Self-care at home
Treat common ailments and illnesses such as sore throats, grazed knees, diarrhoea or indigestion yourself. Keep plasters, pain relief and cold medicines in your home medicine cabinet or first aid box.
Choose the right healthcare service to get the care you need and to enable the NHS to help the greatest number of people.
The person has fainted but recovers within 20 seconds. Reasons can include:
Standing up too quickly with low blood pressure
Not eating or drinking enough
Being too hot
Being very upset, angry or in pain (shock)
Heart problems
Taking drugs or alcohol
If about to faint:
If you see someone faint:
The person has fainted and does not know the cause
The person has recently fainted more than once
There are Doctors, or General Practitioners (GPs) based at 12 GP practices in Portsmouth. Call or book an appointment online.
Do not self-drive
The person cannot be woken after one minute
The person is unconscious from a fall or blow
The person is shaking and jerking after fainting
More than two faints in a 24 hr period
Loss of consciousness following chest pain or new neurological deficit i.e. loss of function or feeling somewhere in the body, even if it returns later
Call 999 immediately or go to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham
Do not self-drive