A bullet can trigger a stroke days after the shooting
A high-speed bullet behaves like a hydraulic ram, sending shockwaves through the body that can shatter arterial plaques and trigger strokes days later.
Even if a bullet misses every vital organ, its passage through the body creates a violent pressure wave traveling at over 1,500 meters per second. This energy acts like a hydraulic hammer, compressing arteries to 300 pounds per square inch and fracturing cholesterol plaques deep within the vessel walls.
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