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.
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.
Person gets shot and they have to dig the bullet out to save them.
But once the bullet is out, he’s fine. The bullet was the problem all along.
That’s why they aren’t hurt when the bullet goes straight through.
Or they keep pressure on the wound without checking if there’s an exit wound that is also leaking blood
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.
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James Garfield probably would have survived his assassination if his doctors knew that
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.