Lecture Overview: 1  Syncope is a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness, commonly referred to as fainting or passing out. 2  It can be caused by emotional stress, pain, sudden changes in body position, overheating, dehydration, low blood sugar, or exhaustion.
Australia is a developed country and one of the wealthiest in the world, with the world's 12th-largest economy. In 2014 Australia had the world's fifth-highest per capita income.Australia's military expenditure is the world's 13th-largest.ustralia (/ÉËstreÉªliÉ/ , /É-/ , colloquially /-jÉ/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is an Oceanian country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
The Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos Islands /ËkoÊkÉs/ and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Christmas Island and approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka.he capital of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is West Island while the largest settlement is the village of Bantam (Home Island). Governance of the islands is based on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 and depends heavily on the laws of Australia.