title: Blood-injection-injury phobia in a commercial aviator: a case report.
abstract: A small percentage of the population suffers from blood-injection-injury phobia. These individuals can have vasodepressor syncope related to episodes when their phobia is triggered by a stimulus such as the sight of blood or receiving an injection. A case is presented in which a commercial aviator had a vasodepressor syncopal event during flight. She is referred for evaluation. A discussion of the diagnosis, disease, treatment, and follow-up recommendations are included.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77586-0068, USA. ssroden@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Roden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001769:Blood; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000523:psychology*; D009339:Needles; D010698:Phobic Disorders; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology