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.
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