5 things about getting shot you probably didn’t know (even if you’ve been shot)

Orvelin Valle
Jun 23, 2019 5:05 PM PDT
1 minute read
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SUMMARY

Some people go skydiving or do other extreme sports to get their adrenaline fix. Troops, on the other hand, get into gunfights. Celebrated war correspondent,

Some people go skydiving or do other extreme sports to get their adrenaline fix. Troops, on the other hand, get into gunfights. Celebrated war correspondent, Sebastian Junger nails this phenomenon in his 2014 Ted talk about why soldiers miss war.


Related: How to survive a gunfight (according to a drunk Green Beret)

While thrilling, the downside to any gunfight is getting shot. This video reveals five random facts about gunshot wounds you probably didn't know. (For instance, did you know that women are more likely to survive than men? What does that do to your "women in combat" matrix?)

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