2006-06-27 21:43:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Yes.
For once fiction writers and doctors agree: it's possible to die of fright, or for that matter grief, anger, joy, or just about any other intense emotion. Most victims are older, and likely in precarious health to start with, but a few are young--in some cases really young. One British kid, in what is surely a mother's worst nightmare, was reportedly so freaked out by a visit to the dentist in 1970 that she died of a heart attack at age four
2006-06-27 21:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by Not Tellin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes. They most likely have a pre-existing condition that opens them up to the boo aspect.
It generally affects your flight or fight response mechanism in your body that is the natural response to a scare.
In this mode all your bodies functions are put on high alert, and people with certain health conditions cannot handle the stress of the increase in adrenaline or the increase of heart rate.
2006-06-27 22:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by jackie48083 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if they have a pre-existing heart condition. Heart attacks purely from fright are a Myth.
2006-06-27 21:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think that will work on the Chinese next season.
2006-06-29 12:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by nostupidquestions 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it happens sometimes.
2006-06-27 21:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by Marj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋