ELi5: Why no poisoning when doctor leaves bullet inside you?
In: Biology
Your body already contains trace amounts of metals to begin with, metal isn’t poisonous to you unless it’s in higher doses or in some cases ingested in higher doeses as a poison, doctors don’t leave bullets inside you as far as I know, they’d always be extracted, if the lead gets into your bloodstream to begin with it means it’s nicked or gone Into one of your internal organs and you have a lot more to worry about than lead poisoning.
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