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please help! a family member collapsed earlier and I don’t know what to do

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anonymous1086
anonymous1086

One of my family members collapsed this afternoon. He was walking around the corner of the sofa and then started leaning backwards and his eyes rolled towards the back of his head. He fell onto the floor in quite a dramatic way and at first I thought he was joking. After around 10 seconds he stood up and was confused so I got him water and he laid down for a bit. He says he is ok and he was just a bit dizzy but I am worried. Does this sound like something bad?

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  • linda61391
    linda61391 anonymous1086

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    Hi there Sorry to hear this don't think it's  seizures    And when my dear mother was alive   She had them but drugs stopped them as she was 90. But it sounds like something else needs to get it checked out it could be but every one is so Different. Hope it gets sorted tc . Linda .

     

  • danni07
    danni07 anonymous1086

    Posted

    The ambulance should still be called if theres no history of collapse. If left unchecked it could lead to something worse. My mother had a heat stroke and refused to go to the hospital, she's only gotten worse and worse... don't let this go unchecked. 

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