Don’t you need to get the bullet out before patching them up? I don’t remember ever seeing a movie where it’s implied that digging the bullet out is sufficient, only that it’s a necessary step.
That small inert lump of metal can have jagged edges that can cause injury later on. It also definitely is loaded with dirty crap that will cause infections. Overall it’s rarely “fine” to leave random, unsterilized foreign objects inside the body.
temperature and the explosion would sterilize it, but yes, they can cause injury later, but that would matter if the patient died when trying to remove it immediately no?
obviously removing it immediately and without proper medical training and tools is a horrible idea. i don’t think anyone’s disputing that. but surgeons leaving bullets in people’s shoulders is also not a universally applicable solution for the aforementioned reason
I think that digging the bullet out before you can patch up the wound would result in losing a lost of blood? I’m not sure but at least if you get stabbed or have an arrow shot into you, then you shouldn’t remove it before you are in a place where you can receive proper medical care.
Person gets shot and they have to dig the bullet out to save them.
But once the bullet is out, he’s fine. The bullet was the problem all along.
That’s why they aren’t hurt when the bullet goes straight through.
Or they keep pressure on the wound without checking if there’s an exit wound that is also leaking blood
Don’t you need to get the bullet out before patching them up? I don’t remember ever seeing a movie where it’s implied that digging the bullet out is sufficient, only that it’s a necessary step.
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That small inert lump of metal can have jagged edges that can cause injury later on. It also definitely is loaded with dirty crap that will cause infections. Overall it’s rarely “fine” to leave random, unsterilized foreign objects inside the body.
temperature and the explosion would sterilize it, but yes, they can cause injury later, but that would matter if the patient died when trying to remove it immediately no?
obviously removing it immediately and without proper medical training and tools is a horrible idea. i don’t think anyone’s disputing that. but surgeons leaving bullets in people’s shoulders is also not a universally applicable solution for the aforementioned reason
I think projectiles often push other crap in to the wound, like bits of clothing et cetera.
I learned this from movies so it must be true.
James Garfield probably would have survived his assassination if his doctors knew that
I think that digging the bullet out before you can patch up the wound would result in losing a lost of blood? I’m not sure but at least if you get stabbed or have an arrow shot into you, then you shouldn’t remove it before you are in a place where you can receive proper medical care.