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*** This later turned out to be a good decision, because the shot was an ''explosive'' one that had failed to detonate yet. That's one of the few situations when we really do Have To Get The Bullet Out.
** [[Andrew Jackson]] had at least one bullet in him for 19 years.
** And just for the sake of completeness, we'll mention that [[John F. Kennedy]] was the only assassinated president whose wound was certainly unrecoverable regardless of available medical treatment. He was dead before a doctor ever got near him.
* When Wild Bill Hickok was murdered, the bullet passed through his head and lodged in the wrist of another man at the table. The man left the bullet there the rest of his life, and apparently reveled in the fact that had the bullet that killed Wild Bill in his arm. The bullet may have ultimately killed him through lead poisoning.
* [[Crocodile Hunter|Steve Irwin]] reportedly pulled out the stingray barb that had punctured his heart. Some speculate that he may have survived to get medical help if it had been left in place.
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