Can a person be killed with a single hit from a baseball bat to the back of the head?

Question

I'm writing a scene where my main character's girlfriend is being attacked, and her only weapon is a baseball bat. Seeing as how my character is driven by rage and fear, can the attacker be killed with a single hit to the back of the head with the baseball bat? If so, what are the chances of him bleeding?

Answer 1

If hit hard enough, yes. But it would have to be pretty hard. My own grandmother died from a head injury due to a fall, and Natasha Richardson died hours after falling due to a slow internal bleed I believe. It might not be instant, it doesn't have to be bloody, but it can happen.

Answer 2

It's the famous blunt-force trauma effect and very possible. The amount of bleeding would depend upon a few things. If she lacerates the scalp with the blow (it's likely she would), he'd bleed a lot. Scalp wounds are notoriously bloody. Probably there would be blood in the nose and mouth as well.

Answer 3

Yes, a person can be killed that way.

A well placed hit can crack the skull, or even fracture it causing intercranial bleeding.

He will most likely bleed if hit in the head.

Answer 4

Sure, you can kill someone like that, and there may be no or little blood. Not perfectly reliable, but it could happen with a lucky hit and enough force.

Answer 5

use Amazon.com to search for a couple books written for writers and details all ways to inflict damage to a person including poisons. I forget the titles, but these books exist and are very complete.... not medical books but written for writers.