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We determined the frequency, severity, and predictors of injuries due to syncope in cohorts of syncope patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants were enrolled in the POST2 (fludrocortisone) and POST4 (midodrine) vasovagal syncope (VVS) randomized trials, and POST3 enrolled patients with bifascicular block and syncope. Injury was defined as minor (bruising, abrasions), moderate (lacerations), and severe (fractures, burns, joint pain), and recorded up to 1\u2009year after enrolment. A total of 459 patients (median 39\u2009years) were analysed. There were 710 faints occurred in 186 patients during a 1-year follow-up. Fully 56\/186 (30%) of patients were injured with syncope (12% of overall group). There were 102 injuries associated with the 710 faints (14%), of which 19% were moderate or severe injuries. Neither patient age, sex, nor the presence of prodromal symptoms associated with injury-free survival. Patients with bifascicular block were more prone to injury (relative risk 1.98, P\u2009=\u20090.018). Patients with \u22654 faints in the prior year had more injuries than those with fewer faints (relative risk 2.97, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.0001), but this was due to more frequent syncope, and not more injuries per faint. In VVS patients, pharmacological therapy significantly reduced the likelihood of an injury due to a syncopal spell (relative risk 0.64, P\u2009=\u20090.015). Injury severity did not associate with age, sex, or prior-year syncope frequency.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Injuries are frequent in syncope patients, but only 4% of injuries were severe. 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