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Bleeding and infection are also possible, but not as much of a danger as with other organs.
The other thing that prevents people from dying right away just from a kidney wound is that you've got two kidneys (at least most people do -- some people don't, and don't know it, or they have only one that works). You have to knock both of them out to have a problem big enough to kill you right away. And in a shooting or fight, it's not very likely that both kidneys would get badly wounded. Also, if your kidneys stop working, there's always dialysis. People live for years without working kidneys -- they just have to go to dialysis several times a week. It's a very hard life and not any fun, but they can live, hopefully long enough to get a kidney transplant.
Basically, if you wanted to kill a character off right away, you'd better pick something besides or in addition to a kidney wound. If you want a long, drawn-out death, kidney wounds would work. Now doesn't that sound morose?
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