Could a character survive having a device torn out of their radial artery? + effects

In this society, the citizens are given a bracelet-like device that is connected to the radial artery in their dominant hand. The device monitors their health, offers advice, etc and also serves as a tracking device. It is never taken off, it is a permanent part of that person, expanding and contracting as the person grows or shrinks.

An important character in this story suffered a traumatic event during which his bracelet was removed/torn off. At first, I simply believed that this wouldn't have a big effect on his health aside from blood loss and that he'd be fine afterwards. But after a bit of research, I've realized that is unrealistic. What physical/mental effects would damage to the artery cause? Could he even survive this? If the removal were more 'gentle' and systematic instead of just being violently torn off, would the effects be significantly different?

Technology in this society is more advanced than our current modern technology (levitating transportation exists, cloning exists, etc). This character loses his bracelet at a young age (about 6-7 years) during a violent struggle with an adult male. The device is quite literally torn off, leaving a jagged gash up his forearm until it was torn free. The character is left like this for at least 10 to 20 minutes before he is found.

posted almost 6 years ago

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