Go to A&E?

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Sorry, I know this isn’t an AIBU and these threads are really annoying, but I’m home alone and can’t figure out whether to go to A&E or stay at home until DH and kids are home later tonight and reassess.

I’ve fainted three times today.

Firstly in the shower this morning, but managed to sit on the bathroom floor before I fell down. Thought maybe I just got up too quickly this morning, low blood pressure etc.

Then it happened again a couple of hours later in the kitchen. Fell to the floor, hurt my hip, think I was only unconscious for less than a minute.

Finally, it happened about an hour ago. More scary this time, as I don’t remember it happening, but woke up in my hallway feeling bruised as if I’d fallen. Think I was only out for a minute or two.

This is really odd. Never happened before. No underlying health conditions, although I feel like I might have a mild UTI today.

Hope your ok op sounds scary!

[quote Lagomtransplant]@Derbee

Fainting is most certainly A&E appropriate.[/quote]
It is, but triaging is likely to put her at the back of the queue (unfortunately) and I think A & E is probably not a brilliant place to be waiting.

111 is your best bet

May not apply, but a friend of mine who works in an old people's home said that one of the symptoms of Covid that some of them had was fainting/feeling faint. Can you do a test before going to A and E?

Glad you’re getting checked out. Absolutely the right thing to do. It can be difficult when you are unwell to know what the best thing to do is. Hope you get some answers soon.

Hope you're ok and get some answers.

Given the ambulance probably arrived 2 hours ago...

actually, do ambulance paramedics routinely give LFTs to all the patients they attend, nowadays? I imagine they must.

I hope OP is ok & posts a bemused update soon.

Oh wow, I hope it all works out, OP. I confess I’d have been one of those saying 111/GP.

Sounds very scary. You are doing the right thing. It needs investigated. Hope you get to the bottom of it. Goodluck.

Hope you are ok OP

With this history 111 are going to recommend urgent review by a clinician. Unexplained new onset syncope (particularly with a frequency of x3 episodes in the last 12 hours) is always going to raise concerns that the cause is cardiovascular or neurological, which cannot be excluded until a thorough history is taken by an experienced clinician with some follow up examination and investigations completed.

OOH clinicians can take the history but may not have the facilities to do rapid bloods, ECG etc.

DH had a random morning where he fainted 3 times........... it was diagnosed as a syncopal episode with no underlying cause.

Hope you're seen soon OP.

Actually, it also says to call 999 if person cannot be woken after a minute

OP said she is on her own so won't know if / how long she was 'out'. Nor will she know if she fitted.... hence decision by 111 to send ambulance.

Take care op, hope your okay.

Hope you're OK, OP. Ambulances sometimes take an absolute age so if you're still waiting and have someone who can take you in it might be worth calling 111 and asking whether you should get someone to drive you there instead.

Hope all is well

@iijkk nope, ambulance crews don't do lateral flows on patients before taking them in.

@Iljkk i took my son to A&E on the advice of 111 with a cough, temperature and breathing difficulties. In 9 hours we saw multiple nurses, and both the night and day teams of A&E doctors and paediatricians. Not once did anyone test or even ask about Covid

@Derbee

No, A&E would be completely inappropriate

what makes you say that ?

I went to A&E last week for something that turned out to be a migraine with an aura. Never had one before. Made half of my face numb and a funny vision.
It was taken very seriously. Ran all the tests to make sure it was nothing serious.
If it's unusual, then A&E always. I'm glad you're going in.

I hope you're ok and have been examined by now OP

You have done the right thing OP, hope you have been seen.

Crazy that people don’t think that passing out 3 times justifies a A&E visit 😬

Hope you are OK OP. Glad you rang 111

Hope OP is ok

@Derbee

No, A&E would be completely inappropriate

Are you a doctor with the OPs medical history?

Jesus, there’s always someone saying ‘have you considered it could be Covid?’ On every, single, post about health, no matter the symptoms. Drives me mad.

I hope you’re seen soon, OP, and it’s just an unexplained episode of syncope with no underlying cause.