lose consciousness
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Any intervention needs to be quick and effective: A person who is choking can lose consciousness and go into cardiac arrest within three to five minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The two carotid arteries carry 70% of the brain’s blood flow; block them, and a person can quickly lose consciousness.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
A person can lose consciousness, have seizures, collapse, vomit, and fall into a coma.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2025
"I didn't lose consciousness, but this numbness came over me and I just waited for it to stop."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
But the act had not even caused him to lose consciousness.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
