[hermantheshocker]

This elderly male shot himself in the right temple with a .357 Magnum. Despite the obvious devastating nature of the wound, he lived 1 h and 34 min without any life-support systems. The fact that one can survive at least for a limited time with a wound of the head that would ordinarily be thought to cause instant death is extraordinary.


Fig.1 Contact wound of the right temple with .357 Magnum. The deceased lived 1 h and 34 min without any life-support systems.

An individual may sustain a fatal gunshot wound and yet engage in physical activity. Occasionally, forensic pathologists encounter cases in which an individual, after incurring a fatal gunshot wound of the heart, is able to walk or run hundreds of yards and engage in strenuous physical activity prior to collapse and death.

Just as in the case of gunshot wounds of the heart or major blood vessels, individuals can perform tasks or even survive gunshot wounds of the brain, especially if the injury involves only the frontal lobes. Numerous individuals have survived perforating gunshot wounds of the frontal lobes though there may be associated personality changes and/or blindness. In documented cases of suicide, individuals have fired a bullet through the frontal lobes, to be followed by a second, fatal intracranial gunshot wound.

In addition to a wound not immediately causing incapacitation, in some instances, individuals who have been shot do not initially realize it. This is not uncommon in combat situations, where the noise, violence, and activity so distract an individual that he may not realize that he has been wounded.

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[Izumi]

Fucking hell. Thanks for the post Herman!

[imbok]

It makes sense. With a wound to the frontal lobes only, the autonomic nervous system will keep the machine running for a while. Crazy.

[REVZZYBAN]

Oooh. Another amazing but nasty one.
Thanks, H.T. Shocker

[cableguy654]

Herman thank you for always posting quality content...I feel bad for this fella he should have ate that bullet instead of side shot he was obviously done

[gimlet]

That's why the current 'best practice' is to put the gun in ones mouth and shoot the brainstem.

[ArtOfLife]

Crazy stuff Excellent share.

[kasapin]

I've seen people without brains live for many many years here in the US.

[philovan]

Originally Posted by kasapin ↗

I've seen people without brains live for many many years here in the US.

You don't have to go any further than DR to find some of them.

[Rogan]

tough cookie