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GunfighterAnatomy: HowtoStopaManThere are two ways to stop a man. The first, most effective and most difficult to accomplish is

disruptionofthecentralnervoussystem(CNS). Thesecond,leasteffectiveandeasiesttoaccomplishis

torender

aman

unconscious

as

aresult

of

Hypovolemia

(blood

loss).

Arguably,thereisathirdmethodofstoppingamanfromcausingharm. Thisistocausedamagetothe

musculoskeletalsysteminsuchawayastoinhibithisabilitytomove. Thismayleaveaperpunableto

move fromhisposition,butmayalso leavehimable tooperatea firearm. Shots to thepelvicgirdle

and/orthevertebralcolumnwillaccomplishthis.

DisruptionoftheCentralNervousSystem(CNS)The cerebral cortex,whatwe think of as the brain, is involved in conscious initiation of voluntary

movement

of

the

body

and

limbs.

The

cortex

has

two

hemispheres,

left

and

right,

which

can

operate

independentlyofoneanother. Eachhemispherecontrolsthemusclesofthebodyontheoppositeside

forexampletherighthemispherecontrolsthemusclesoftheleftsideofthebody. Bothhemispheres

receive informationfromthebodyandsend informationtothebodythroughastructureatthetopof

thebrainstemknownasthediencephalon. Damage toonehemisphereof thecortexmaypotentially

impedemotorfunctionforonesideofthebody,buttheoppositesideofthebodywillbeunaffected.

Significantdamagetothediencephalonwilleliminateallvoluntarymotorfunction.

Interruption of this voluntary movement pathway will immediately eliminate ones ability to make

voluntarymovementsand thuswill immediately remove a threat. Thepathway forvoluntarymotor

commandstothebodyisasfollows:

Cortex diencephalon brainstem spinalcordmusclesofthebody/limbs

Thebrainstemcontrolsautonomic functionsof thebodyfunctions, suchasbreathing,which sustain

life. Withinthebrainstemalsoresideaxonstothebody/limbs(formotorfunctions)andaxonscoming

fromthebody(sensation)thusdamagetothebrainstemmay interruptbothvoluntarymovementand

autonomic functions such as breathing. The Pathway for autonomic commands to the body is as

follows:

Brainstem spinalcord bloodvessels,heart,lungs,GItract,etc

Thespinal

cord

carries

information

to

and

from

the

body

to

the

brain.

Severing

the

cord

will

cut

off

informationtoandfromtheareassuppliedbelowthecut. Thelegsaresuppliedbynerveswhichenter

thecord in the lumber region. Thearmsare suppliedbynerveswhichenter thecord in thecervical

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region(T1andabove). Thusseveringthecordabovethebaseoftheneck(justabovethejugularnotch)

willleaveapersonwithouttheuseoftheirarmsorlegs.

Conclusions:

A lowvelocity(pistol)shottotheheadwhichstrikesthecortexmay leavethetargetwiththecapacitytocauseharm.

Disruptionof thebrainsability to communicatewith thebody canbeaccomplished throughdestructionofthediencephalon,brainstemandorspinalcordwithinthecervicalregion.

Destructionofthebrainstemwillresultinimmediatedeath. Severingthespinalcordabovethebaseoftheneckwillensurecompletelossofmotorfunction

tothelimbs.

Severingthecordbelowthebaseoftheneckmayleavethearmsfunctionalandthusstillleaveathreatonthefield. Note: withouttheabilitytomovethetrunkthearmswillbeoflessuse

Note: Highvelocityprojectilespenetratingthecranialvaultwillcreateanoverpressureofthecraniumandhaveaneffectiveresultregardlessofshotplacementwithinthecranium thinkJFK.

Above:the

Brainstem

(red)

and

Diencephalon

(yellow)



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UnconsciousnessasaresultofHypovolemia(bloodloss)The brain is a hungry organ and as such it receives approximately 20% of the cardiac output. The

CarotidArteries supply90%of theblood flow to thebrain. A completedisruptionofcarotidarterial

bloodflow

to

the

brain

will

result

in

unconsciousness

within

510

seconds.

Thus

adrop

in

blood

pressuresignificantenoughtoreducebloodflowtothebrainwillresultinunconsciousnessnoquicker

thanwithin510seconds.

BloodleavestheheartandentersthearteriesatthejunctionoftheleftventricleandtheAorta. Cardiac

outputfromtheleftventricleintotheAortais5Litersperminuteonaverage. Theaveragepersonhas5

Litersofblood intheirbodythustheaveragepersoncouldbleedout inoneminute iftheAortawere

completelydissected.

Lossofconsciousnesswill likelyoccurwhen40%ofbloodvolume is lost(approximately2 liters). Thus

lossofconsciousness,atbest,mayoccurwithin24secondsofcompleteperforationoftheAortanearits

beginningat

the

left

ventricle,

where

its

velocity

is

greatest.

Blood flowat the leftventricle/archofAortahasthehighestvelocityofallbloodvessels in thebody.

Bloodflowthroughouttherestofthevesselsofthebody isreducedrelativetotheaorta,soitfollows

thatmultipleperforationstomultiplearterieswouldberequiredtoachieveahighrateofbloodloss.

Conclusions:

Acompletedisruptionofbloodflowtothebrainwillnotimmediatelystopaman. Evenashottotheheartwhichresultsincompletestoppageofbloodflowmaygiveaman510

secondstocontinuetoact.

TissuedamageinotherpartsofthebodyresultinginhemorrhagemaytakeseveralminutesbeforebloodlossisenoughsuchthattheassailantfallsunconsciousfromHypovolemicshock.

Evenmultipleperforationsofmultiplearterieswilllikelygiveanassailantenoughtimetokillyou,yourfamilyandyourdogbeforelosingconsciousness.



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Right:alateralviewofthethorax.

NotethepositionoftheArchof

AortabehindtheManubrium

DiscussionLossofconsciousnessand/orbleedingoutfromawound(s)canoccurquickly,butinagunfightseconds

are the difference between life and death. Amanwho is in the process of bleeding out from any

numberof arterialperforations could verywell killyou and later collapse anddiehimself. Theonly

certainwayof immediately stopping aman is to cutoffhis cortexsability to communicatewithhis

body. Thisisdonebyplacingshotsonthediencephalon,brainstemand/orspinalcordabovethebase

oftheneck.

Unfortunately,thesetargetsareverysmall. Addmovement,returnfireandadrenalineanditwouldbe

verydifficulttohitoneandthusitisunrealistictoexpecttodoso.

Thetargetswhichwillquicklyincapacitateatargetarealsosmall,butarealsoincloseproximitytoother

choicetargetssuchasthe lungs. Takenasawholethemoreroundsyoucanputontarget,themore

likelyyouare to strike thebrainstem/spinalcordorperforatehighlyvascularorgans, thus themore

likely youwillbe to create adrop inbloodpressure significantenough to result in the target losing

consciousnessandthusincapacitating,ifnotkillingthetarget.

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