Breast implants, not guns to save your life

[medic417]

OK not really but supposedly they did save one life. The choice to fly her seems extreme as the wounds were primarily through her fakeness.

http://www.ems1.com/ems-oddities/articles/1375612-Shooting-victim-Breast-implants-saved-my-life/

"A Canadian woman says her surgically enhanced breasts saved her life when her ex-boyfriend shot her."

"The projectile's path through her body all but deflated her boosted breasts, she said."

 

[CANDawg]

Hmm. I'm curious as to where that happened. The report is from the Toronto Sun, but it specifically mentions she was airlifted by STARS in Alberta....

Nonetheless, I don't necessarily disagree with the airlift decision. They were dealing with gunshot wounds to the chest, and there was bound to be a significant amount of blood (and... what's the technical term for breast implant fluid?) in the area. It would have been hard to judge the extent of the injuries, and considering the MOI it was good to err on the side of caution.

That said, I doubt the implants saved her. If they hadn't been enhanced, maybe the breasts wouldn't have been in the path of the bullet in the first place.

 

[medic417]

While erring on side of caution is nice in this case I think the deflation should have been a pretty could clue to use to make decision not to waste a flight. Basically this was a superficial wound.

I also agree that the plastic did not save the life in fact as you mentioned actually may have caused her to be injured more. Possibly if natural would have missed her entire chest.

 

[medic417]

Another case.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-implants-stop-bullet,0,6422933.story

"Dr. Ghavami believes her implant stopped the bullet from hitting her heart. He says the bullet fragments were millimeters from her heart and her vital organs. If not for the implant, she might not be alive, Dr. Ghavami said."