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

There’s a lot of important things in your abdomen like your spine, liver, kidneys, and some significant blood vessels. An injury to, for example, the aorta is acutely life threatening. A ruptured aorta is going to result in a sudden and dramatic loss of blood pressure followed by almost immediate unconsciousness and death within minutes.