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

  • @herrvogel@lemmy.world
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    519 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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      418 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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        17 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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        318 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