*nods* A lot of the stuff is near the surface because in a area about as big as if you were to make a circle with both of your thumbs and middle fingers, there's only so much stuff which can go in the middle. The oesophagus, spine and main artery are the main things the body needs to protect.
Muscles and veins go on the outside, it's a fact of the human body. Unfortunately, all the blood which has to go to the brain has to come back down and that's not so good.
There was a girl who'd been attacked by a sea lion in the news recently. The sea lion's tooth sunk in about a centimetre away from a vital area. There was still a lot of blood though and she had to go to hospital anyway. So your swipe doesn't even need to be really deep for it to cause a lot of blood. Your main concern might be how much muscle is affected. I really don't want to think about the actual slicing, so...
A swipe to the neck guarantees there will be plenty of panic, blood loss, depending on the amount, might be enough to make a person weak or dizzy or possibly even to faint. Most anything serious will cause a person to pass out, if only from pain or because they're squeamish. In this case, from loss of blood seems more likely. Reaction: Immediate reaction would be to bind the wound or at least put pressure on it. The procedures for tending to cuts hasn't changed much over the decades. Once they got to a hostpital, if it was serious enough, stitches, otherwise probably bandage with a dressing and maybe keep them in overnight so they can check in the morning.
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Date: 2007-04-20 01:17 am (UTC)The oesophagus, spine and main artery are the main things the body needs to protect.
Muscles and veins go on the outside, it's a fact of the human body. Unfortunately, all the blood which has to go to the brain has to come back down and that's not so good.
There was a girl who'd been attacked by a sea lion in the news recently. The sea lion's tooth sunk in about a centimetre away from a vital area.
There was still a lot of blood though and she had to go to hospital anyway.
So your swipe doesn't even need to be really deep for it to cause a lot of blood. Your main concern might be how much muscle is affected.
I really don't want to think about the actual slicing, so...
A swipe to the neck guarantees there will be plenty of panic, blood loss, depending on the amount, might be enough to make a person weak or dizzy or possibly even to faint. Most anything serious will cause a person to pass out, if only from pain or because they're squeamish. In this case, from loss of blood seems more likely.
Reaction: Immediate reaction would be to bind the wound or at least put pressure on it. The procedures for tending to cuts hasn't changed much over the decades. Once they got to a hostpital, if it was serious enough, stitches, otherwise probably bandage with a dressing and maybe keep them in overnight so they can check in the morning.
*still needs to check with her mum*