Resource Video about death from headshots

[TAW122]

I found this informative video about death from headshot (firearms) and as someone who knows about the firearm method in depth, I found that the information is on point with what I've found over the years. I thought I'd share this video as it explains the process of death by headshot. The part about being hit at the brainstem is true as that stops all major bodily functions to sustain life, such as heart beat, breathing, consciousness are all gone instantly. However, getting hit elsewhere also results in a fairly quick death, especially without medical intervention. Additionally, yes shotguns with buckshot or so (not necessarily birdshot) is very fatal, especially if hitting the brainstem or just oblierating the brain altogether (very likely), therefore, bigger calibers and shotguns are more lethal than a handgun, but shot placement is also a big factor too.

In short, yes, headshots are very likely to be fatal, especially if there isn't immediate medical aid as dying from shock and trauma as well as blood loss is a thing too.

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

Great. Gunshot is the most certain and painless method, but this kind of stuff makes it scary.

 

[Passenger4224]

Thank you so much for all the resources you share regarding this method. No words can describe how much I appreciate your research.

 

[wine is fine but]

i have fantasized about this type of scenario from almost day 1 and most probably will until my last day

i know this fantasy doesn't make sense, but in reality, what does?

i would not like to be a cop (particularly in america), at war, or being held captive for any amount of time. i know that waiting and also anticipating for my dream to come to life would be terrifying, and enduring the conditions before the head shot would not be nice, or could even be considered hell, but the finished result just seems to be what i consider a dream scenario
tied to an execution post and having 6-10 rounds straight into my heart seems like it would be amazing too. those few seconds where i would be in the living dead stage. i am still alive, but nothing at all can be done to save me. for some reason, the "confusion" and the fade out seems so amazing to me. i guess when compared to many other natural causes of death, it would probably be the best and most comfortable method. for sure, i would not like to be hanging on for more than a few seconds, because at some point the shock would turn into real pain (and no doubt, fear). i would think that for the most part, just a few seconds would not be long enough to really register the amount of pain and discomfort that would certainly come with such a huge cavity being forcefully inserted into the body. being fully aware of swallowing or breathing blood would be horrible, but fading out within a few would limit that to some degree

short of escaping another form of long and protracted death, this fantasy doesn't make sense at all. once it has happened, i will either know nothing about it, or probably have no interest in it anymore, which defeats the purpose of having that fantasy in the first place. however, it is a wish that is unlikely to ever leave me, until life itself does

Great. Gunshot is the most certain and painless method, but this kind of stuff makes it scary.

the statistics in these types of videos and even when methods are compared for the lethality and pain levels are generally all done with the worst case scenario in mind, and also the average over many headshots. there was a file posted here that showed how fatal and painful certain methods would be and shotgun, for instance had some horrible figures (one of the best set of figures overall though). those figures would have included the failed attempts, and also the time where someone's heart was beating, but were brain dead. for that study, the very few attempts that failed or took a long time to achieve death would have made the figures look much worse than the usual attempt for any particular method. of course, someone has already been in that worst case scenario to alter the averages so much, so that is still a major potential issue when considering any method

 

[BrokenByTheSystem]

I have looked into it a few months ago, the problem is to aim exactly in the brainstem, especially doing it alone.

These illustrations may not be very accurate, since they're made more for study purposes.

 

[TAW122]

@wine is fine but Yes, you are on point about the success rate/reliability for the method and I believe that the overall success rate drops down because of those who aim incorrectly, or did not use the proper caliber (too weak of a caliber, hit the wrong spot, and/or had immediate medical attention, which results in surviving, albeit with horrific injuries and debility afterwards). Those failures drop the average success rate down, but as far as reliability, even with the failed attempts, is still considerably and significantly higher than that of many other methods.

@BrokenByTheSystem Yes, aiming at the exact area is hard, but having the general correct direction, preparation, proper round, and what not, highly increases the odds of success. For example, a shotgun pretty much more/less is close to 99.999% lethality, especially with the proper shot (buckshot, slug), and not under the chin. So if the user has the barrel within their mouth aimed upwards towards the roof, more/less they are very likely to succeed in death.