lose consciousness

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She added that she was running out of medication for a heart condition known as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, with the stress making it worse and causing her to lose consciousness.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 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, I hadn’t been dizzy, but I’ve not been able to return to the stage, and they’ve continued without me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Nanuq was tranqed, and he was going to lose consciousness before the helicopter could land and the DNR officers could fish him out of the lake.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz