immediate death

Examples (10)

• The massive head trauma from the fall resulted in his immediate death.
• Exposure to that level of radiation would cause immediate death.
• The coroner's report listed the cause as immediate death due to the explosion.
• The poison was so potent that a single drop meant immediate death.
• Unlike a slow-acting illness, the venom ensures an immediate death for its prey.
• If the main cable snaps, it will be an immediate death for anyone on the bridge.
• The force of the collision was so great that it must have been an immediate death.
• Contact with the high-voltage line is likely to lead to immediate death.
• The victim suffered an immediate death when the building collapsed on them.
• Certain neurotoxins can trigger immediate death by paralyzing the respiratory system.