How Getting Shot by a Gun Affects Your Health
the carotid artery
After I posted my previous Substack article, “Getting Shot by a Gun will Affect Your Health,” people wanted to know, “how does it affect your health?” Here's an example: getting shot in the neck, at the carotid artery.
The aorta arises from the left ventricle of the heart, as the ascending aorta which curves to become the aortic arch which gives off some branches including the brachiocephalic artery which bifurcates into the right common carotid artery and right subclavian artery. Coming directly off the aortic arch is the left common carotid artery. Both right and left common carotid arteries bifurcate into internal carotid artery and external carotid artery. The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the brain. The external carotid artery supplies blood to the face and neck.
Due to the high pressure of blood flow from the heart, when the carotid artery is severed, blood will be pushed out of the carotid in a pulsing forceful manner with each heartbeat due to the strong, rhythmic expulsion of blood from the heart. This can lead to massive and rapid blood loss and loss of blood flow to the brain which can be fatal within minutes.