How can a single bullet kill you?

Question

I understand how someone would die if they get shot in the head, but if someone receives a bullet in the abdomen, unless it hits the heart, how does one die within seconds? I don’t think it can be hemorrhage so there must be another reason

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Answer 1

Because [look at the size of the wound](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX4ODh1g4eM). Bullets do damage because of their speed, not because of their size or weight, and the damaged area is huge compared to the size of the bullet.

So yes, internal hemorrhaging, loss of blood pressure, shock, etc.

You don’t die instantly, but your body may react by dropping you to the ground (relaxing your muscles, making you pass out, etc.) from the shock.