>A 14 y/o girl fainted in the shower after quickly rising from her bed. She
>had also been picking at a pimple on her face and it was bleeding. She was
>only "out" for a few seconds, her mother was with her, and she did not
>sustain any traumatic injury. She recovered quickly and was fine the rest
>of the day.
Often, this is happening at school children in my country. If only was at
seeing blood, I would not do another examinations.
I think that is a minor vaso-vagal response and do nothing. But, If it
recures 3 to 5 times in a short period I will do coagulation tests and
than ECG and than EEG.
Denis Vulic,MD