Balaclave Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have a problem with fainting at the sight of blood or something medical, i think this may be a problem as i want to be a vet.I tried to clean a pheasant but had to leave it as i started to become very dizzy. Are there anyways to overcome it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have no clue is there anyway to overcome it but you could try to build up a tolerance to it Try a pheasant again and if you feel faint then sit down but the next time you try it make an effort to last a little longer (easy now tiger) and keep going until you get there You may be in the unfortunate position that you can never train yourself out of it but give it a shot anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 its strange, I'm a bit similar but only feel faint at some of the strangest things. Personally my dads a vet and as a kid I've helped out on all sorts of operations including cow caesariand and having to hold stomaches out of the straw etc and its sort of crept up on me. I don't have a problem cleaning pheasants etc just certain blood and occasionally needles. So I'd love to say you'll just get over it with more exposure but I'm not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Can't watch needles being pushed in for injections. Think it's something to do with when I was a kid and was in hospital for a bit. Not really big on blood either although did force myself to watch 'kill it, cook it, eat it' and that wasn't too bad after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I suppose you could give hypnotherapy a try, or a phobia specialist. I have a similar thing with cutting myself (accidentally, it's not like I need help or anything). It's not the sight of my blood because I have had a few knocks in my time which have resulted in much claret and was fine, I can only assume that there is something about cutting myself which sets me off.. Zapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaclave Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I really want to become a vet.Vets and doctors ect must be gifted that they dont feel faint when doing stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I think most people get over it, its the same if you go into the police they get you to watch autopsies etc to build up your immunity to stuff. Get stuck into cleaning pheasants and rabbits etc and see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 My sister is a doctor and she said that it is just one of those things you get used to. It's apparently quite common for young trainee doctors to faint at their first signt of an operation (I know I would). I suggest you carry on with your studies and get as much exposure to animal operations as possible to get used to it. Perhaps you could arrange to do some work experience with a country vet and get some first hand exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 if i get a nasty cut or bang my suger level drops and i go queezy its not something like that happening to you is it the cut or bang dont need to hurt or out its like shock i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Human blood, can't stand it, urg. Animal blood, no problems. Maybe its different? Nothing like gutting a roadkill pheasant to get you used to it good practice for your surgery skills rebuilding that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonsey Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I never thought I was squeemish until I watched an episode of Children's Hospital one day. Perhaps it was because they were operating on a small child I don't know, but I was out of the house for fresh air within a nanosecond. I think it's something you can get used to, like you train the brain to disassociate yourself from it. Until you get used to it, gut the pheasants sitting down then if you pass out you haven't fallen very far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) I have a problem with fainting at the sight of blood or something medical, i think this may be a problem as i want to be a vet.I tried to clean a pheasant but had to leave it as i started to become very dizzy. Are there anyways to overcome it. Thanks I would suggest that you climb out of your wife's dress, be a man and stop being a such bott3r. Good luck with it all Edited January 25, 2008 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have seen this pop up many times over the years on varius shooting forums. What really helps is to get close an personal with what you kill. Get close enough to feel it when its fresh, even smell it. As soon as you realise what it is, (just un prepared meat) you will be ok with it. It has a lot to do with how you started shooting. It is much harder for older people to get into this then young people. Also, people who grow up in the city and have little dealing with animals, life and death etc will find it hard. Whereas country peeps who grow up fishing and learn the trade from their parents will find it easier. Shot my first rabbit age 14 with an air rifle, and was dead nervous. It was a clean headshot, but the flapping around got me a little scared I messed up. I then didnt know what to do with it, and got my dad, who together, we made a messy job of skinning it after neither of us did it. But just having someone there was great. Everything seem easier when you have a mate there, as you end up not thinking to deeply, and the job gets done quickly. I now seem imune to any animal gore that presents itself. Be it fish to large deer. Always feel respect for what you have taken, and imagine it in meat form being stored away for later. When it comes to people gore, I have seen many horrific photos and films(real) , and im fine with it. But when it comes to injuries when the person is alive and needs medical attention, I get the same feeling with my first rabbit. I feel the need to do whatever I can to help that person, and get them to hospital. Thats when gore effects me a bit. IMO if you cant skin it or get close to it, you shouldnt be shooting it. Even if its for someone else. I thnk that every hunter has the resposibility to learn how to deal with what he or she has taken the life from, and if they cannot deal with it, prehaps they should consider a different area of shooting sports. My Uniformed Services course is sending our group to the Morgue to see how we can handle things like that. Im a bit nervous. aslong as I dont eat right before it I hope il be ok It always an unpleasant experiance, and not something you can become adjusted to like hunting. As said above, keep going at it, and learn to get close to the things you shoot. If you set out to shoot for food, and treat your prey as food, it will quickly become third nature to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Although I don't faint, I am very squeamish about human blood, injuries and hospital. The last time I cut myself, I almost passed out (although it was on a can lid and there was shed loads of blood), but even reading the "what constitutes a serious accident" list on the Health and safety sheet in the garage that was MOT'ing my car earlier made me wanna puke! no idea what you can do, other than try to desensitise yourself to it! me, Im gonna carry on as I am and pray I never come across a dead body at work - 125mph trains plus people leave an awful lot of mess....could do without that really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaclave Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BA...YCL._AA240_.jpg I rented bodies series 2 to try to help me out.I will watch it tonight but im not sure if i could stomach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul65 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 My wife is very squeamish and used to faint regularly at blood, injections or even gruesome stories. However she had to give herself daily injections during pregnancy and this has helped overcome the problem. I think if you have to do it, you get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Strange, unless it was very fresh there would have been very little blood. Reckon the jury was right last week, you are on a wind up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have a problem with fainting at the sight of blood or something medical, i think this may be a problem as i want to be a vet.I tried to clean a pheasant but had to leave it as i started to become very dizzy. Are there anyways to overcome it. Thanks Total exposure until it has no effect. It worked for me when I had to hold the bucket as they cut the pigs throat IMHO LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I have a problem with fainting at the sight of blood or something medical, i think this may be a problem as i want to be a vet.I tried to clean a pheasant but had to leave it as i started to become very dizzy. Are there anyways to overcome it. Thanks Nip down the abattoir....... If that don't work, Ive heard a good living can be made in psychiatry.... Pirate: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I find it helps if I sing "Onward Christian Soldiers" at the top of my voice, as I'm gutting them You ought to try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 people as said before he is a wind up, he has been told to fill in his profile and still has not done so. The thread he made about testicles hurting hasnt he heard of going on the NHS website to get information. I think he has no one else to talk to and he must be a 12 yr old with half a brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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