I’m aware of the NCIS scenes, what else you guys got?

  • Don’t you need to get the bullet out before patching them up? I don’t remember ever seeing a movie where it’s implied that digging the bullet out is sufficient, only that it’s a necessary step.

    • @I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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      121 day ago

      The small, inert lump of metal? No, it’s fine. 9 times out of 10, you’re going to do more damage trying to dig the bullet out rather than just patching things up. Even surgeons will sometimes leave bullets in if it’s in a dangerous/tricky spot.

      • @herrvogel@lemmy.world
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        523 hours ago

        That small inert lump of metal can have jagged edges that can cause injury later on. It also definitely is loaded with dirty crap that will cause infections. Overall it’s rarely “fine” to leave random, unsterilized foreign objects inside the body.

        • @Vilian@lemmy.ca
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          423 hours ago

          temperature and the explosion would sterilize it, but yes, they can cause injury later, but that would matter if the patient died when trying to remove it immediately no?

          • @fine_sandy_bottom
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            111 hours ago

            I think projectiles often push other crap in to the wound, like bits of clothing et cetera.

            I learned this from movies so it must be true.

          • @AVincentInSpace@pawb.social
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            322 hours ago

            obviously removing it immediately and without proper medical training and tools is a horrible idea. i don’t think anyone’s disputing that. but surgeons leaving bullets in people’s shoulders is also not a universally applicable solution for the aforementioned reason

      • @LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        24 hours ago

        I wonder how often they cause things like heavy metal poisoning, thankfully not enough people around me are shot to take a poll. Although I do know several people who have been shot. The majority, shot themselves. 1 actually did so intentionally. Not the brightest bulb. (Shot himself in the shin, so it wasn’t a suicide attempt)

        • @futatorius@lemm.ee
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          322 hours ago

          (Shot himself in the shin, so it wasn’t a suicide attempt)

          Might have been, sounds like he’s a shin-for-brains.

          • @LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            116 hours ago

            For real he obviously got tired, and went to sleep after doing so. Told his then girlfriend about it who was in bed, she said yeah sure whatever and rolled over and went back to sleep. Woke him up a little later when she realized the mattress was covered in blood and brought him to the hospital. He even has the scars and X-rays to prove it. Haha

    • I think that digging the bullet out before you can patch up the wound would result in losing a lost of blood? I’m not sure but at least if you get stabbed or have an arrow shot into you, then you shouldn’t remove it before you are in a place where you can receive proper medical care.