Why do people die after a hip fracture?
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It's pnuemonia.  When the hip is broken they have to lie still and wait for it to heal.  Lying around lets fluid collect in their lungs, then they get pnuemonia and die.  That's what happened to my grandfather.\n\nMore rarely, a severe break can cause a blood clot to form near the break that can come loose and cause a stroke - which happened to a friend's father.
310592
Many people believe that a person's hair, fingernails and toenails continue to grow after death. Despite what you may have read or seen in the movies, this is false. Once a person has died all growth of the hair and nails ceases. After death the body dehydrates and the skin around the hair and nails will recede a little making it appear as the deceased's nails and hair have grown. However, it is only an optical illusion. The nails and hair remains the same length as before but more of it is exposed due to tissue shrinkage.
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Some reason people die:\n1) they get bored to death\n2) they laugh to death\n3) they get nagged to death\n4) they fall to their death\n5) they have too much stress\n6) they eat so much that they explode\n7) they're nuked to death\n8) they're stabbed to death\n9) they're given the kiss of death\n10) they're souls are harvested by the grim reaper\n11) their cells die faster than they divide/reproduce (also called old age)\n12) they get scared 'half' to death....twice\n13) they're drunk off their asses, think they're invincible, and start shooting themselves\n14) they're serial killers and get shot by the cops\n15) they're bank robbers and get shot by the cops\n16) they're shoplifters and get shot by the cops\n17) they're cops and get shot by cops\n18) they're suicide bombers and get blown up to death\n19) they're regular Iraqi citizens and get blown up to death\n20) they've got AIDS and die from sneezing\n21) they're plane crashes into a building\n22) they're on a plane and there's "Snakes on the plane" and they get poisoned\n23) they're ship hits an iceberg and sinks\n24) they're ship is boarded by pirates and then the pirates kill them\n25) they're about to become an emperor but their friend conspires against them\n26) they're car falls off a cliff\n27) they're space ship accidentally flies into the sun\n28) they're so spoiled that $100k a year is not enough for them to live\n29) they drown in a flood\n30) they're raped to death\n31) they're sawed to death\n32) they're humiliated to death\n33) the earth blows up.
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the pain itself isnt a virtue, but rather the manner in which they handle their suffering.  i look back at my grandma -- her hip was completely degenerated but she never really complained. for 13 years she slepti in a chair. she fell often but would not give up her home so we were there often. once she fell and laid there for 4+ hours. once it was about 6am she finally pushed her "help i've fallen button" the firefighters had a key to her house -they knewher well.  they chastized her for not calling sooner -she said she didn't want to wake them.  after she died, i tried to sleep in her chair - it was horrible.  she suffered all those long years with her health faining and would ask uss only to add pillows and restart the VCR with the sound of music.\nwith all the amazing pain she was in -she still prayed and never whined about her pain.  \nGod gives us strength to overcome any situation - when asked.
190134
do you mean why? because you cut off the circulation to them. That is why some people die because of it after LONG plane rides that don't get up at all and all of a sudden they get up and drop dead. Too much blood too fast.
247119
The reason men die before women do, is because they want to.  It gives them a few years of peace before they see them again in the Great Beyond.
817341
i know a lady that died from that also, she was losing weight very fast too. she passed out one day and her daughter found her the same day, took her to the e.r. and she died 3 days later. good luck to you all.i wish you the best.
1027271
internal illiac artery bleed can occur in pelvic fractures and that can lead to rapid death if not controlled, pelvic fractures cannot lead to cardiac ruptures but rib fraactures can lead to cardiac ruptures and tamponade .....does that answer ur question
17385
Alot, mostly from dehydration or a heart attack or stroke. I don't think hospitals have released official numbers but its not uncommon where I live to hear of someone dying from it.
1031048
Absolutely not.  CP is a condition, it is not a disease that gets worse and eventually causes death.  People that have it can live the same amount as everyone else.  They may have seizures, which can cause sudden falls and may result in injuries and even death, but it is not likely.  Usually people with seizures recognize their aura and know when a seizure is about to happen and they take measures to ensure their safety.
69271
something like centrum silver. this adds special vitamins and minerals that people of your age need. these vitamins add more calcium and other minerals that help protect the immune system and the make the bones stronger. Most of the time, you will find that before a person falls and breaks a hip, it is actually the hip that breaks first and this caused the person to fall.
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The resistance from the human body creates heat, which burns tissue. The cause of death, though, is because a surge of electricity induces ventricular fibulation in the heart. The heart muscle cells begin to spasm out of unison, so that the heart cannot beat coherently. The person dies because there is no blood being pumped to their brain.
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Yeah, old age.  But....  When we say that someone old has died of natural causes,  we probably don't know exactly why they died. Did they have a heart attack, a pneumonia leading to sepsis, a dysrrythmia etc...  Part if it is that we don't do as many autopsy  especially if there is no suspicion of foul-play.  Imagine trying to fill out a death certificate on a old person found at home dead.  I can honestly say that when I fill it out, at best its an an educated guess.
1070849
Because they want to be comfortable and pain-free as long as possible. Yes, everyone dies, but you don't have to be uncomfortable in the meantime.
427357
I think that's really great question to ask. !! I have sometimes wondered about that myself sometimes too. I can't understand it either. We ought to all find out why seniors of which whom it has affected for years and alot of polio people and those involved in wreck and are crippled for a period of time and some for a lifetime. They don't need to have to walk all that way when they are already in pain and then have walk a great distance to have to wait for someone that's not handy capped. IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. WHOEVER  started doing that just wasn't thinnking about the folks that are hurt for limited time or for life. thanks for caring !!
771543
I have a neuro/muscular disease and live with chronic pain that I take daily medication for, kidney stones and have suffered from an open femur fracture, but I still think the worst pain is that of a broken heart. It has been proven that people can die of a broken heart [for example when a spouse dies and the other dies with in 6 months a broken heart is considered a contributing factor] I have also had the unpleasantness of suffering one when my mother died. She and I were very close and I still miss her very much 12 years later but my father was worse, he died 5 months [on the same day of the month at the same time of day] after she did and his cardiologist listed a broken heart as a contributing factor.  I have had more pain than I care to talk about but the pain of my mom dying was and is the worse I have ever delt with.
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It certainly could mean a fracture which can be just as bad as a break. You didn't say how long ago this happened, but if you're feeling these symptoms a couple days after the incident you should see your Doctor about getting it X-rayed.