To: Fantasywriter
Excellent point that I missed. Having a hole in the heart that is plugged keeps blood from accumulating in the pericardial sac. Without the nail, it would have filled quickly and stopped his heart.
I stand corrected.
16 posted on
08/16/2017 7:18:22 AM PDT by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Blush. I’m not in the medical field, but I had read about a similar case. It stuck in my mind.
18 posted on
08/16/2017 7:20:58 AM PDT by
Fantasywriter
(Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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