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Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, fainted while taking a hot shower, hit his head, and suffered bleeding in the space around his brain plus a small cervical fracture,“Stepping into hot water when you’re dehydrated and flu-ish can cause your blood vessels to dilate, leading to a dangerous drop in blood pressure,” Wachter wrote. “I up in a bloody pool on my bathroom floor.
Feeling a sensation of warmth — “It feels like your whole body blushes,” says Bri Clark, the Tennessee woman who passed out. “My whole body got really tingly.”If you start feeling like you are about to pass out, it’s best to immediately sit or lie down if you are able to, McGowan advises. That helps the body get horizontal to ensure blood flow to the head and protect the brain, she explains. It also minimizes the chances of getting injured if you were to lose consciousness.