Why does a gunshot to the head cause immediate death?

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This sounds very obvious, I know. I assume it doesn’t immediately stop the heart, and people can still survive even while being “brain dead”. So what exactly happens in the body to cause immediate death once a bullet enters the brain?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

The brain stem controls life support systems. No brain stem no heartbeat. If the bullet doesn’t hit the brain stem you may survive but life my be different going forward.