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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The biggest issue with getting stabbed is the blood loss. So the primary first aid for someone who have gotten stabbed is to contain their bleeding. This might be more important then doing CPR as you can not pump blood around the body if it is not there. The knife is in the perfect position to help reduce any bleeding. It forms a perfect plug for the wound it just created. A lot of tissue will push around the knife and contain the bleeding. If you remove the knife then you will be left with a wide open knife shaped hole which can be hard to plug. Another issue is that the knife is still a sharp object and might even be serrated. Pulling it out might cause it to cut open more flesh causing more damage then it initially did.
It is not as simple though. In most situations it is best to leave the knife in the wound, so if you are unsure this is what you need to do, there are situations where this can cause issues. If the tissue around the knife have to move around the knife might end up cutting up more of the tissue creating a bigger wound. This might be an issue if the knife is close to the lungs or heart, or if the victim needs to be moved in order to be rescued to a hospital. But in these cases you need medical professionals to look at the situation and make decisions.
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