Unconsciousness

Suddenly nervous weakness due to any incident that has a huge effect on the mind that causes go to unconsciousness. In this case, the patient goes to light drowsiness and or goes to the next stage which is complete unconsciousness. Even this can cause the death of the patient.

Causes of Unconsciousness

1. Due to accident and incident.
2. Due to squeezing/nudging between two parts.
3. Blazing of the body part.
4. Due to suddenly listening to bad/unwanted news about your loved one.
5. Due to over-bleeding from the body.
6. Due to over-bleeding from the chest or abdomen.
7. Due to low or high blood pressure.
8. Due to a heart attack. Due to a head injury. Due to high depression.
9. Due to a sudden attack by honey bees.

Symptoms

1. Firstly face and lips went yellow and weak.
2. Cold sweat drops show on the forehead.
3. In unconsciousness, The body temperature is cold, and cold sweat drops appear on the body.
4. The pulse/ heartbeat of the patient increases but is weak.
5. In this situation, the breathing of the patient is difficult and unbalanced.
6. In some situations, the patient vomits.

First Aid Treatment

1. Check for Danger.
   • Your first step of action is to assess the situation. Checking for dangers to yourself and the unconscious patient is important. Check the danger from the surrounding environment, such as traffic, water, animals, and electricity, and transfer the patient to a safe place with the help of bystanders.
2. Check for Response.
   • Try to get a response from the casualty usually by shouting at the casualty, or by gently shaking their shoulders. When a casualty is semi-conscious, whilst he may not be able to respond to you, he may still be able to hear you. Keep calm and let them know who you are, and that you are there to help. If you appear to be panicking, the person will also feel panic, which can perpetuate the danger of shock.
3. Open the Airway.
   • It is important to know that the airway of the casualty is clear. Put your one hand on the forehead and two fingers under the chin, gently tilting his head backward. As you do this, his mouth will fall open slightly. If the person has fallen from a height or was hit by a vehicle it is essential to be especially careful when doing this. He may have sustained injuries to the neck or spine. Opening the airway is especially important so that oxygen can travel through to the lungs.
4. Check Breathing.
   • Place your ear near the mouth of the casualty and your face towards his chest. Listen, look, and feel for normal breathing. The clear indicators of this include chest movement, sounds, and breaths on your cheek. It takes 10 seconds to check the patient is breathing normally. An adult will usually breathe between 2 or 3 times within 10 seconds. If any objects are found to be blocking the airway inside the mouth, try to remove them using latex or vinyl gloves. This is in order to protect yourself from any infectious diseases that can be transmitted through body fluids. Dispose of Gloves appropriately.
5. Recovery Position.
   • If the casualty is breathing normally, and if he has no sign of spinal injury, put him into the recovery position until help arrives. To do this, you should turn the casualty on his side, lift his chin forward in an open airway position, and adjust your hand under the cheek. Keep checking continuously that he cannot roll forward or backward, and continue to monitor his breathing. If help has not arrived after 30 minutes. And if his injury allows for it, turn him onto the other side carefully.
6. Circulation.
   • If the casualty is not breathing and his heart is beating, so heart can stop suddenly. At this point, you should call again for medical help as quickly as possible. Until help arrives, continuously keep checking the casualty’s breathing. If the casualty is not breathing then go straight into chest compressions and start CPR. To do this, you put one hand on the center of the chest and the other hand on the first hand. Interlock your hands. Keeping the casualty straight and kneeling over the casualty. With your hands push down 5-6 cm of the casualty’s chest at a rate of 100-120 beats per minute. The compressions should not be stopped unless help arrives. This is too dangerous to continue if the paramedics arrive, or if the casualty wakes up on their own.

Stages of unconsciousness

• Full consciousness with some impairment.
• Minimally conscious state.
• Confusional state.
• Vegetative state.
• Coma.