> As he described he looked to the SKY and that was IT He Fainted
This is a common precursor to trips to the Emergency Room for older
adults, usually male. The most usual situation is working on a ladder
- like cleaning gutters or putting up lights or something. Pass out,
fall off ladder, go to the hospital.
The doctors on the list can clarify/correct but the cause is
restricting blood flow in the arteries at the base of the brain when
tipping one's head back. It seems to be a condition that becomes more
pronounced with age.
You can test this on the ground. Stand straight and tall - then tip
your head back as far as it will go without bending your back. A few
seconds of readjustment in equilibrium is more or less normal. If the
condition persists or if you get really dizzy or worse, you have a
problem to have checked out by your doctor. It is better to find this
out at ground level than aloft.
73, Ward N0AX
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