Bam Margera, a 21-year-old University of California San Diego student, was pronounced dead in April after suffering 4 seizures, as well as a bout with aspiration pneumonia. After a thorough review of his medical records, his death was ruled a suicide. This is the first known instance of a student in the United States committing suicide in more than a decade. However, this doesn’t mean that the case is an isolated incident. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, over 200 students in the US have attempted suicide since 2006.
Injuries sustained
The former “Jackass” star Bam Margera suffered four seizures in a month. He was later placed on a ventilator and pronounced dead. In the hospital, he was also diagnosed with pneumonia. His condition worsened, and he died in December.
Margera was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. A professional skateboarder, he had appeared in several films and television shows. Margera had a history of substance abuse. Before he was diagnosed with a blood disorder, he had a prescription for Adderall for 10 years.
Bam Margera was removed from Jackass Forever after a drug test revealed he had a positive for the medication. But he won his legal battle against the film’s team. Despite his illness, he appeared on a podcast to talk about his health problems.
When Margera was in rehab in 2019, he tested positive for the prescription drug Adderall. However, he didn’t disclose the positive result. After his stay in rehab, he said he had been coerced into signing a wellness agreement, and had been on the medicine for a decade.
Bam had previously quit treatment facilities twice. During his fourth seizure, he ate his own blood, and was unconscious for a long period of time. This prompted Florida cops to respond to an emergency call.
When he was in the hospital, Margera was in extreme pain. During his fifth seizure, he was unconscious and could no longer breathe on his own. As a result, he was on a ventilator. He was also suffering from blood infection and pneumonia.
After his hospitalization, Margera was treated with Covid-19. This medicine is prescribed to treat patients with pneumonia, and it is a common cause of respiratory failure. Although the medication helped alleviate his pain, it left him unable to breathe.
Bam was more or less pronounced dead in December. However, he is now improving. At the time of his death, he was battling pneumonia, and he had been hospitalized with five seizures. Earlier this year, he spoke with Steve-O on the Wild Ride! podcast about his hospitalization.
COVID-19
Bam Margera, the Jackass star who fought against substance abuse, recently opened up about his health scare to Steve-O. He had been battling pneumonia and COVID-19, a drug that has been linked to seizures.
During his stay at the hospital, he had five seizures and was on a ventilator. The fourth one lasted for more than a half an hour, and the fifth seizure left him unconscious for eight days. But he was discharged from the hospital last month. Despite his troubles, he is a friend to Steve-O.
Margera has faced several public battles with substance abuse in the past. In fact, he reportedly tested positive for Adderall during his rehab stint in 2019. However, the case was eventually settled for an undisclosed amount. In addition, he filed a lawsuit against co-creator Johnny Knoxville, director Spike Jonze, and Paramount Pictures.
Margera has also been accused of being fired from “Jackass Forever” due to a failed drug test. Margera argued that the filmmakers took advantage of him, and that he was forced to sign a wellness agreement to keep him off the set. And then he claims the team knew he was taking the drug for a decade.
When he signed the contract, he claimed he was unaware of the dangers of the drug. Nevertheless, he went through a rehab program and was tested again. At the time, he said he had been on Adderall for a decade. Now he is seeking millions in compensation.
On his Wild Ride podcast, Margera spoke about his experience in the hospital, and explained that he was put on a ventilator because he couldn’t breathe on his own. The episode, which aired on December 10, was a positive update for fans.
Margera was fired from the movie’s production in February, and he says he was legally dismissed because he failed a drug test. After his legal battle was settled, he said he was no longer interested in working on Jackass Forever. So, it’s likely he’ll be back in the studio’s films in the future.
Aspiration pneumonia
Bam Margera, the former “Jackass” star, was pronounced dead last month after suffering four seizures. His health was in disarray after he contracted COVID-19, a viral infection that is highly contagious. During his hospital stay, the former star fought a bout of pneumonia. He had to be put on a ventilator and later died. But not before he got the chance to share his story with Steve-O, his former “Jackass” costar.
Bam Margera first began showing signs of illness in October, when he was diagnosed with pneumonia and was placed on a ventilator. The former actor had also been struggling with Adderall addiction for several years.
Several days after his arrival at a hospital in San Diego, Margera became unconscious. A doctor diagnosed him with a blood infection and he began to have trouble breathing. In the hospital, he had several seizures. Eventually, his condition worsened and he was admitted to an ICU.
While in the hospital, Bam had a fifth seizure. It is not clear what caused this seizure, but the actor reportedly had to be put on a ventilator. As the news spread, the public was captivated.
However, despite the hospitalization, Margera never made it to the next Jackass movie. He was not involved in 2021’s “Jackass Forever” because of a contract. Although Margera had been in rehab for a year, he was not permitted to work on the movie.
He was not allowed to participate in the latest installment because he was not allowed to be sober while shooting the film. This was a breach of contract, according to Margera. Despite his lawsuit, his contract was eventually settled for an undisclosed amount.
Before he died, Margera spoke to Steve-O about his illness. In an interview with Wild Ride!, he said he felt as if he was going to die. Afterward, he found comfort in knowing that everything happened for a reason.
On his podcast, he also discussed his battle with substance abuse. According to Margera, he had been taking Adderall by prescription for over a decade.
Death ruled a suicide
Margera had been battling pneumonia and COVID-19, a rare brain disorder that can cause seizures. He had five seizures while in the hospital, and was pronounced dead in early December. The celebrity and f(x) star was in his 30s. During his hospitalization, he was on life support for 10 days. In the weeks leading up to his death, he spoke openly about his struggles with drug abuse and mental health. He previously had a prescription for Adderall for ten years.
The f(x) star had previously been in rehab twice in the summer of 2022. He was discharged in September, but returned to the treatment facility in October. Before his latest stay, he was under a court-ordered program for substance abuse. He was reportedly forced to sign a “wellness agreement” while in the facility.
A lawyer representing Margera said that the f(x) actor escaped rehab several times. It is unclear why he was not given the chance to take the COVID-19 medication. But he also claims that he was pressured into signing the agreement. According to the lawyer, he had been using Adderall for ten years.
Previously, Margera had been fired from “Jackass Forever” after he tested positive for Adderall. However, his lawsuit against Paramount Pictures and Johnny Knoxville was settled. His lawsuit claimed that the producers of “Jackass” knew that he was taking the drug, and he was fired because he refused to take it.
In addition to his lawsuit, Margera has been battling pneumonia and COVID-19, and he recently suffered a seizure. After suffering five seizures, Margera was placed on a ventilator, and was no longer able to breathe on his own. Although he was in the hospital for a long time, he was unconscious for most of it. He told an interviewer that his seizures last between ten and twenty minutes. Earlier in the month, he went to Steve-O’s podcast, Wild Ride!, and he described his seizures as “the worst thing I’ve ever had to deal with.”
After his last seizure, he was unable to breathe on his own, and he was unable to talk. He told Steve-O that he thought he was going to die.
