Fainting is pretty common in teens. The good news is that most of the time it's not a sign of something serious. Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness. It happens when there isn't enough blood going to the brain because of a drop in blood pressure.
As many as 1 in 4 healthy children and adolescents have fainted at some point. Has your child? Although the experience can be frightening, it's usually not caused by anything serious. Most young people recover quickly after fainting, typically in less than one minute. Most often, fainting happens in otherwise healthy children when there is a temporary drop in the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the brain blood pressure.
Hilarious video shows girl passing out on a slingshot ride with a friend she warned not to faint
The good news is that fainting or syncope pronounced sin-koh-pee in most older children and teenagers who are otherwise healthy does not automatically mean that they have a life-threatening condition. Having said that, even a benign faint can cause problems, such as getting hurt after falling down or not being able to play sports because parents and coaches are worried something bad might happen. Also, it is important to realize that in some rare circumstances, syncope may actually be due to a more serious underlying condition. To understand why someone who is otherwise healthy might lose consciousness, think about what happens whenever you stand upright from a sitting or lying down. As soon as you stand up, gravity tends to force much of blood down into the blood vessels of your legs and feet.
By Matthew Wright For Dailymail. A hilarious video shows a girl passing out after she warned her friend not to faint during a slingshot ride. In the brief clip, the two friends speculate about the intense ride they are about to embark on. The Indiana native - wearing a white graphic t-shirt - spoke her own fainting into existence as she and her pal waited for the ride conductor to launch them into the air.