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Can a person survive a lung punctured by a bullet?
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Sometimes.: A bullet wound to the lung can be a serious and potentially life threatening injury, depending up the specific location of the injury to the lung. If the person is quickly transported to a hospital with a good emergency department / trauma center and receives appropriate care, the person may survive. Specifics depend upon the injury and the individual patient.
Answered 5/30/2019
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