RIP thread

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Peter Greene, 60.

He was Zed in Pulp Fiction, and he’s now officially dead.





And, somehow, it turns out he died after getting shot… in the armpit. Frankly, of all the places for a killshot, I did not expect the armpit to be one of them.

The blood flow through an armpit is surprisingly large.

And considering all the vital bits near the armpit, a fatal gunshot wound in that region is probably more common than not.

Boru

[Jackalope]

The blood flow through an armpit is surprisingly large.

And considering all the vital bits near the armpit, a fatal gunshot wound in that region is probably more common than not.

Boru

Not to mention that arterial bleeding from a wound in that area is difficult to stop.

[Fake Messiah]

At least it's not Zed from the Police Academy.

[Rev. Rye]

Peter Greene, 60.

He was Zed in Pulp Fiction, and he’s now officially dead.





And, somehow, it turns out he died after getting shot… in the armpit. Frankly, of all the places for a killshot, I did not expect the armpit to be one of them.

Two months ago. And the bullet severed an artery.

Boru

And I only just got the news now. 

https://www.nme.com/news/film/pulp-ficti...it-3930260

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

And considering all the vital bits near the armpit, a fatal gunshot wound in that region is probably more common than not.

Boru

Not to mention that arterial bleeding from a wound in that area is difficult to stop.

Yeah, I imagine it’s a bit dodgy to apply a tourniquet.

Boru

[Thumpalumpacus]

And considering all the vital bits near the armpit, a fatal gunshot wound in that region is probably more common than not.

Boru

Not to mention that arterial bleeding from a wound in that area is difficult to stop.

Mazactly for both posts. The brachial arteries trunk through the armpits and none of the standard stanching processes (direct pressure, elevation, arterial pressure, or tourniquet) are useful. Stuffing with absorbent cloth and lashing the arm tight to the torso might work, but you really only have a minute or two to make it happen and even then your odds are poor. It's almost as bad as a femoral-artery wound, because the blood supply to the hands is voluminous.