Bill observed that well-placed arrows could be more lethal than gunshot wounds for several reasons. First, almost all the wounded he treated had wounds from more than one arrow due to the high rate of fire from their opponents. Second, while bullets would bruise tissue, their heat in flight would tend to cauterize tissue and slow bleeding, arrowheads would cut blood vessels and lead to more blood loss and a higher risk of infection (without antibiotics, of course). Thus, Native