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The most susceptible individuals are elderly frail individuals, or persons who are dehydrated from hot environments or inadequate fluid intake. [3] For example, medical students would be at risk for orthostatic hypotensive syncope while observing long surgeries in the operating room. [25]
Falls can be serious — and even deadly — in older adults and the elderly. They’re also common: More than 1 out of 4 older adults falls each year, but less than half of those inform their ...
The steps should be spaced widely with low risers, and surfaces should be slip-resistant. Softer surfaces can help limit impact injuries by cushioning loads. Doorways with adequate headroom so that the user's head does not hit the lintel. Doorways of low headroom (less than about 6 ft (1.8 m)) are common in old houses and cottages for example.
Orthostatic hypotension can be a side effect of certain antidepressants, such as tricyclics [23] or monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) [24] Alcohol can potentiate orthostatic hypotension to the point of syncope. [25] Orthostatic hypotension can also be a side effect of alpha-1 blockers (alpha 1 adrenergic blocking agents).
Reflex syncope can occur in otherwise healthy individuals, and has many possible causes, often trivial ones such as prolonged standing with the legs locked. [ citation needed ] The main danger of vasovagal syncope (or dizzy spells from vertigo) is the risk of injury by falling while unconscious.
Lightheadedness is very similar to pre-syncope. Pre-syncope is the immediate stage before syncope (fainting), particularly in cases of temporary visual field loss (i.e. vision getting "dark" or "closing in").
Orthostatic syncope refers to syncope resulting from a postural decrease in blood pressure, termed orthostatic hypotension. [1]Orthostatic hypotension occurs when there is a persistent reduction in blood pressure of at least 20mmHg systolic or 10mmHg diastolic within three minutes of standing or being upright to 60 degrees on the head-up tilt table.
For some elderly women, resorting to crime is a path to survival. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports that 20% of people aged over 65 in Japan live in poverty.