How to Use regain consciousness in a Sentence

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  • The child did not regain consciousness and was pronounced dead at 5:40 p.m., the release states.
    — Maggie McNeary, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Farley did regain consciousness at the scene and was treated by paramedics.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Samsel did not regain consciousness until the next day, according to Metcalf, and has since suffered seizures for the first time in his life.
    — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Narcan was administered and the man was able to regain consciousness.
    — cleveland, 30 Nov. 2022
  • However, the lawsuit claims that Jimenez did not regain consciousness after the carotid restraint.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Elizalde began chest compressions and the victim soon began to regain consciousness.
    — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Anyone who did not regain consciousness within a few weeks after a stroke or head injury was said to have no hope for meaningful improvement.
    — Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2011
  • One devastating video from the BBC shows a woman trying to help her dying brother regain consciousness.
    — Rana Ayyub, Time, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Beaudoin said goodbye to his wife and dog — not realizing that he would soon be placed on a ventilator and not regain consciousness until June.
    — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Don't address a person who's just had a serious seizure with a worried, urgent tone—instead, give them a chance to slowly regain consciousness, then speak to them in a soft, reassuring voice.
    — Patti Greco, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The pigs were dead for an hour, and the researchers cooled their bodies and used neural inhibitors to ensure the animals did not regain consciousness during subsequent experiments.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • In many cases, victims will regain consciousness or responsiveness in a few minutes.
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Staff members started chest compressions and called emergency services to help Lofton regain consciousness.
    — Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021
  • If the person passed out, the researchers immediately changed the table position so the participant could regain consciousness.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Police administered three doses of Narcan, a heroin-overdose antidote, but the man did not regain consciousness.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The witness administered Narcan, an emergency medication used to try to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, but the teen did not regain consciousness and was pronounced dead.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 1 May 2022
  • The methods may not detect intentional brain activity in some patients who later regain consciousness.
    — Brian L. Edlow, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The procedure ultimately allowed her team to wean her off sedation and ventilator support, and soon, Augustina started to regain consciousness.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • It’s generally believed that patients who are in a vegetative state more than a year after experiencing severe brain trauma won’t regain consciousness ever again.
    — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2017
  • People who regain consciousness a year or more after injury rarely return to normal; many remain bedridden, incontinent, confused, or agitated.
    — Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2011
  • The man, John Marion Grant, was the first person executed by Oklahoma since prison officials made severe mistakes in previous executions, including using the wrong drug in one instance and, in another, allowing a prisoner to regain consciousness.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Another firefighter begins intubating Delk before pumping oxygen, though Delk doesn’t appear to regain consciousness.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023

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