I can try to answer this, but if the nurse mod wants to help me out, I would appreciate it! (I've only worked peds, but I'm trying to move out of that field, I seriously can't take much more of the trauma of seeing abused children and their horrible sperm/egg donors.) I would assume, depending where exactly the knife hit (haven't seen the autopsy report), that if the knife directly hit the heart, the person would deteriorate to v-fib or another non-sustainable heart rhythm almost immediately. They would bleed out rather quickly, and lose consciousness quickly. If she didn't hit the heart directly, it would probably take a little longer. I suppose if she didn't hit his heart, he MIGHT be able to stand, but it still depends where the knife actually hits. (Again, another nurse or md, please feel free to tell me I'm wrong!)
I'm way behind.
This has prob been answered.
I'm a nurse, but peds as well for the most part 19 years.
Some pain management too, 2 years at an out patient non-surgical center. I prepared patients and assisted the MD with
Cervical ,Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
Selective Nerve Root Injections, Facet Joint Injections
Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks, Medial Branch Blocks,
Brachial Plexus blocks etc...
As well as monitored them in post op.
OH AND the occasional blood patch... shiver...
IMO he was able to make it out of the shower to the sink, where he may have coughed up blood and spit then the reality of what was happening became immediately clear.
I think he tried to escape, but only made it as far as the hallway/carpeted area.
I believe is where he dropped. He never made it to his bedroom.
I would estimate from the time he was stabbed in the heart to falling unconcious was about 1 1/2 - 2 min??? MOO
Clearly he lived for a short time because there was blood spray all over the walls.