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How bad does a wound have to be to puncture organs?
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Quite simply: Deep enough just to get through skin, subcutaneous tissue, fat, muscle, peritoneum and voila!...Internal organs. The skinnier the person the less the distance and vice versa.
Answered 4/20/2014
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