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FAINTING

Debility of the nervous system favors fainting. The head should be kept low; and if the patient faints in a chair, the simplest treatbe kept low; and if the patient faints in a chair, the simplest treatment is to grasp the back of it and depress it until the floor is reached, while another holds the knees so as to prevent slipping off the side. The patient will usually recover by the time the head has reached the floor.