If someone suddenly attacks me with a pocket knife, for example, they’ll most likely immediately go right for my belly, since I am 6’5" tall, and stab or rip it open. Therefore, I’m curious how fatal and painful such a wound is?

  • cerement@slrpnk.net
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    8 months ago
    • purely from anecdotal, no medical knowledge involved …
      • supposedly incredibly painful – not just skin nerves, but all the stuff surrounding your guts (stomach aches, cramping, etc.)
      • depending on getting emergency medical help – not immediately fatal but huge risk of infection and sepsis (stuff inside your guts is supposed to stay quarantined inside your guts)
    • VelvetStorm@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 months ago

      Ya, from what I understand, you won’t die quickly from it, but you’ll wish you did. Supposedly, you can survive a disembowelment for a long time as long as it all stays attached to you.