# What does it feel like to die from a gunshot to the lung?

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**Created:** [October 25, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-feel-like-to-die-from-a-gunshot-to-the-lung/702407 "2014-10-25T00:13:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-feel-like-to-die-from-a-gunshot-to-the-lung/702407/2 "2014-10-25T02:05:45Z")

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I have seen a few animals die from arrow wounds to the lungs. One lung can be a very slow death or even possible survival. 2 lungs death usually occurs in under a minute, well at least unconsiousness. You will usally here a gasp and then blood will spurt out the mouth. Most hunters I have talked to report the animal down in less than a 100 yards at a dead run. ( this is less than 10 seconds for a deer)

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