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A simple faint is usually a brief, self-limiting episode where blood flow to the brain temporarily drops, often improving quickly once the person lies flat and circulation returns to normal. Shock is a more serious, ongoing failure of the circulation caused by significant blood or fluid loss, heart problems or severe infection and will not resolve without urgent medical treatment.
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