Comment on What would be the consequences of a smallsword wound to the belly?
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Complete layman answer here, but I would imagine it would depend on several factors:
- Depth of the wound.
- Any angle, twist or lateral movement of the blade after contact.
- Which organs/blood vessels got hit, if any.
- Cleanliness of the blade prior to puncturing the skin.
I suspect it’d be extremely painful regardless of the above!
GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think the cleanliness of the blade would be less relevant than the massive infection pouring from your pierced guts into the wound.
gregorum@lemm.ee 1 month ago
yeah, almost nothing on the blade would matter compare to the filth already inside your intestines. just a speck of that leaking into your body cavity will cause sepsis, and would be fatal without elephantine doses of antibiotics. stabbed with a sword? you’ll be in the hospital for a while. oh, and that’s not even including the massive tissue damage and blood loss.
plus, you’ll be luck to be leaving with your entire intestine intact (you’ll likely be osing a few feet of it) and not pooping into a colostomy bag for the rest of your life.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
True indeed.
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Septic shock be a harsh mistress.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Talk that talk, and walk that walk, but never mess with septic shock.