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Please explain if it is serious if a person passes out?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

It depends on the: cause. Loss of consciousness can be very serious. However, even causes as simple at fainting at the sight of blood could become serious if the person becomes injured as they fall.

Answered 9/23/2017

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