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What should you do after a person wakes from fainting?

Keep the person lying down until they feel better.

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  1. Keep them lying down until they feel better ✔
  2. Have them stand quickly
  3. Give them a large meal

Why: Getting up fast can cause another faint. Help them rise slowly when they are ready.

Huh, didn't know that: Call 911 if fainting came with chest pain, trouble breathing, or injury.

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Answer: Keep them lying down until they feel better. Getting up fast can cause another faint. Help them rise slowly when they are ready.

  1. Mayo Clinic Fainting First Aid www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-fainting/basics/art-20056606
    don't get the person up too fast.
    Checked 2026-10-21.

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