What Happens When Someone Is Knocked Unconscious
Learn the science behind knockouts and the effect it has on the brain
Table of Contents
· What happens when you’re knocked out?
· How are knockouts related to concussions?
· What are the long-term effects of being knocked out?
· What does being knocked out feel like?
· Does a knockout guarantee brain damage?
· What happens when you’re choked unconscious
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What happens when you’re knocked out?
To understand how a knockout works you first need to understand the basic composition of the brain. There are three main elements we want to understand. There’s a left hemisphere, a right hemisphere, and the brainstem at the bottom. You can lose consciousness if both hemispheres are turned off at once or if part of the brainstem is affected.
In a situation where you suffer a blow to the head, the head moves quickly, and the brain moves around in the skull. The heaviest parts of the brain put pressure on the brain stem, which may twist and become distorted as the…
