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** Played with in 'Fragments'. Jack actually says "Its just a flesh wound", in reference to the giant hole in his stomach. Suffice to say, early Torchwood are ''not'' fooled.
* Heavily averted in ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', where during one episode early in the fifth season, {{spoiler|Dr. Reid}} takes a bullet in the leg. Although the wound is not immediately life-threatening, he needs medical care, and is still using a cane many episodes later.
** [[Written in-In Infirmity]]. Matthew Gray Gubler hurt his leg in [[Real Life]], so there really was no option ''other'' than a realistic healing time frame. On the other hand, there are many times when the characters are on the brink of death. Most of the time they spend at least half an episode unconscious in the hospital. Another episode is dedicated to their recovery. They may still suffer some trauma but for the most part can return to work afterward typically with some pain but more often than not the focus is on the psychological damage. For the record, their "flesh wounds" typically involve near-fatal gunshots/stab wounds to the stomach, shoulder, or in Hotch's case all over his chest. Considerably worse than a bullet to the leg.
* Averted in the ''[[Farscape]]'' arc "Look At The Princess". {{spoiler|Braca}} is threatening John to get him to cooperate, and says that while he can't kill him, he can shoot him in the leg. John points out that as he's human and not Sebacean, doing this will likely cause him to bleed out.
** Done straight with Chiana being shot by Durka in "Durka Returns", although slightly justified by her survival being a hasty rewrite so that she could be made a regular character instead of dying as originally intended.