Kansas City Star: KC Shooting Victim Says Shapewear Saved Her Life. Can That Happen?

A Kansas City shooting victim's video has gone viral after claiming that a Skims bodysuit from Kim Kardashian’s line of shapewear kept her from bleeding to death earlier this year.

The Kansas City Star talked to Dr. Sean Nix, director of trauma at Saint Luke's Health System, to see if that is really possible.

Read the full Kansas City Star article: KC Shooting Victim Says Shapewear Saved Her Life. Can That Happen?

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