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To the Editor: Mass fainting by members of rock-concert audiences has been a well-recognized phenomenon since the time of Elvis Presley and the Beatles, but it has been neglected in the medical literature. To investigate its mechanisms, we joined the first-aid workers during a concert by the New Kids on the Block. We interviewed 40 of about 400 people who fainted, immediately after they were brought to the Red Cross infirmary.

Those who fainted were all girls between 11 and 17 years of age. Forty percent reported having lost consciousness, suggesting that they had experienced syncope, whereas the others had . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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