Always in movies and real life, when people get shot they scream in agony and curse and everthing, but they never cry. Are tears only let lose when the brain thinks they will do good, or is it just plain coincidence? Is getting shot beyond the pain which the brain is expected to flow tears?
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cuz they are too busy bleeding to death and forget
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Most people that endure severe trauma go into shock.
There is a period of time when the body shuts down it's nerve receptors and the person does not actually feel the trauma.
After about 15 or 20 minutes this changes and the person will actually start feeling the injury.
Wound Shock. The bane of medical officers in France during World War I. "wound shock" is a condition of "lowered vitality" which follows wounds, even trivial ones. Unchecked, it causes death. Wound shock comes from pain, loss of body heat, bleeding and toxemia. Lack of water balance, due to excessive sweating and short water rations, makes soldiers ready victims. The loss of fluid thickens their blood, produces a high concentration of poisonous urea. Best treatment for wound shock, discovered in the last year of World War I: 1) small doses of morphine for relief of pain; 2) an abundance of blankets and hot water bottles to prevent chill; 3) plenty of warm, sweet tea to restore a proper water balance; 4) blood transfusion to avoid blood poisoning; 5) operation as soon as the patient comes out of shock
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,762600-2,00.html
Anonymous
I don't know how many people you've seen get shot in real life, maybe you live in a really tough neighborhood. I've never seen anyone get shot in real life, but I have seen people hurt themselves, and yes, they cry.
When you get shot, your body goes into shock, so maybe that's what you're referring to. After the shock wears off and you survive, a common reaction to pain is crying. Nothing strange about that. Nowadays, I guess a common reaction to pain is "Hey doc, gimme some more Vicodin."
Anonymous
If I got shot I would probably scream in agony and curse.
I wouldn't think about crying, I would scream out of the sheer pain! lol <3
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the human body is a very sophisticated system of nerves and switches when you get shot the nerve that triggers tears is switched off (so you dont waste liquids ) and switches on the cursing nerve thats why you dont cry when shot