Punch/blunt force trauma
How it feels: aching, a single spike of pain before it fades into ache, throbbing, numbness
effects: swelling, bruising, broken bones, unconsciousness, dizziness, concussion, internal bleeding
Stab wound/cut
How it feels: stinging, burning
effects: bleeding, dizziness from the blood loss, unconsciousness, infection if left unattended, death
Gunshot
Basically the same as stab wounds.
It depends where you are hit, if the bullet went through a bone, ect.
I recommend you do research for whatever body part you need.
The uncle of a friend of mine is a cop, who had been shot in the arm once. But to his luck, the bullet only grazed him.
When I asked him what it felt like, he said:
Make a large deep gash in your skin, then fill it with Tabasco, that would be close
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