
The person about to faint suddenly feels dizzy, has a sickening sensation in the pit of the stomach, has ringing in the ears and blurred vision, turns pale and breaks out in a cold sweat.
The treatment, if he is sitting, is to bend his head down between his knees or , better still, have him lie down flat on his back with the head on a lower level than the rest of the body, loosen his clothes , elevate his limbs and massage them in the direction toward the heart.
About a half an inch from the inner end of the eyebrow (nasal end) there is a little depression, which can be felt as you run the tip of a finger along the margin of the hairline, press hard against the bone at this point and the fainted person will come to himself and open his eyes.
There is a nerve emerging from the bone at this point (supraorbital nerve) and pressure on this nerve stimulates heart action. If the patient can swallow, give him half a teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia in a few spoonfuls of water.Also give him some hot coffee or other sweet hot drink
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