The air left the room before the blood left his body. It wasn't the sharp, stinging bite he’d imagined a knife would make. Instead, it was a hot, wet punch just below the ribs—a sudden, profound wrongness. He looked down. The handle jutted from his belly like a key in a lock, turning his torso into a heavy, leaking thing. He tried to speak, but his core, his center, had been unlocked. All that came out was a shallow, wet gasp. The world didn't go black; it went cold, shrinking to the size of that single, terrible wound.
The severity of an abdominal puncture depends largely on the location of the wound and the depth of penetration.
If the object has been removed, apply firm pressure with a clean cloth to the wound to control external bleeding.
A surgical procedure where the abdomen is opened to repair damaged organs and stop bleeding. 4. Vulnerable Populations