Can a person die from a seizure?
It is possible to die from a single seizure, though very rare. What is more likely to happen is injury or death from the setting in which the seizure took place – that is, from hitting the head on a concrete floor or other hard surface, a fall from a height, or drowning if the seizure occurs in water. Non-stop seizures are a true medical emergency and can result in death. A common cause of non-stop seizures is failure to take medication on schedule. There have been causes of fatalities in jail when prisoners with epilepsy were unable to maintain their medication schedules, leading to dangerous re-bound convulsions that became continuous. Death from seizures while in custody can also occur if the seizure is ignored, if the person chokes on vomit, if he or she falls and injures themselves or falls in such a way that breathing is obstructed.
