Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
Loss of consciousness - first aid; Coma - first aid; Mental status change; Altered mental status
Symptoms
The person will be unresponsive (does not respond to activity, touch, sound, or other stimulation).
The following symptoms may occur after a person has been unconscious:
- Confusion
Drowsiness - Headache
- Inability to speak or move parts of his or her body (see
stroke symptoms) - Light-headedness
- Loss of bowel or bladder control (incontinence)
- Rapid heartbeat (
palpitations ) Stupor
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Unconsciousness Treatment
Review Date: 07/08/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
