In movies stab wounds appear incredibly dangerous; the victims normally bleed profusely and die very quickly whereas gunshots, even to the chest, seem “safer” as the people always survive them. I grew up thinking we had this inherent weakness there and that’s why criminals always go for stab wounds.
While researching i can’t find anything to support this. I found one study saying abdominal gunshot wounds were actually deadlier than stabbings. So what causes the cinematic stab in the gut, and the person dies in 30 seconds? And if I’m ever a victim of a stabbing, what last minute decision can I make to increase my survival? Aka; is there something in there I can afford to loose and other I can’t?
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I have been an ER nurse for 25 years and one thing I have learned in that time is that if a woman comes at you with a knife, run! She will kill you!
I have seen far too many deaths from stab wounds compared to gun shots. The majority of them have severed aortas, pulmonary arteries, superior vena cava, etc. Most gun shot wounds tend to hit extremities or in the back (which causes other issues).
Almost every stabbing victim I have treated was attacked by a woman. I had a guy in the other day who was stabbed by a woman. She severed his pulmonary artery. He died in the trauma room. We got him back. He was in for a follow up because he thought his wound was infected.
Maybe I should put this in /r/life tips but if you have pissed off a woman enough that she comes at you with a knife, run like hell, your life depends on it.
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