Here is a video showing a suspect take a single 7.62 to the thigh, with following femoral bleeding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8gGXZDRY0
It is hard to assess how long the casualty maintained consciousness, as the video is slightly edited. I am also not sure if the casualty is actually dead by the end of the video, or unconscious with late stage shock (Level II-III).
I think that the video shows two things, albeit paradoxical observations:
1. You have some time to attend to an arterial bleed
2. You need to stop arterial bleeds quickly, as things can go south fast if you don't.
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