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No Hydrodynamic Shock Below 2600FPS??
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<blockquote data-quote="bomberodevil" data-source="post: 2513238" data-attributes="member: 23175"><p>That's a very interesting theory. Years ago in a medic CE presentation, I listened to a trauma physician from a busier trauma center in Phoenix talk about hydrostatic shock, and the difference of indirectly impacted organs of persons wounded with edge weapons, low velocity penetrating projectiles (mainly pistol wounds), and high velocity rifle wounds.</p><p></p><p>His point was, with projectiles of similar weight and diameter, the higher the projectile's velocity (with other factors contributing), the greater the hydrostatic shock wave that will cause internal injuries. The shockwave may travel laterally a few inches and cause traumatic damage to organs that weren't in the direct path of the projectile. This indirect damage could cause torn vessels and liquifying softer organs, such as lung tissue.</p><p></p><p>While much of this indirect traumatic damage to multiple organs accelerated the death of the person (or game in our discussion), they wouldn't necessarily cause the instantaneous "light switch" DRT being talked about here. The shockwave to the main arterials running to the brain, with post-mortem cerebral hemorrhaging is a plausible explanation for the instantaneous death without a direct insult on the CNS system. Interesting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bomberodevil, post: 2513238, member: 23175"] That’s a very interesting theory. Years ago in a medic CE presentation, I listened to a trauma physician from a busier trauma center in Phoenix talk about hydrostatic shock, and the difference of indirectly impacted organs of persons wounded with edge weapons, low velocity penetrating projectiles (mainly pistol wounds), and high velocity rifle wounds. His point was, with projectiles of similar weight and diameter, the higher the projectile’s velocity (with other factors contributing), the greater the hydrostatic shock wave that will cause internal injuries. The shockwave may travel laterally a few inches and cause traumatic damage to organs that weren’t in the direct path of the projectile. This indirect damage could cause torn vessels and liquifying softer organs, such as lung tissue. While much of this indirect traumatic damage to multiple organs accelerated the death of the person (or game in our discussion), they wouldn’t necessarily cause the instantaneous “light switch” DRT being talked about here. The shockwave to the main arterials running to the brain, with post-mortem cerebral hemorrhaging is a plausible explanation for the instantaneous death without a direct insult on the CNS system. Interesting. [/QUOTE]
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