Three hunters were out deer hunting. They went to their shooting houses, agreeing to come out at a certain time. A couple of hours later one heard the call of nature, went out into the woods to "handle" the situation, and was shot in the shoulder by one of his friends who thought he was a deer. His friends quickly dragged him out of the woods, threw him into the back of their truck, and rushed him to the hospital...
A few hours later in the emergency room the doctor came out into the waiting area shaking his head. Their friend was dead. "How can he be dead?" asked the first hunter, "He was only shot in the shoulder!" "Well" drawled the doctor, "it's true the wound itself wasn't fatal, but you really shouldn't have field dressed him first."
Your version introduces absurdity, which is always welcome in humor if you ask me.