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Re: Fainting from standing to long

From: David Cooley

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Sometimes this can happen if you lock your knees back... it severely restricts the flow of blood back from the lower extremities... if you had not locked your knees back, then it could be from the crowds (a phobia triggering the VV reaction)

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