[Solarsonic]

That had to be the artery. Like others have said, just a well done example of it. Thanks for sharing

[mikesmith34]

Originally Posted by Vulpine ↗

cas they bleed out ?

But that’s my point… surely you’d bleed out even more if you lost an entire limb, but people survive these things. There must be a scientific reason.

[Dr_Jackal]

I'd say he got the point.

[Dodecahedron]

Originally Posted by HouseAtreides ↗

But wouldn't a strong tourniquet on the leg above the wound stop blood from reaching the exit point and leaving the body?

Just because you exert pressure around the circumference of the leg, does not mean the small artery inside is even affected by it.

[Dodecahedron]

Originally Posted by mikesmith34 ↗

But that’s my point… surely you’d bleed out even more if you lost an entire limb, but people survive these things. There must be a scientific reason.

When extremities are traumatically ripped away, the body responds quite well and clamps down on blood vessels, preventing a fast bleeding out.
A small puncture to an artery or vein doesn’t cause the same response.

[User_Unknown]

Despite the comments, FYI this appears as a lower extremity popliteal artery inury (lateral, posterior lower extremity ). Femoral Artery is higher near the groin and runs inside the leg not outwardly where the blood was spraying. The guy on ground while being kicked grabbed at the assaulters left leg to protect him self from being kicked or hold onto the leg, and cut the back of the kickers knee/Upper Calf, where the popliteal artery passes.

[tarvin890]

We got a bleeder!!

[tarvin890]

Femoral artery stick..deadly

[stanmarsh]

Originally Posted by User_Unknown ↗

Despite the comments, FYI this appears as a lower extremity popliteal artery inury (lateral, posterior lower extremity ). Femoral Artery is higher near the groin and runs inside the leg not outwardly where the blood was spraying. The guy on ground while being kicked grabbed at the assaulters left leg to protect him self from being kicked or hold onto the leg, and cut the back of the kickers knee/Upper Calf, where the popliteal artery passes.

As I see it, the puncture appears to be on the posterior thigh a couple of inches above the popliteal fossa. Technically, that would make it the superficial femoral artery.

It's still the same vessel, so not not a huge issue.

[GuyaneseDoll]

Getting yo ass whooped by a dying man is insane.