Who would have thunk it. A defensive knife or gunshot strike to the upper thigh could be lethal. If you are hit here, you need immediate attention, such as a constriction band. General Albert Sidney Johnston, the first and most experienced leader of the confederate army recieved a lead ball in his leg. He encouraged his surgeon to first treat other soldier. Within minutes, he was dead--lying under a peach tree in the Battle of Shiloh.
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| Henry Gray (1821–1865). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918. |
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