Imagine this: a simple scratch, and a few days later, it's bubbling with gas that smells like sewage. This isn't a horror movie special effect; it's the reality of gas gangrene. The bacteria Clostridium perfringens create a real nightmare in your flesh, releasing toxins and gases.

How can you get this "delight"? It's simple: scratch yourself, get some dirt in the wound, and the rest follows.

Symptoms? Oh, there's a whole bouquet of pleasures: hellish pain, zombie-style skin, and a foul smell from the wound. And if your temperature spikes like the stock market, it's time for the hospital before you turn into a walking bioreactor.

If you think antibiotics will handle all this, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. In the case of gas gangrene, medicine often resorts to heavy artillery – surgical intervention and even amputation of the affected parts.

Motorcycle rider hit by a car

A mouth with 81 teeth in it

Vehicle passenger had legs up on the dash when the airbag went off

High heel shoe lodged in the eye

Hands caught in industrial paper shredder

Hand caught in a recycling machine

ATV rollover accident

Shattered knee and fractured femur caused by airbag deployment while feet were on the dash

Open elbow dislocation after paragliding accident

Hand afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis

Skull facture in car accident

Various fireworks injuries

Construction worker had six nails driven into his head with a nail gun

Patient went to the hospital complaining of headaches. Doctors found a nail embedded in his skull.

Patient says she was cleaning a shelf when a decorative unicorn fell off the shelf and onto her foot

Spinal facture after motorcycle collision with tree

Fractured arm after skateboarding accident

Here's another one:

RUSSIA The woman seemed to enjoy extreme anal play with a gigantic dildo. It got lodged in her intestines and she had to go to the hospital for surgery. Surgeons successfully pulled the dildo out.

he woman was shot in the shoulder and the bullet remained in her body. She had to seek medical attention and undergo an extraction. Judging by the sounds of pain she's making, they did it without local anesthesia. it wouldn't be fun to have her in bed, Jesus.

Imagine: a bullet flying at the speed of sound hits soft flesh and bones. The result? Tissue tearing, blood flowing, skull fractures, and brain matter exposed.

The autopsy showed that the bullet went through the eye socket, brain, and exited through the occipital bone. In short, a total mess! This type of injury means instant death. This kind of wound shreds the contents of the skull to pieces.

Various different Africans with diseased or deformed faces

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A young girl. Pretty, slim, very fit on the outside, but inside... a kidney tumor almost the size of a nut, which had grown into the sinus. For those who don't know: the kidney sinus is an anatomical area through which important vessels and nerves pass. When a tumor grows there, it disrupts the kidney's function and, as a result, the entire body's function.

This story is a reminder that cancer spares no one, not even the young and healthy. Don't neglect tests and check-ups, even if you feel great. Wishing everyone well and good health!

Do you know what studies are conducted on the body after a stabbing or cutting murder? After the autopsy, fragments of skin and subcutaneous tissue are taken for forensic examination. Why? Here's why:

▪️ To determine the murder weapon: was it a kitchen knife, a sharpened screwdriver, or perhaps a samurai sword?

▪️ To reconstruct the crime scene: how exactly did the cutting and stabbing occur? Was it done in one stroke or with all the flair seen in movies?

▪️ To assess the damage: how deep are the wounds, are there traces of metal?

In short, experts study almost everything: the wound channel, nicks on the edges of the wounds, surrounding damage, and the ends and depth of the cuts. It's like a real detective story, I tell you.

A sad story with a tragic ending. A young girl decided to combine swimming with taking some drugs. The result was predictable – drowning. When they did the autopsy, they found two interesting signs.

First, Ulrich's sign: a large hemorrhage in the middle ear cavity and the bony ear canal. What does this mean? It's simple – a sudden dive to a great depth.

Second, Moro's sign: a small amount of fluid in the abdominal cavity. This confirms that the body was really in the water. It appears after being in the water for 6-8 hours.

Imagine a scene: a drunken fight in some dive. Our hero, let's call him Vasya, decided to show off his intellect and wit. But, unfortunately, his opponent didn't appreciate the humor and used a knife – the stab hit the area of the carotid artery. Then everything was like in a cheap action movie: blood gushing like from a fire hose, Vasya screaming, people panicking and running away. In the end, Vasya died, and his attacker went to prison.

The moral of this story is: talk less, think more. Learn from others' mistakes. Don't get into fights, don't drink until you pass out, and avoid shady characters. You only have one life, and losing it over a drunken fight is ridiculous. And if you do get into trouble, call an ambulance and the police right away. They might still save you.

A patient was shot in the right hemisphere of the brain with a bullet from a pistol. The wound was fatal, and the person died after three days.

The brain section clearly shows the bullet's trajectory: it passed through the hemisphere, leaving a path of destruction.

Such injuries are always very dangerous, even if a non-lethal weapon was used. It is almost impossible to predict the bullet's trajectory inside the skull.

A few days ago, I was cleaning up and found something on my computer that happened last winter. Even though it's already May, I know like Ned Stark that 'winter is coming.'

So, my colleague and I are sorting 14 fingers: 9 from hands, 5 from a foot. All of them are the result of some 'fun' drinking sessions.

How did this happen, you ask? It's simple. You drink, you get cold. Your brain doesn't work well. Blood vessels narrow, blood stops circulating, your limbs freeze, and then... gangrene and no more fingers. Cold and alcohol together are very dangerous.

What does this story teach?

It teaches that drinking outside in winter is a bad idea. If you want to drink, go home and eat properly. Otherwise, you'll lose your fingers, or maybe even more. But that's another story...

Lividity: A Beginner's Guide

Hello from the world of the dead! Let me share an interesting topic with you – lividity. For those who don't know, lividity is the "bruises" that appear on dead bodies.

Imagine that after a person's heart stops beating, their blood no longer moves through the veins. Instead, it collects in the lower parts of the body due to gravity. This causes the skin to show these marks.

These marks are not just a dark decoration but an important tool for forensic experts. Their color can vary from purple to greenish-brown. They can help determine the time of death, the position of the body, and the presence of poisons.

The more and darker the marks, the longer the person has been dead. The density of the marks also changes over time: first, they are soft, then they become firm, and later they soften again.

Remember, kids: lividity is not something to panic about, but just a part of the natural process.