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sir pball

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8. Even if it were possible, there may jusy not have been time.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 04:13 PM

Aug 2015

IIRC from first aid class a fully severed femoral artery gives you three minutes, not a lot of time for somebody undoubtedly shocked and panicking.

This is why I shake my head when people talk about "shooting him in the leg, to wound" - it can be a quicker death sentence than a torso wound.

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