Regarding the physiological (aka involuntary) stop, where the BG simply can't continue no matter how determined s/he is, the oft-quoted (by myself included) standard is that you need to disrupt either the CNS or the heart enough to cause the target to stop. Anything else, under this premise, is periphery to a physiological stop - a hit may cause pain, medical complications, fear, and/or other symptoms associated with blood loss or damage to the particular organ that was hit, but the mantra (again, I'm part of this) has always been "heart or CNS".
However, I've been thinking - how much effect would a hit to the lung or a primary artery (pulminary artery/aorta is almost an extension of the heart, but thinking along the lines of coratid, brachial, femoral etc) have on an attacker? These are two questions, one for lungs, one for major arteries. I am familiar with the basic concepts of pulmonary edema and pneumothorax, in regards to the lungs, but I am not aware of how quickly this will stop an attacker, or even if a single lung failing will stop an attacker.
Assuming the attacker is in "terminator mode" (such a state of mind that he is immune to pain or fear) through drugs, rage, fanatacism, etc., and will not stop unless his body is physically incapable of moving, what would be the effect of damage to the lungs? What would be the effect of damage to a major artery?
Essentially the reason for asking the question is to figure out how much a chest hit on an assailant that doesn't meet the "heart or CNS" mantra will affect an attacker.
However, I've been thinking - how much effect would a hit to the lung or a primary artery (pulminary artery/aorta is almost an extension of the heart, but thinking along the lines of coratid, brachial, femoral etc) have on an attacker? These are two questions, one for lungs, one for major arteries. I am familiar with the basic concepts of pulmonary edema and pneumothorax, in regards to the lungs, but I am not aware of how quickly this will stop an attacker, or even if a single lung failing will stop an attacker.
Assuming the attacker is in "terminator mode" (such a state of mind that he is immune to pain or fear) through drugs, rage, fanatacism, etc., and will not stop unless his body is physically incapable of moving, what would be the effect of damage to the lungs? What would be the effect of damage to a major artery?
Essentially the reason for asking the question is to figure out how much a chest hit on an assailant that doesn't meet the "heart or CNS" mantra will affect an attacker.