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Originally Posted by red
whats the difference between the femoral and the popliteal?
the picture make them look like they are the same artery, just different sections
could he have died from this, lke when the femoral is punctured?
just different names for different levels, but it is the same artery. You typically won't bleed out from the pop, but you have to repair it or the leg is dead below that site.
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