Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

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Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Writing Traumatic Injuries References

So, pretty frequently writers screw up when they write about injuries. People are clonked over the head, pass out for hours, and wake up with just a headache… Eragon breaks his wrist and it’s just fine within days… Wounds heal with nary a scar, ever…

I’m aiming to fix that.

Here are over 100 links covering just about every facet of traumatic injuries (physical, psychological, long-term), focusing mainly on burns, concussions, fractures, and lacerations. Now you can beat up your characters properly!

GENERAL RESOURCES

WebMD // Mayo Clinic first aid // Mayo Clinic diseases // First Aid 

PubMed: The source for biomedical literature

Diagrams: Veins (towards heart), arteries (away from heart) bones, nervous system, brain 

BURNS

General overview // Burn severity: Including how to estimate body area affected // Burns: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees // Smoke inhalation // Smoke inhalation treatment // Chemical burns // Hot tar burns // Sunburns 

INCISIONS & LACERATIONS

Essentials of Repair (including stitching techniques) // When to stitch (Journal article–Doctors apparently usually go by experience on this) // More about when to stitch (Simple guide for moms) // Basic wound treatment // Incision vs. laceration // Types of lacerations (tw!) // How to stop bleeding: 1, 2, 3 // Puncture wounds + risks of infection // More about puncture wounds // Wound assessment: colour of the flesh, different fluids from a wound, etc. // Home treatment of gunshot wound, also basics // More about gunshot wounds, including medical procedures // Tourniquet use: Controversy around it, latest research // Location pain chart: Originally intended for tattoo pain

General note: Deeper=more serious. Elevate wounded limb so that gravity draws blood towards heart. Scalp wounds also bleed a lot but tend to be superficial. If it’s dirty, risk infection. If it hits the digestive system and you don’t die immediately, infection’ll probably kill you. Don’t forget the possibility of tetanus! If a wound is positioned such that movement would cause the wound to gape open (i.e. horizontally across the knee) it’s harder to keep it closed and may take longer for it to heal.

BROKEN BONES

Types of fractures // Setting a broken bone // Healing time of common fractures // Broken wrists // Broken ankles/feet // Fractured vertebrae: Neck (1, 2), back // Types of casts  // Splints // Fracture complications // Broken noses // Broken digits: Fingers and toes

General notes: If it’s a compound fracture (bone poking through) good luck fixing it on your own. If the bone is in multiple pieces, surgery is necessary to fix it–probably can’t reduce (“set”) it from the outside. Older people heal more slowly. It’s possible for bones to “heal” crooked and cause long-term problems and joint pain. Consider damage to nearby nerves, muscle, and blood vessels. 

CONCUSSIONS

General overview // Types of concussions 1, 2 // Concussion complications // Mild Brain Injuries: > Grade 3 // Post-concussion syndrome // Second impact syndrome: When a second blow delivered before recovering from the initial concussion has catastrophic effects. // Recovering from a concussion // Symptoms // Whiplash

General notes: If you pass out, even for a few seconds, it’s serious. If you have multiple concussions over a lifetime, they will be progressively more serious. Symptoms can linger.

CHARACTER REACTION

Shock (general) // Physical shock: 1, 2 // Fight-or-flight response: 1, 2 // Long-term emotional trauma: 1 (Includes symptoms), 2 //First aid for emotional trauma

TREATMENT

Drugs: WebMD painkiller guide & Herbs: 1, 2, 3, 4

MISCELLANY

Snake bites: No, you don’t suck the venom out or apply tourniquettes // Frostbite // Frostbite treatment // Severe frostbite treatment // When frostbite sets in: A handy chart for how long your characters have outside at various temperatures and wind speeds before they get frostbitten // First aid myths: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. // Poisons: Why inducing vomiting is a bad idea // Poisonous plants

Dislocations: Symptoms 1, 2; treatment. General notes: Repeated dislocations of same joint may lead to permanent tissue damage and may cause or be symptomatic of weakened ligaments. Docs recommend against trying to reduce (put back) dislocated joint on your own, though information about how to do it is easily found online.

Muscular strains // Joint sprain // Resuscitation after near-drowning: 1, 2 // Current CPR practices: No more mouth-to-mouth. // The DSM IV, for all your mental illness needs. 

ELECTRICAL SHOCK

Human response to electrical shock: Includes handy-dandy voltage chart // T∝V // Evaluation protocol for electric shock injury // Neurological complications // Electrical and lightning injury // Cardiac complications // Delayed effects and a good general summary

Acquired savant syndrome: Brain injuries (including a lightning strike) triggering development of amazing artistic and other abilities 

Please don’t repost! You can find the original document (also created by me) here.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.

tbh the people i’ve met who really empathize with villains are people who have been villainized in their own lives and unjustly made to feel like they’re bad people by those around them. They doubt themselves and instinctively want to support disliked and obviously flawed characters, characters doomed to fail, and attempt to find the good in those characters that no one in their own lives see in them.

real evil people don’t relate to villains, they see themselves as the hero. :\

Possible hiatus notice?

[ Hi everyone, I’d like to tell you I’m thinking this blog will be inactive; I hope this is a false alarm. Tbqh, I no longer like the direction of my muse’s past, and I haven’t feel the same need to get the writing out of my chest. To put it succinctly, it’s not working anymore.

You can find me at @afadinlight​, although not as frequently as here due to RL stuff. I’m feeling the muse for Hohenheim of Light, but not in an all-encompassing extent as I had for Dante (yet). The page is still under construction aka why are backgrounds so hard to write, so to let you know.