i was working outside on a cold day and i got m yfinger caught when i was closing a heavy wooden door. i hurt like hell and then suddenly i got a really bad headrush and i was really dizzy and my vision was really blurry for about 5 minutes. i got really hot and had to take off my jumper even though it was freezing cold! i felt like i was going to die. it was very strange.
2006-09-05 06:13:53 · 25 answers · asked by mcimpotent 3 in Health ➔ Men's Health
Sounds like you were on the verge of passing out. This usually happens with a more serious injury-it's a way for you body to overcome trauma. It is called, "shock."
And, that's what it sounds like...shock. Even though the injury was not life-threatening, your body reacted like it was.
Probably because of everything else you were doing and, most of all, feeling (mentally, I mean) at the time.
2006-09-05 06:20:24 · answer #1 · answered by Al E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You had a fainting spell
Fainting or syncope (SAMPA: /"sIn.k@.pi/ or /"sIN.k@.pi/) is a sudden (and generally momentary) loss of consciousness due to a lack of sufficient blood and oxygen reaching the brain. The first symptoms a person feels before fainting are dizziness, a dimming of vision, or brown-out and feeling hot. Moments later, the person's vision turns black and he or she drops to the floor (or slumps if seated in a chair).
Factors that influence fainting are taking in too little food and fluids, low blood pressure, hypoglycemia, physical exercise in excess of the energy reserve of the body, and lack of sleep. Even standing up too quickly or being in too hot of a room can cause fainting.
Recommended treatment is to allow the person to lie on the ground with his or her legs a little elevated. As the dizziness and the momentary blindness passes, the person may experience visual disturbances in the form of small bright dots (phosphene). These will also pass within a few minutes. If fainting happens frequently, or if there is no obvious explanation, it is important to see a doctor about it.
More serious causes of fainting include cardiac (heart-related) causes such as an abnormal heart rhythm (an arrhythmia), where the heart beats too slowly, too rapidly or too irregularly to pump enough blood to the brain. Some arrythmias can be life-threatening. Other important cardiac conditions that can manifest with syncope include subclavian steal syndrome and aortic stenosis.
Fainting can also be due to neurological disorders, stress, etc.
2006-09-05 06:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like shock.
The definition: Shock is a serious medical condition where the tissue perfusion is insufficient to meet the required supply of oxygen and nutrients.
Specifically, neurogenic shock, where the trauma to your finger caused a whole cascade of endorphins & adrenaline that set off the events that lead to your blood vessels dilating and consequently your blood pressure dropping. The blood was not getting to your brain in sufficient quantity to maintain normal function & you got a head rush, felt dizzy, blurred vision, felt hot, feelings of impending doom, etc. – all symptoms of shock.
It looks like your body righted itself fairly quickly, so I doubt that it was hypovolaemic shock due to blood loss.
Wikipedia doesn't get into neurogenic shock too much, but does a decent job in describing the types of shock w/ signs & symptoms.
2006-09-05 06:41:16 · answer #3 · answered by Celt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being in severe pain can make you sweat, even on a cold day. Plus you get dizzy, feel nauseous,and feel like you are going to pass out.
2006-09-05 06:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by shirley e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you hurt yourself, you were in so much pain that (I don't know the medical term for it) you had tension and a little anxiety from it and your body simply couldn't take it, and that's how it reacts to that kind of thing. The pain is the reason for this, but hey I'm no doctor, but I can relate to your story.
2006-09-05 06:29:14 · answer #5 · answered by jessie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Severe pain burns oxygen which makes your heart beat faster
and results on a higher body temperature.
2006-09-05 06:26:42 · answer #6 · answered by Ricky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the way your central nervous system copes with intense pain. It shuts down. Hence virtually passing out and sweating - all mechanisms to stop you doing any further damage.
2006-09-05 06:19:51 · answer #7 · answered by murft66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like shock.
2006-09-05 06:18:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excess of pain.
pain becomes the primary feeling over cold.
2006-09-05 06:29:22 · answer #9 · answered by pranesh81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have my fingers caught in a lawn mower once and then I had the exact same experience as you described.
2006-09-05 06:19:35 · answer #10 · answered by Freddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋