Why shouldn’t you pull out knife from someone who got stabbed?

Question

I heard people say that if you or someone got stabbed, you shouldn’t take out the knife. but why? isn’t it better to take it out?

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Answer 1

The knife helps keep the wound closed vs taking it out and then it gushing blood that cannot be stopped. Better to wait and let medical professionals remove it when they have the tools to stop the bleeding and/or access to blood for transfusion.