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What kind of a blackout is it when you faint for a bit?
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LOC: Many things cause people to faint...Usually the primary cause is a general lack of blood flow to the entire head. Often this is standing up too fast which doesn't allow for BP accommodation, dehydration, heart valve or squeeze issues, medications, diabetes (excess urination due to high sugars then causing not enough blood to brain, or nerve damage due to high sugar)...Many other causes...Heart.
Answered 6/8/2015
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