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Fainting and the summer heat: Warmer days can make you swoon, so be prepared

  • Written by William B. Farquhar, Professor of Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, University of Delaware
imageWhere is a fainting couch when you need one? Michael C. Gray/From www.shutterstock.com

Over one million Americans faint every year, and countless more do worldwide. Fear, pain, the sight of blood or prolonged standing – think the long lines of summer travel – can trigger fainting.

These triggers set off a reflex in our nervous system...

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