22-01-2011, 12:07 AM
Ed Jewett Wrote:How long does massive internal trauma to the aorta take before it fells its victim? Not long... but perhaps long enough to allow some ambulatory movement.
A severe wound to the aorta would result in a sudden and dramatic loss of blood pressure. The brain would lose perfusion instantly resulting in a loss of consciousness in 5 to 10 seconds. (I used to work in a radiology department. If a patient in the cath lab went into a severe arrhythmia, loss of consciousness was in this range.) I gotta doubt your scenario.