes, and the ability to respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command.
In severe cases, alcohol poisoning can cause unconsciousness. For more information, see Alcohol poisoning - symptoms.
If you suspect alcohol poisoning, you should dial 999 and ask for an ambulance.
How common is it?
COMA: A persistent state of unconsciousness. [see 'Alcoholism', 'Drowsiness', 'Vomiting of blood']
CONCUSSION: Loss of consciousness due to severe head injury.
A state of deep often prolonged unconsciousness, usually the result of injury, disease, or poison, in which an individual is incapable of sensing or responding to external stimuli and internal needs. [Heritage]
Coma Vigil ...
The word oblivion means the state of complete unawareness, unconsciousness, or forgetfulness; or the state of being completely forgotten (the opposite of celebrity or fame).
Oblivion may also refer to: ...
Definitions:
1. a condition of suspended animation, marked by unconsciousness and barely perceptible respiration and heart action.
The information shown above for death trance is provided by Stedman's.
A decrease in alertness may progress to loss of consciousness. A person who loses consciousness is not awake and is unaware of his or her surroundings. Fainting (syncope) is a form of brief unconsciousness.
Fluttering Eye Syndrome - Patient Faking Unconsciousness
PNR
Person Needed A Ride I.e. Minor Ailment But Called Ambulance Instead Of Taxi ...
Even a mild second injury in children and adolescents can rapidly increase swelling, causing unconsciousness and even death. Opinions vary regarding when it is safe to return to contact sports or other activities. Talk to your child's doctor.
Bleeding into or around the brain can occur with any blow to the head, whether or not unconsciousness occurs. If someone has received a blow to the head, they should be watched closely for signs of possible brain damage.
A prolonged Q-T interval in the electrocardiogram in children subject to attacks of unconsciousness that result from ventricular arrhythmias including ventricular fibrillation; autosomal dominant inheritance.
 See also: Consciousness, Symptom, Emergency, Death, Seizure
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