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Can you get a pulmonary embolism from getting shot by a bullet?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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Unusual: Bulled emboli have been reported. Enters a major vein and ends up in the lung. Very lucky not to die! and after gunshot trauma and operation, and hospitalization, and bed rest etc., peripheral blood clots DVT can occur and embolize.

Answered 6/10/2014

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