RanD00M said:
swolf said:
That is correct. It's called the femoral artery and, when ruptured, the person would die within 2 1/2 minutes. Proper treatment is to clamp the artery but that artery retracts when cut so it's quite rare (to my knowledge) for somebody to survive that type of trauma. (In case you are wondering, I was a Combat Medic in the U.S. Army so that's how I know.)
That is exactly what happened in Black Hawk Down.And I remembered it.
And people keep saying that these kind of movies are rotting my brain.
Yeah, that movie was correct. Though I believe that patient's life was sustained for a little while by pumping him full of IV fluid (I can't remember the name of the likely fluid. Like, I would recognize if I heard it but it's evading me right now...it's been a few years. I will try to remember to look it up and edit this post accordingly). That movie was surprisingly accurate. Many people don't believe that final scene where the soldiers are entering friendly territory and are greeted by locals holding silver platters with glasses of water. Well, one of my instructers was there as a medic (on the base to treat incoming patients, not in the field) and he said that is exactly how that happened. The only inaccuracy I can think of right would probably be the discussion between the sargeant and the (private? I don't remember his rank.) He likely would not have thrown the basketball or talked to him in that manner. He would, more than likely, have been more respectful. I mean, yes, there are those that don't mind being talked to that way but others of that rank expect to be talked to respectfully. I remember one time, in training, seeing a private lounging around at the CQ desk while an Infantry sargeant and his buddies were waiting to talk to the Drill Sargeants. So the Private asked the Sargeant about what it's actually like after training and what it's really like in an Infantry unit. Well, the Sarge told him that in a real infantry unit he probably would not have finished asking that question since he wasn't standing at ease (a sign of respect). Instead, the Sargeant's buddy would have already started beating the private for his disrespect. I mean, if somebody saved your life, wouldn't you be angry with anybody disrespecting that person? I understand that not all Infantry Sargeants are like that but there are some and that's not a risk I would take. It's better advised to be respectful.
The Rockerfly said:
EmileeElectro said:
My science teacher told me shooting someone in the leg is the worst place to shoot them, a main artery is in your leg or something.
That along with your kneecaps, massive amounts of nerves and the artery
So you loose massive amounts of blood due to the artery, will not be able to feel anything in your leg at (probably damaging your crotch nerves too) and will not be able to walk again. Yeah shooting him in the knee is probably worse then killing him
OT: I'm a pacifist to the extent of self defence. Threaten my life or my families lives directly and I will defend myself. However I wouldn't have a gun, I would talk it out first and only if he threatened me or my family
Yeah, damaging the knee cap causes immense pain (been there, done that, went through physical rehab...still walk funny from time to time). A bullet wound to the leg is practically a death sentence (when hitting the right area). So, yeah, not being able to feel the leg should be the least of the worries (that's if you're lucky enough to not be able to feel it...otherwise, it's a painful death). If I did do that to somebody, I would probably shoot them in the head to end their misery...because I don't want to see that or have my family see that.
