throught he veins and arteries and cause medical problems. :(
post from Firedoglake blog:
http://www.haloscan.com/comments/firedoglake/113984118736473358/#259119Speaking as a 20-year veteran of The-Big-ICU-In-Knife-And-Gun-Club-Territory, there is no way in hell that the victim is relatively uninjured.
Shotgun injuries are some of the worst cases I have taken care of, due to the spread-shot nature of the wounds. If the victim got "peppered" in the neck, there are waaaayyyy too many important structures in that small space (oh, like maybe one of the internal or external carotid arteries) for this to be a "no big deal" situation. If any of the pellets nicks a blood vessel, it may travel as far as it can go--I took care of a kid shot in the chest and some pellets eneded up in his ankle, blocking the bloodflow, leading to an amputation. In this situation, add to that the victim's age and potential underlying medical problems--this is huge.
These days, God Almighty doesn't get to stay in the ICU unless it is absolutely imperative that He do so.
This stinks worse than a gangrenous leg....
LittleBit | 02.13.06 - 8:04 am | #