Worried about fainting at medical school
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Worried about fainting at medical school
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Originally Posted by green505
I'm really worried about the dissections at medical school. I haven't had a problem with dissection until this year at school when we were dissecting an eye. I didn't have a problem until my teacher said I hope no one faints and that made me panic. Suddenly I began to feel dizzy. Now every time we do stuff like that I worry about fainting. How can I get over tis. I have never actually fainted before.
Well stop overthinking it for a start - it sounds like until your teacher mentioned it the thought probably hadn't crossed your mind :p:
During med school anatomy/long operations/six hour ward rounds if you do feel faint or light headed just say you need a moment and take a seat somewhere and have a glass of water. It's not a big deal at all and happens to nearly everyone at...
Source: The Student Room - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Democracy Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums