lapse into coma

Frequency: 5.50.8 per million words

to fall into a deep state of unconsciousness, typically due to severe illness or injury

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  • After the severe accident, he lapsed into a coma.
  • Doctors feared she might lapse into a coma due to the head injury.
  • The patient unexpectedly lapsed into a coma during surgery.
  • There's a risk he could lapse into a coma if his condition worsens.
  • She had been unconscious for hours before finally lapsing into a deep coma.
  • The child lapsed into a coma after suffering from a rare infection.
  • His family was told he might lapse into a coma at any moment.
  • Despite their best efforts, the elderly man lapsed into a coma.
  • Witnesses reported that the injured driver lapsed into a coma at the scene.
  • If the brain swelling doesn't reduce, she could lapse into a permanent coma.