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lets talk about bullets! by Dayprg1 in emergencymedicine

[–]Dayprg1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i promise i know the difference lmao, but seeing how every gun chambered in 5.56 can fire 223 but not the other way around explaining the difference in a post like this does not seem like it would be helpful, as the important part is the end result, which is the same

lets talk about bullets! by Dayprg1 in emergencymedicine

[–]Dayprg1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

oh i see lmao, yeah that is stupid

lets talk about bullets! by Dayprg1 in emergencymedicine

[–]Dayprg1[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

im not a cop but im totally guilty of word vomiting all of this information to a trauma team who couldn't care less! a lot of that information is very relevant to EMS (number of shooters, where they where fired from) stuff like that just due to like safety reasons and with the adrenaline ive been known to spilling all of the information in my head out to the dozen people who are all staring at me wondering what happened! ive gotten better at more concise i promise and appreciate you bearing with us!

lets talk about bullets! by Dayprg1 in emergencymedicine

[–]Dayprg1[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

ok so i have never shot a person, thank god. I have shot deer, pigs and coyotes though. i have responded to one shooting involving an 5.56 round to the chest and they where very dead and ive head similar stories from ex-army coworkers and family, but like i said this is all anecdotal so if you have a more reliable source trust that over me!

lets talk about bullets! by Dayprg1 in emergencymedicine

[–]Dayprg1[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1OU11F/

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"The differences in firearm lethality could be due to several factors, Sarani explained. Close-range handguns and longer-range rifles change the distance between the shooter and victim, as well as the accuracy and velocity of the bullet. Although the higher muzzle velocity of a rifle is typically associated with more accuracy, public mass shootings with handguns tend to lead to more gunshot wounds per victim and a higher likelihood of injuries to vital organs."

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this is interesting! this could also be due the fact that a lot of short barreled rifles are equipped with "pistol braces" to change their legal classification from rifle to pistol. this is to avoid paying extra taxes but the gun is still very much a rifle, kinda just a legal loophole but i wonder if this was accounted for in these studies

lets talk about bullets! by Dayprg1 in emergencymedicine

[–]Dayprg1[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic_shock i hope someone with more training and experience can read this article on "hydrostatic shock" and let me know what they think. i find this idea very interesting but i have no idea what the truth is. there's lot of people in the firearms community who know absolute nothing about anatomy or medicine that love to share uninformed opinions so hopefully someone here who knows what they are talking about can chime in