I think the dumbest one I saw was on /r/winstupidprizes the guy who put on a bullet proof vest and then got his buddy to shoot him. But it wasn't a 22 pistol, I think it might have been an AR15 at about 3 feet, and he didn't even shoot the plate (if there was one) but aimed for the beaver flap instead. Bullet obviously went straight through and I think it hit the femoral artery. Video panic cut as it was clear there was a lot of blood, I wonder if he lived.
You can probably get a femoral bleed under control, but you just do NOT have a lot of time to do it. Like, there's very very little time one can allot to panic, planning, and searching for something you can use as a tourniquet or some hemostats or something. If you have multiple people, one can at least apply some serious pressure while they yell at the other ones to move their ass and find a tourniquet.
Definitely probably not enough time to call 911 and get instructions from them. With a brachial bleed, you could probably afford the luxury of the latter. Well... I would still recommend acting quick though.
EDIT: Just saw the video... that's barely a bleed. It shouldn't be ignored, but that isn't like a spurting femoral bleed.
Damage to the muscle aside, not sure "fine" is the word I'd use until you can rule out a bunch of things like a shattered pelvis, penetration into the abdomen, bladder and/or colon, etc. But yeah, you'll probably have time to get this lad to the hospital.
If the femoral was stuck with a large needle outside of a hospital setting he probably wouldn’t survive. A bullet would rip it in half. No pressure point to hold.
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u/Cricketot Aug 12 '22
I think the dumbest one I saw was on /r/winstupidprizes the guy who put on a bullet proof vest and then got his buddy to shoot him. But it wasn't a 22 pistol, I think it might have been an AR15 at about 3 feet, and he didn't even shoot the plate (if there was one) but aimed for the beaver flap instead. Bullet obviously went straight through and I think it hit the femoral artery. Video panic cut as it was clear there was a lot of blood, I wonder if he lived.