eli5 In movies and video games and stuff, characters get stabbed in the gut all the time and this usually causes them to puke up blood instantly. People have told me this is realistic and have tried to explain how it happens but I never get it. How does a stab cause blood to come out of their mouth?
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Someone stabs me in the gut? My stomach has ruptured and blood is filling it rapidly. You are now regurgitating or puking blood.
Someone stabs me in the chest? A lung is ruptured and/or collapsed, as well as rapidly filling with blood. Your lungs dont like having liquids in them, so youll start coughing up blood.
There are myriad ways it can happen, but it generally goes like this: blood somewhere it shouldnt be is bad. It must be removed.
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