In historical and epic films, battle scenes are not uncommon. According to the tradition of the genre, there is everything on the battlefield - horsemen, spearmen, artillerymen and, of course, archers. Brave wars are shown in close-up - one shoots an arrow at the enemy, the other, without batting an eye, pulls it out of his body and again rushes into battle. The question arises - is it possible to pull out an arrow that pierced a person with a slight movement of the hand, as shown in the films? After all, no one canceled the painful shock. And the wounded warrior is not a robot or a soulless machine, but a completely living person of blood and flesh.
Tip different tip
Over the centuries-old history of mankind, there have been more than one thousand battles (large-scale and not so). Anything could serve as a reason for their unties. Starting from the seizure of territory, enrichment, and ending with the whim of someone in power. The methods of conquest and enslavement became more and more sophisticated. Weapons were also improved, including combat arrows with a bow.
If the first handpieces were simple in shape, then over time their appearance was modernized. Notches, thin and sharp thorns, wedges appeared on them. This was done in order not only to hit the enemy, but also to reduce his number. The barbed and spiked tip was very difficult to remove from the body. In addition, an arrow fired from a bow rotates in flight. Getting into living flesh, by inertia it continues to rotate around its axis, causing great damage to organs and tissues.
It is good if the arrow passed to the flight. This increased the warrior's chances of recovery. But these were rare cases. Those who made arrows pursued only one goal. A thin and fast "combat projectile" was supposed not only to incapacitate the enemy, but also to reduce the number of soldiers. Therefore, the tip was weakly attached to the shaft. The calculation was as follows - hitting the body, the arrow could not be pulled out completely. The tip remained in the flesh. Especially if it was jagged. The warrior was dying not so much from injury as from its consequences - tetanus, blood poisoning, peritonitis and other inflammatory processes.
How did they pull out the arrows that pierced a person, many centuries ago
Getting an arrow out of a human body requires more than skill and strength. Of great importance were the depth of penetration, the shape of the tip, and the angle of entry.
The easiest way was to deal with the arrow, which passed on the flight (its tip was visible). In this case, the shaft was broken off (one of the epic moments in the scenes of cinematic battles). Then the tip was gently and slowly pulled. If vital organs were not damaged, then the wounded on the battlefield was on the mend. Often, only the tip of the arrowhead was visible in a warrior shot by an arrow. Then, with the help of a knife, they made a cut, and pulled out the remnants of the "war shell".
By the way, pulling the arrow by the shaft, pulling it out of the body, was disastrous. Sharp spikes and notches only made the situation worse. The area of the wound became larger. Accordingly, the risk of blood loss, pain shock, as well as blood poisoning, gangrene and extensive inflammation increased. The chances of survival were minimal. For such cases, savvy healers and warriors have come up with a simple device. It consisted of goose feathers. To remove the arrow, small incisions were made around the wound. A pen was carefully inserted into them, as if probing the shape of the tip. This was done in order to find the jags. A feather was put on them. Then the tip of the shaft was slowly pulled out of the flesh in a reverse motion. The goose feathers prevented the spikes and notches from inflicting additional damage.
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In the modern world, people are also wounded by an arrow. This happens either during historical reconstructions of military battles, or as a result of some kind of emergency. In such situations, it is best not to follow the advice from the movies. And entrust the extraction of the arrow to professionals - doctors. Share, how do you feel about the epic movie scenes of combat battles with spearmen and archers?
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