Going into shock over a small fall

[brachy]

Do any of you have children that go into a 'shock' state over something like a small fall?

DD (age 6) had a small fall the other day; she banged her knee which caused a small graze.
Within 10 minutes of falling, she was clammy, sweating yet felt cold, had removed her fleece and school jumper, felt sick, went dizzy (she was swaying) and then asked for a cuddle (unusual for her). There was a bug going round school so I assumed she'd picked it up, spoke to her teacher who said take her home. At home, she went downhill again when she saw some blood and I had to sit her down and help her breathe.
Within an hour she was asking to go back to school.

She has rarely fallen, has never had a serious injury, has only seen her blood twice in 6 years so this was a fairly new reaction and one that doesn't happen very often.
However, we have noticed that her pain threshold is now very very low. Once upon a time she was so resiliant to pain that we just never knew she'd been bruised or hurt. Nowadays, she feels the pain of a bruise up to 3 days after (it apparently "buzzes"). She is not one for attention seeking behaviour so this is all very strange.
Her reaction to her wobbly teeth falling out makes her feel sick and the day before a tooth falls out, her behaviour just changes for the worst.

Is there anything we can do to minimise the shock she goes into? How can we treat it when she is in the state?

Many thanks.

I did this when I was a child, I would often faint after minor bumps and scrapes. Sometimes I would also fit. I had various investigations but nothing showed up. Gradually as I got older the problem receded (possibly because I tend to fall over less?!) although I do still feel faint now if I stub my toe etc, I haven't actually fainted for a long time.

As an adult I also nearly fainted once after vigorous exercise. I mentioned it to my GP when I was there for something else and she said that that, coupled with fainting when in pain and with blushing easily (which I do) is some sort of nervous system response that some people have, funnily enough the GP had it too which is why she knew about it. She did tell me the name but I can't remember it.

Anyway in my case it's not anything to worry about although I did find it very embarrassing at school. If it happens again you might want to take her to the Dr just to check things out. But otherwise, just get her to lie down if she's feeling dizzy/faint, and then to sit quietly for a while until she's fully recovered. I used to feel very tired afterwards and sometimes for the rest of the day.

Just a thought but if you do get it checked out with gp and it is as Zimbah says, it might be a good idea to have a glucose drink or something to help her come out of it, maybe ask the GP about it. You could then pop some glucose tablets or something in her bag for school or give to her teacher if you didnt watnto draw her attentio n to it.

If it is a response - an anxiety response it might be worth looking at ways to cope with anxiety - is there a CBT for children ? Sorry I dont know a lot about it but have recently had a few painic attacks and am investigating ways to help me overcome and manage them.

I used to do this. Still can go into shock very easily, particularly if there's blood involved.
More embarrassing has been the time I've gone into shock over someone else being hurt (usually with lots of blood). Not very helpful. Never forget the assistant's face when she came round the corner to find dd1 covered in blood (bumped nose) and me going into shock rapidly...

Best thing I can do is immediately sit down/lie down, and preferably keep talking. I usually don't want to so it's helpful if someone makes me answer questions. When recovering, sips of water and plain biscuits to nibble usually will pull me out quicker, and stop me going back into shock.