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 may be serving as a plug of sorts keeping blood from spurting out. If you remove the knife without being in a position to stem any increased bleeding, you could hasten the victim’s death from blood loss.