Hello! I'm a 16-year-old female and have no medical history of heart disease...whatsoever.
This happened about three months ago but, at the time, I thought it was nothing. My friend tried to skateboard while giving me a piggyback ride(BAD IDEA, PEOPLE!!!) and he fell. I only hit my elbow, but he had scratched his face pretty badly. I quickly ran to the nearest restaurant(thank God it was only a few steps away), grabbed some napkins, then went to put pressure on the wounds. All of a sudden, I started getting nauseous before realizing I needed more napkins. I arrived at the restaurant a few seconds later, but by the time I got there, I could barely stand or breathe; my vision was going white; everything sounded dull, slurred and muffled; I was sweating and ready to pass out. I couldn't even help my friend because I couldn't even look at him. I had to sit down on the floor to recover, which took about 5-7 minutes. By the time I had pretty much fully recovered, he had stopped bleeding for the most part(he wasn't that bad; I know faces bleed a lot). My family said it was shock, but I had similar symptoms while watching a friend just pick at her scabs(don't ask ><), but not as bad because I looked away quickly and sat down. Usually I wouldn't care, but here's the thing: I have absolutely NO FEAR of blood!!! I was the one helping clean him up. Also, when I look at my own blood, its not as bad at all. However, looking and my girl friend and my skateboarding friend, I feel just like I'm gonna die!
I understand: some are you are probably thinking, "This 16-year-old girl has had no medical history of heart disease and she has no idea what she's talking about!" All I need is a little advice and if it's even anything to worry about. I'm totally clueless and I'd like to get in some advice from you guys before I go to my mother and ask her to waste time and money for a test that might turn up negative.