• Question: Can you die if you are punched once in the face?

    Asked by jordandainty to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 20 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Rachael Ward

      Rachael Ward answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Hi @jordandainty

      I hope youre not planning on trying this as an experiment as I think the answer is yes, you could! Sounds weird and obviously not everyone who’s punched in the face dies but if you fell and hit your head and damaged your brain, you could definitely die.

      Also, if you were in an action movie and happened to be standing by a cliff or on the side of a skyscraper when you were punched and fell off the cliff or skyscraper then I doubt you could survive that!

    • Photo: Suzi Gage

      Suzi Gage answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Hi @jordandainty
      Yes, I agree with Rachael, it is possible. There was a news report last year about a man who was attacked, was punched once, and as he fell hit his head really hard on the pavement and died.

      So although it doesn’t often happen, it’s certainly possible.

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