Why do people die of blood pressure dropping?

Question

my friend was in the hospital from a car accident, and he had part of his skull removed to relieve swelling on the brain. well, 2 days later, his blood pressure began dropping, then a day and a half later, he passed away. the doctors said because his blood pressure got to low, he died in his "medicated sleep." IS THIS POSSIBLE!? He just passed away last night, and I can't believe its true. It sounds so fixable, why isn't it possible? HE DIDN"T SURVIVE =(

Answer 1

It means that you are either loosing blood or you blood isn't circulation properly and if they can't fix it then you end up dying from it. Sometimes they can't fix it and other times they can it just depends on the severity of the injury(s). I'm so sorry for your loss.

Answer 2

Same here. I have extremely low blood pressure. I tend to collapse a lot, for example when standing up too quickly. Everything just goes black and I collapse. Well, there are a couple of possibilities. One is to artificially raise your blood pressure with stuff like coffee, red bull, cigarettes - but i REALLY wouldn't recomment that. Another possibility is that you start working out regularily, EVERY day for half an hour. At first, fast walks will do, after you get used to that, start running or go to an aerobics class. Don't forget healthy diet! Your veins will improve, your heart will get stronger and your basal metabolism will speed up. All this prevents too low blood pressure. As a side effect, you'll feel more energetic, you'll lose waight and you'll improve the general quality of your life.

Answer 3

because if pressure drops then blood isn't circulating properly....that causes death...same as if it gets too high...sometimes it can't be fixed but in most cases it can be...it depends on the person and the severity.

Answer 4

because there isn't enough pressure to move the blood through your body so you don't get adequate blood flow and you die