Bullet wound to face but still alive (very graphic)

[Jenn]

Comment: Shot with a 7.62 round in the face and still alive. Can this be real?

[Seburiel]

I wouldn't think (based on extremely limited experience in the emergency medical field) that a 7.62mm rifle round would do that sort of damage. most of them are FMJ (though there ARE JHP variants out there), which shouldn't make such a crater in the man's face (I could be wrong) it looks more like he was trying to smoke a firecracker, honestly.

[Malruhn]

I have to agree. If it is, this looks to be an exit wound - which would seem to indicate that he was shot in the back of the head/neck area.

There is a CHANCE that the entry was under his left eye, as there appears to be a crease there, then down into his upper jaw/cheek area.

I will just offer a sincere, "OUCH!!!"

[Troberg]

Originally Posted by Seburiel

I wouldn't think (based on extremely limited experience in the emergency medical field) that a 7.62mm rifle round would do that sort of damage. most of them are FMJ (though there ARE JHP variants out there), which shouldn't make such a crater in the man's face (I could be wrong) it looks more like he was trying to smoke a firecracker, honestly.

It might not be a direct hit, the round may have passed through some cover first, flattening it and destabilizing it. That can create some really nasty wounds.

[Floater]

With the UN soldiers involved I would guess the photos were taken in Kongo.

[DemonWolf]

even if we assume that the wound is survivable, would the guy be able to sit up? I'd think that the pain would be intense enough that he'd be rolling around on the ground in agony.

[General Redwood]

I've seen similar photos of a guy who put a blasting cap in his mouth.

Whatever happened I'm voting real.

[franjava]

Originally Posted by DemonWolf

even if we assume that the wound is survivable, would the guy be able to sit up? I'd think that the pain would be intense enough that he'd be rolling around on the ground in agony.

Severe nerve damage? I believe people who are severely burned will also stop feeling pain after a while.

[effo5231]

Originally Posted by DemonWolf

even if we assume that the wound is survivable, would the guy be able to sit up? I'd think that the pain would be intense enough that he'd be rolling around on the ground in agony.

Shock could also be a reason why he seems so calm about the giant hole in his face.

[Troberg]

Originally Posted by effo5231

Shock could also be a reason why he seems so calm about the giant hole in his face.

My guess: Morphine. In that case, he's probably the happiest guy in the picture.

Originally Posted by effo5231

Shock could also be a reason why he seems so calm about the giant hole in his face.

Shock was the reason I calmly told the ambulance attendants at my motorcycle accident that I had a broken collarbone (I called it something loose in my shoulder, but they got the idea) a lacerated lower leg (that bled off and on for two weeks) and soft tissue damage to my upper leg. I had also sat up, removed my helmet, and tried to walk to see what my bike looked like...until they forced me to lay still in case I had back or neck injuries. They didn't believe I was that badly damaged until the shock started to wear off, and my hands and legs started shaking uncontrollably. That's when they gave me nitrous in the ambulance, morphine and ketorolac in the hospital, and enough Tylenol 3 to last me two weeks at home. I felt nothing with the shock and drugs, but the photos my friend took in the trauma unit looked pretty nasty.