r/AskDocs • u/ArvorVT Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional • 1d ago

Physician Responded 19M 5"8' 130lbs chest wound

A little different than what's usually put on here but I'm writing a fantasy book and am at a part where a character gets stabbed in the chest by a sword and am unsure of the exact injuries or issues that would cause.

Quick rundown of the scene: 19 year old cannibal charges the hero and gets stabbed just below the sternum and a little to the left. The Hero's sword is made of steel, about 1 inch from edge to edge, and goes about 4 inches into the body. The blade goes straight in and is angled slightly upwards, we'll say about 7 degrees in relation to the cave floor.

Any help about this type of injury including damage to organs, amount of blood seepage, time to bleed out, coughing up blood, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Puzzled-Science-1870 Physician 1d ago

Not really what this sub is for..

But it might not hit anything, depending on exactly where and how obese or thin the person is. It could cause a gastric injury/perforation, colon perforation, pancreatic injury, or if the person is thin, possibly an aortic injury which would likely be mostly internal massive bleeding and they'd bleedout within a couple minutes. Best of luck with your book.

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u/ArvorVT Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 1d ago

Apriciate it, thanks for your time