#cpr res

[randomuser1243756-blog]

Heart attack part 2~

As I lay in the back of the ambulance I feel my already slow heart fall to a stop, the heart rate monitor flatlining and letting out the dreaded continuous "beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep". The paramedics don't waste a second in removing my bra, my breasts falling to either side as my heart lies still between them.

As soon as the bra was thrown to the side a young paramedic put his hand on my chest, trying to find a pulse and rubbing my sternum, my breasts jiggling with every movement.

Getting no response the paramedic quickly put one hand atop the other and started compressing my heart "one, two, three..... come on Violet come back to us....twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five.....thirty"

After 3 rounds of compressions I heard the flatline stop, one of the other paramedics immediately shouting "We have Vfib! Charge the paddles!" it was silent for a moment as i feel the gel hit my skin "charging 150 joules....Clear!" I feel my body spasm a bit as the electricity shocks my heart "No change on the monitor, lets hit her again, charging 300 joules....Clear!" this time i feel my body lifting from the gurney before crashing back down, my breasts jiggling with the shock. I hear the paramedic let out a low growl "Still nothing, charging 360 joules....Clear!" this time there was a change in the monitor, however not one that anyone wanted, a loud "beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep" filling the ambulance as i flatline for the third time.

The young man let out a series of curses quickly beginning another round of rapid compressions "come on.." he growls out, i hear the other paramedic in the back quietly ask "should we call it?" but he ignores her, his full focus on bringing me back

Another 2 rounds of compressions go by until i hear "We have vfib again!" the young paramedic shouts, his hand slowly grazing over my bare breasts before charging the defibrillator "Shocking at 100 joules...clear!" still nothing.. "Again clear!" I felt my body spasm again but nothing changed "Charging paddles to 300 joules, clear!" my body jolted off the gurney before crashing back down, my breasts jiggling before falling motionless once again "Come on fight! Charging paddles to 360 joules..clear!" My body jolted as a weak heart rate suddenly appeared on the monitor, my lungs taking in small breaths of air "she's back.." he says, letting out a sigh of relief.

The relief however appeared short-lived as less than a minute later my body started seizing, my breasts and chest shaking wildly until my body fell motionless again, a flatline accompanying it once more.....

i hear the paramedic let out a series of curses "shes flatlining again, starting compressions" he says, giving me fast and deep compressions for the next 30 seconds before checking my pulse again, my heart still refusing to beat. "Come on! Come back to us!" he yells as he thumps my heart 3 times before starting vigorous chest compressions again. After a lot more cycles of cpr and thumps to the heart he manages to get my heart back into vfib.

"Charging paddles to 200 joules...clear!" my chest jolts as the electricity runs through me, my heart still fibrillating in my chest "shocking again, clear!" once again there's no change on the monitor. I hear the other paramedic tell him that I've been arresting for too long and that they should call it but he refuses, charging the paddles to 300 joules and shocking my heart again "clear!....no change, shocking again clear!" he rubs my sternum, begging my heart to beat before charging the paddles again "shocking at 300....clear!....again clear!" he glances at the monitor, my damaged heart still feebly trying to hold on "Charging 360 joules...clear!" my body jolts off the bed, my breasts jiggling greatly from the shock but before my body has a chance to fall motionless again he shocks my heart once more "Clear!"...everything is silent for a moment when suddenly i take in a small breath, then another, and another, the monitor showing a sinus rhythm "shes back" i hear the paramedic sigh in relief "hook her up to an oxygen mask and check her blood pressure, we cant let her crash again"

What are your thoughts? <3 Who'd wanna be the young paramedic in this scenario? ;)

[scourgeofmyownbrain]

More "Bumblebee and Optimus meeting as ✨Adults✨ but still being Father and Son" stuff I came up with, plus extra because I can't get these chuckle-fucks out of my head.

Link to my prev. post for context. incase yall missed it bc I'm not explaining myself, we're just diving right into the deep end

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Bee knows Optimus isn't one for physical affection, and he fully understands and accepts that. He doesn't want to make Optimus uncomfortable by disrespecting one of his boundaries, that's just a shit thing to do. And Bumblebee is not a shit person. But... he's also desperate. Look, being deprived of physical parental affection your whole life fucks you up something good, let Bumblebee tell you, it makes you do some odd shit just to get a taste of what you've been missing out on. And! And most of the stuff Bumblebee has done are perfectly normal things to do! Plenty of casual stuff, leaning against his chair to look at what Optimus is working on, high fives and fist bumps (Optimus rarely, if ever, does these but for Bee he'll do anything just to make him smile, see Optimus acting totally normal about his feelings what are you talking about), leaning against him for a second when he's tired, totally normal! There are, less normal things, like when one of Bee's legs nearly got torn off on a mission and Optimus had to carry him back to base and Bee curled up close in Optimus's arms the whole time- because of the pain, totally 100% definitely only the pain that was Not mostly taken care of by some field anesthetics. It felt nice to be carried like a kid, sue him.

Getting injured is a special case with giving and taking affection. For example, when Bumblebee had to drag Optimus to a med bay after he passed out from a mission. They were walking into the common room together; Optimus was telling Bee he was fine when he CLEARLY wasn't because he didn't want to wake the medics for something as Trivial as THEIR LEADER and FREIND'S HEALTH (Bee is this close to strangling him) when Optimus just pitched over onto the floor.

Optimus, clearly tried and hurt: I will be fine, there is no need to wake the medics, I just need some energ... *faceplants*

Bumblebee: What did I say? What did fragging I say?! *Hefts Optimus's limp body onto his shoulders* fragging, stupid, slagging, moron, 'I don't need a medic, I'll be fine' he says, if I had been the one doing this, you would have torn the base apart getting the medics up, fragging idiot. *drags Optimus's body out of the room*

Optimus: *Mumbles something about not wanting to bother anyone*

Bumblebee: Too fragging bad, big man, you are going to take care of yourself and you're going to like it!

So now Bee has to drag a bot much bigger than him back down the hall and into the Medbay, just because Optimus was being fucking stupid. Yes it looks as funny as you're thinking. Optimus is semi-conscious but delirious as they make their way down the halls of the base and says "I don't want to take anything that would be better served helping any of you, I care about all of you so much I don't want to see you hurt. I love you." and Bumblebee's like Optimus, I feel so loved and so angry right now, but fuck what you want you're getting taken care of. No, you did not just make my fucking day, I lOve yoU tOo dAd-. He gets Optimus into the medbay on a berth then goes to forcibly wake the medics up to calm himself down because he is seconds from crying.

Optimus eventually gets better with affection, and now Bee gets a hug whenever he asks. He has yet to come down from this high.

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Bumblebee calls Megatron his "Shit Ex-Stepfather". The entirety of team prime thinks this is hilarious. Even Optimus can't help but smile, though he tries to hide it. Someone, probably Jazz, changed Megatron's file name to "Worlds Worst Stepfather". After the war, if Megatron is still alive, he will mysteriously acquire some kind of award saying "Cybertron's #1 Worst Stepfather". He is very confused.

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If you could get Optimus drunk, he would become such a sap. Like, insufferably soft and emotional. And he would be talking about Bee damn near the whole time. He would be so annoying.

Optimus: *Drunk* Did I ever tell you about Bumbl-bee? He's, he's my boy, my bumble boy, my gold'n boy, my buzzy boy, my sweet cheese. An, he's really yellow, you'll know it's him, he looks like- he's really yellow, it's hard not to see him, but he's really really good at sneaking. Even though he's so yellow. He can sneak around so good, no one sees him. I can see him, 'cause he's my boy. He can sneak around and nooo one finds him, 'cept me, 'cause he's my boy. He can hide so good, he hid under sshockwave's chest once. Riiiight under his eye, his big purple eye. Bee's so funny, he tells such funny stories. He tells his stories better then me, they're a lot funnier. I'm not good at funny stories. He's really good at it. He's really good at lots of things. Bee's so cool. I'm so happy he's here, he's so cool and funny and nice and cool. And he fights real good too, he's so cool. he once- Bee once punched my ex once, right in the face. Riiight in the kisser, just, boosh. My ex sucks, Bee's so cool. I like him, he's my boy. An-and he taught himself how to do aaaaall the cool things he does. He didn't have anyone to teach him, he did it all by himself. All alone... I wish I met him sooner, when he was small. He says he was really cute when he was small and I want to see him small. I like him big though, he's really fun when he's big. He's- *Sobs* He's my booooy, and I love him so muuuuch.

This continues for hours. Luckily he never drinks so no has to suffer through this.

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If you thought Optimus was the Serial Adopter, you'd be wrong. It's Bumblebee. No bot is safe from his clutches. He scoops up family members like a pelican scoops fish. Optimus is barely aware of how many family members he technically has, he stopped keeping track a long time ago.

Bumblebee: *Bursting into the room dragging some bot he was on an extended mission with* OPTIMUS, I GOT ATTACHED AGAIN YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER

Optimus: *Not looking up from his data pad* That's great, son, go put it with the rest.

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Optimus would be such a good grandparent. In the future, after the war ends, Bumblebee comes into possession of a kid; whether he finds someone and takes them under his wing or he just fucking makes one, I don't know nor care, but he gets a kid. And when he introduces them to Optimus, Optimus just fucking melts. He was already a huge softie before but he's so much worse now. He goes full grandma mode. He has snacks in his pockets (or whatever bots have) that he sneaks to the kid every time he sees them. He gives them money at random. You best believe he would destroy anything that even looked at his grandbaby wrong (Bee: Optimus, stop attacking the door. Optimus, the door just bumped them, they're fine. Dad stop, omp(rimus))

The "Bee finds a kid and both of them get attached and now are a family" is the funnier option. Because the kid knows who these guys are, they saved Cybertron. The kid's still getting used to having Bee as their guardian, so when they meet the 13th Prime: Holder of the Matrix of Leadership, Savior of Cybertron, they don't expect Dotting Grandparent Extraordinaire.

Bumblebee: and this is Optimus Prime. He's your Grandpa.

The kid : *nervous* He's my what?

Optimus: *on the verge of tears* mY grAnDbABy-

The "Bee made a kid" version is still pretty funny.

Bumblebee: *Exasperated* Optimus, give me my child back.

Optimus: *violently crying* nO, It'S mY bAbY nOW.

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Imagine, if you will, Optimus and Bumblebee sitting on a roof together, not talking, not touching, just watching the sun set. Just enjoying the silence together, maybe with some energon to go with it. Because they get it, oh they get it. Sometimes you just need to be alone with someone. That good mutual respect and love from a found family that understands you. this is why I need bee to be an adult, I need both of them to be hurting and find some comfort in each other, to find solace in each other, to be a family and to be equals, is that too much to ask?

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A list of things Bumblebee is allowed to get away with:

Interrupting Meetings to Tell Optimus Something, important or not (hi dad)

Casually touching the Usually Touch Adverse Optimus (Physical affection ftw)

Calling Optimus out on his self-sacrificial bullshit (you're going to see the medics and you're going to like it, old man)

Using the three points above to drag Optimus into the Medbay by force (Ratchet is so smug about this)

Getting Optimus to do something fun and relaxing (father son bonding time, as Bee says.)

Swearing aggressively (for everyone else it's unprofessional, for Bee its therapeutic. He stretches this excuse as far as it goes)

Making Insulting comments about others to their face (look they deserve it if the Perpetually Friendly Bumblebee is saying it)

Talking about Megatron (Usually team prime avoids talking about Megsy outside of war related convos out of respect for Optimus's history with him. Bumblebee does not give a shit, Megatron is a bitch and he's going to make his opinions known (Everyone thinks it's funny dw))

Illegal activities (this fucker street races in every universe, you think he isn't doing shit like this on the daily?)

Murder

Stealing/Sneaking snacks (he shares with Optimus)

Making jokes about Optimus being his dad (he thinks it's funny bc they're not related and they met like 6 years ago. Optimus explodes with emotion every time bc you consider me good enough to be your dad?)

Bee is a fucking menace, Optimus loves him so much.

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Misc. funny word vomit I came up with that have no context, reason, or sense

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Optimus is working at a desk focusing on some data pads. A tiny energon cube flies into frame, bouncing off Optimus's forehead and landing on the desk. Optimus grabs the cube and eats it without looking up from the datapad. A few minutes pass, another energon cube flies and bounces off Optimus's head. He eats it without looking. Bumblebee is sitting off to the side in the room with Optimus with a bag of energon snacks, periodically throwing one at the distracted Prime. This is Bee's and Ratchet's newest scheme to get Optimus to actually eat, and it's working splendidly. (Actually, Bumblebee originally was throwing the energon onto the desk, but over time he got bored and started just throwing the cubes directly at Optimus. He hasn't noticed any of the cubes hitting him at all, so Bee's started trying to do trick shots.)

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"Are you sure this is a good idea, Bumblebee?"

"Absolutely, now throw me."

"Alright... Three, two, one- Ngha!"

*distant loud metal slam*

"..."

*distantly* "I'm good! We're in business!"

*quietly* "oh thank primus..."

*distantly* "Okay, I'm done. I'm coming back down."

"Wait-"

*distantly* "Hup!"

*loud crashing metal noises*

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It's early morning, everyone got back to base late the night before. Everyone is tired. Optimus is sitting at the table in the common room, slowly drinking a cube of energon. His eyes are half open and bleary. Bumblebee is beside him, head in his hand, dozing. Bee's head falls from his hand and slams onto the table. Optimus doesn't even blink at the noise, just takes a sip of energon.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bumblebee takes a lot of pictures. Mostly of his team. He's pretty sneaky about it too, usually just taking a capture from his visual feed and saving it to his personal datapad. And at a glance none of the pictures are all that special, captures of a group of bots hanging out between missions, selfies of Bee and company on missions, drunken mishaps, quiet moments, he's got this really funny one of Cliffjumper stuck in a storage closet, but Bee keeps all these photos out of sight. The others are aware of his habit but they never see most of the photos, they never ask. Bee only opens his photos folder when ever he has a quiet moment alone and just scrolls through, reminiscing. His favorites are the ones where he caught someone's genuine smile. Sometimes they're in the background of a larger group shot, or it's just them smiling at Bee in conversation. He's got a lot of Optimus's smile. Optimus doesn't smile a lot, but he always seems to smile when Bee's around. Bee's proud that he can do that for him.

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this could literally be anyone on team prime: *teasing* You playing favorites, Prime? Giving Bumblebee all this special treatment is making the rest of us feeling left out.

Optimus: You all treat him the exact same way I do.

again, literally anyone on team prime: ... Touché, Boss bot, touché...

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After spending an extended period of time in close proximity to Megatron (for what ever reason), Bumblebee and Optimus talk.

Bee: You had terrible taste in partners.

Optimus: *sighs*

Bee: Physically, I can see the appeal, but everything else is a wild thing to say yes to.

Optimus: ...

Bee: His personality, his interests- just why none of that clocked you onto how fragged up he would be is beyond me.

Optimus: ........

Bee: You're not stupid, I hope that your next partner will be leagues better than him. Ratchet maybe, oh or Elita, they would make great partners (and even better step-parents), or maybe-

Optimus: CanwePleasestoptalkingaboutmylovelife??

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Bumblebee: If you get back together with Megatron I'm disowning you.

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BB: This is... so dumb.

OP: The higher I am the better I can see.

BB: You can- You can fly.

OP: Hush now Bumblebee! I am searching...

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ idk man, brain rot hits something different when I think about it for long periods of time

[1loer]

i never cross-posted this here . enjoy.

[recareels]

i had nightmare after nightmare after nightmare last night and not once was there a handsome director man there to console me and fuck me into a state of bliss :((

[merlions]

Goddd I genuinely need people in media to stop misrepresenting lifesaving care like CPR chest compressions, it's so consistently the most egregiously incorrectly represented first aid techniques and the misinformation is literally killing people, and/or causing people to die through inaction so like it fucking MATTERS when people just fucking lie about how it works

This week I was listening to a fiction podcast where this trio of people were in a situation, and one guy died. And one of the others started doing CPR. As they obviously fucking should! And the third person was nearly immediately like "stop....you gotta stop..let him rest....there's no pulse........."

?????? I need people to PLEASE think for ONE SECOND what CPR is actually supposed to be doing. "Stop doing chest compressions theres no pulse......" ???????? IN WHAT SITUATION DO YOU THINK SOMEONE IS SUPPOSED TO DO CHEST COMPRESSIONS??? What do you think chest compressions do?? DO YOU THINK YOU SHOULD ONLY DO CHEST COMPRESSIONS IF SOMEONES HEART IS ALREADY BEATING?? PLEASE DO NOT DO CHEST COMPRESSIONS IF SOMEONE HAS A PULSE??????

[atthebell]

YAYYY home just in time for tina fields of mistria stream

[butterbabyflapjack]

he is so daddy https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJxgX9Y9/

When I tell you I thought this was leaked from his spin off campaign and started hyperventilating 🥵🥵🥵💗💗💗💕💕

[silvcrignis]

Canon

[sanini-panini]

every time i have to stand for more than two hours in a row i remember why standing for more than two hours in a row is horrible actually. the next time someone says cashiers should be required to stand all day i am going to come in swinging with a steel chair

[cabin13cappuccino]

coming out of my well to shame the fandom re: treating Nico like he's from 1840 rather than 1940 in terms of living with medical innovations

Vaccines for the following diseases were available during this time:

Smallpox- first generation vaccines were available and work on second generation vaccines occured in the 1930s with production of an egg-based vaccine begun by the Texas Department of Health in 1939. DC schools required smallpox vaccination for children to be allowed to attend by 1930, so Nico would have gotten immunized for this even if he didn't get anything else.

Diphtheria- first vaccine was developed in 1913, then a cheaper version in 1924. Yep, it's the "antitoxin" they call for in Balto (1995)- it can be used to either treat active infection or immunize.

Pertussis (whooping cough)- first vaccine was licensed in the US in 1914, then another in 1931, and another that became the basis for the modern vaccine in 1932.

BCG vaccine for Tuberculosis (TB)- first available in 1921, but neither the US nor Italy mandated it. This vaccine is still given around the world today.

Tetanus ("lockjaw") - first vaccine was produced in 1924, then a more effective version in 1938. The combo DTP (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) vaccine was first released in 1948 and was used all the way up to 1996 when a new, safer version was released.

Anthrax- the veterinary vaccine in use today is based on the one developed in 1935 in South Africa. The Soviet Union developed a human vaccine that was available beginning in 1940.

Yellow fever- the vaccine still in use today (17D strain) debuted in 1939.

The first rabies vaccine was developed in 1885, for crying out loud!

Penicillin was used to cure infections as early as 1930, though it didn't hit mass-production until 1945. Other antibiotics (Salvarsan and Prontosil) were in use in the early 1900s (by 1910 and 1935, respectively).

Thyroxin (1914) and insulin (1923) were known quantities for treating endocrine disorders.

Medical radiography (x-rays) was a thing before 1900. There were portable ECG/EKG machines as early as 1927.

Cocaine was taken out of Coke in 1903. Like, not even Maria di Angelo would remember that.

Yes, a whole bunch of things changed in medical science between 1942 and the mid-2000s- plenty of fodder for "Will blows Nico's mind with modern medicine." I will even provide suggestions!

Vaccines for major childhood illnesses: polio (1952), measles (1962), mumps (1967), rubella (1969). IMO the polio thing is way slept on given how big the March of Dimes got in the public consciousness.

Closed-chest defibrillation (1950s) and CPR (1970s for the public)

Organ transplants (1953)

Ultrasound (1949/1961)

Not giving aspirin to anyone under 16 due to Reye's Syndrome risk (1980s) and the advent of other OTC painkillers (ibuprofen, 1969; paracetamol/acetaminophen, 1952; naproxen, 1976)

Insulin that comes from genetically engineered E. coli instead of purified animal pancreases (1978) so as to keep allergic reactions from happening

Rapid strep or flu tests (1980s/1990s) rather than waiting days to culture stuff

If y'all want a "they took the cocaine out of Coke" moment, might I suggest "what do you mean cigarettes/asbestos give you cancer" and/or "they took the lead out of the gasoline"?

But yeah...we've made a lot of progress since 1942 but it wasn't "you got ghosts in your blood and bad air do some drugs about it" back then- not by a long shot.

Wah wahwah wah wah back in my day we scoured Wikipedia and the rest of the internet to do background research on fandom-related minutiae and we liked it

[queenhunter102]

A little Angst

Sooooo, I tried my hand at angst...let me know how you felt; this is also not Cannon; this idea was just bouncing around in my head for a few days

A silent scream fell from your mouth as you ran to Soap's side, gathering him into your arms. You screamed for Simon. "Si! GHOST!" you scream as you pressurise Johnny's wound, his blood spilling out over your gloved hands; as more shots ring out over his head, you can feel your eye welling up as you press harder, watching as Johnny tries to soothe, you, you! Of all people. Not long later, Simon is at your side, a med bag in hand, as he tries to salvage Johnny and keep him going long enough until the team can be evacuated from the zone; Johnny is smiling and cracking his jokes as he coughs blood. "Si, mate, stop," Johnny says. After a while, his hands slowly move, and his eyes dim. You shake your head as you press harder. "Si, press harder. We have to get him back," you say, your tears starting to blur your vision. You watch as the light goes out in his eyes, watching as his laboured breathing stops and his hands drop; your scream is what brings John, Kyle and Alejandro to the pair of you as you sob, trying to begin CPR. Simon has to pull you away, shaking. "Love, let'em go," He says as he presses his lips to your head. You scream as you try to break free of Simon's arms. "He's right there! Si, let me save him!" you beg, your hands raking the dirt floor. John sits down beside you and John, ripping his hat off as he stares at where Johnny lies; your cries are soon followed by Kyle and Alejandro's as they take a moment to grieve their brother for just a moment.

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[randomuser1243756-blog]

Any volunteers to pound my heart? In the mood for some rp ;)

[frownyalfred]

Hey Res! Please ignore this ask if it's too troublesome or bothersome

I saw you had an guide for non-drikers writers that wanted to write about a character who drink. I was wondering if you could the same about guns?

I read synchronicity and I loved it how you used Jason's knowledge with guns to control the narrative and pacing. I don't know if you have actual technical knowledge on handguns (I think it's a no? But maybe you do?) But any tip is nice

Thank you a lot 🩷

Hi anon! This is such a fascinating question and I hope I can provide a somewhat plausible answer. I am familiar with some guns and have shot a few in my lifetime, but I am far from an expert.

Some things I think writers need to keep in mind while writing their firearm-related scenes. For clarity, I'm just going to call them guns below.

Are you thinking of a specific gun? Make sure you know its full name but ALSO make sure you know its nickname. Your character might think of it as "the Berretta" instead of its full name, etc.

What does your gun fire? Does it take shells, bullets, cartridges, etc? Shotguns, for example, don't fire bullets. That's a common mistake I see.

How do you reload said gun? Is it easy? What parts of the gun do you have to touch? Reloading a shotgun is MUCH different from reloading a handgun, for example.

Most guns get hot and release gunpowder residue when shot. They're LOUD. You can have several cascading things happen to a character who fires a gun or is near a gun when it fires: ringing ears, the smell of gunpowder, the hot feeling of the gun's muzzle, etc.

Even the best sharpshooters miss shots. IRL shooting is HARD, especially when moving. Different guns have different benefits to shooting style, stance, targets. Firing a handgun willy-nilly will rarely result in accurate shots, even if you dual wield (which is silly, this is SO hard).

Stance MATTERS. If you've ever seen Hannibal, there's a scene where Will talks about his choice of shooting stance with Beverly. They bicker over Isosceles and Weaver, which are two standard stances. One uses a triangle between your arms and the gun to brace for the kickback of the shot, while the other moves that brace to one side with a different grip. Will eventually chooses the latter stance because of a past shoulder injury. (GIF of Will struggling with his original isosceles stance)

If a gun isn't properly braced when fired, it will kick back and hit you. Sometimes in the face. Yes this has happened with me and a rifle. My first day shooting cans, I had a huge bruise on my face AND on my chest where the rifle butt kicked back.

If your gun uses bullets, there are different calibers. If you've ever watched Mythbusters, you can see why caliber matters -- it depends what or who you're shooting. Are you trying to penetrate armor? Are you sacrificing accuracy for power? Different guns use different calibers for numerous reasons, and guns can be altered to use other ammo as well.

With respect to discussing caliber while writing: It's all VERY complicated if you don't know guns, so make sure you're not giving too much detail if you can avoid it. That's a very easy way to spot a lack of experience with guns, in my experience. Your reader doesn't need to know the caliber just because the character is shooting a gun -- but in an autopsy, sure, the caliber is relevant.

You will lose your hearing eventually if you fire guns close to your ears unprotected. It's not sexy, and it also causes something called tinnitus. The real pros wear ear protection.

In terms of realism for writing, here's a couple rapid fire busted myths: You can't dodge bullets unless you're superhuman. Bullet wounds to the legs/arms/shoulders can absolutely still be fatal. Cardiac arrest caused by being shot is usually fatal, and CPR doesn't really help on its own. "Running out of shots" depends on the gun AND the modifications someone has made to it. You can't always tell just by looking at a gun what it will do. Silencers are rarely "silent" and are heavily regulated.

Injuries: Some bullets tear through bodies. Some aren't high enough caliber to do more than go in and lodge in some tissue. Some fragment and bounce around in weird ways. Depending on how gruesome you want to get, there's a lot of different ways to describe gunshot injuries. I've always been the kind of person to google images for better understanding, but I understand that's not for everyone. I think NYT or WaPo did a good piece on traumatic gun injuries a few years back, complete with an interview with an ER doc from Chicago (?). One thing I learned there -- sometimes people lose their legs, or both legs, after being shot in their leg.

In terms of describing how someone uses/fights with guns, I know the John Wick movies are a little cheesy, but they are staged by people who REALLY know their guns. They talk about what he's using usually before the scene starts, and there's very few frills when it comes to stance, firing, etc. John does a cool trick in the first or second movie where he ejects a casing one-handed away from his face, a notoriously hard maneuver that most people usually do with two hands to avoid getting burned. I highly recommend watching the John Wick movies for blocking ideas.

Which reminds me -- holding a gun sideways is a terrible idea. For many reasons. Stance, casing ejection, stability, etc. Someone can use it against you.

Never point a gun at something you're not willing to shoot. Well-trained characters should follow this rule religiously. If they were soldiers, agents, etc, they will know this rule.

Similarly, multiple people with guns will "clear" a room before entering. They will be trained for something called crossfire, which is when someone is downrange of their gun and could potentially be shot. A group of characters bursting into a room without clearing their shot is a nightmare. This is how people shoot their friends or random civilians.

I hope someone more knowledgeable can add onto this! These are just some big things that stick out to me when reading. I highly recommend checking out Mythbusters, John Wick, and even Hannibal for some semi-realistic shooting references. Good luck!

[strkamand]

He really cares, KJ

The first time I watched Coda, I got all fixated on Chakotay putting his ACTUAL lips on Janeway's ACTUAL lips.

Breathe. Breathe. Breeeeeeeathe.

And his absolute groundswell of emotion over losing her... not to go all 18th Century Poet on this love story, but damn, a guy who grieves like that has send-me-to-an-asylum-on-the-Moor levels of love for this lady.

Swoon. Move over, Rochester.

But then, the funeral.

What the actual stoic? Why so eyes dry Chakotay? Et tu, Commander?

Upon a recent re-watch, I realized that Chakotay on the planet with the CPR lips and the grieving is how he reacts in real-time to Kathryn's real-time death.

The funeral, on the other hand, is a manipulated, imagined version of how people feel about her. Yes, there are some kind words, but not nearly enough grief from everyone.

Especially Colonel Chakotay Rochester...

While watching Coda this time, I realized that the funeral isn't evidence of how people actually feel about her. It's evidence of how she believes she is regarded by her crew.

And how she believes she is regarded by Chakotay.

It's also demonstrative of how much she has distanced herself from romance in order to survive this DQ life. She can't believe that Chakotay would grieve or struggle with the depth of emotion he feels for her because that would mean she has to admit her own feelings.

Or worse: she genuinely can't accept that he cares about her that deeply...

Either way, it's an unforgettable character moment.

He really does care. She really can't see that care.

Daft, lovable idiots.

[extasiswings]

No I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m fine thisisfine EXCEPT I’M NEITHER SORRY NOR FINE because of course Chim is the one to start the CPR, of course he is, but Eddie’s the one doing it in the promo once they’re at the hospital, so Eddie’s going to be the one who ultimately gets Buck’s heart started again.  And the BALCONY SCENE of it all, “You’re the guy who likes to fix things, but maybe this isn’t something you can fix” re: Buck not being the most qualified to save Maddie, because she didn’t need her brother, she needed the love of her life, the father of her child, her partner.  And Chim is Buck’s brother and an amazing paramedic, but Eddie is his partner, the father of his child, the LOVE OF HIS GODDAMN LIFE so of course Eddie has to be the one to bring him back to life--

SOMEBODY SEDATE ME. 

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My Hero Academia: CPR + BLS

You know, Pro-Hero is probably one of those professions where it's mandatory to know CPR and Basic Life Support. Because after the villain's been taken out or all the people have been evacuated from a disaster zone, the Pros and their sidekicks are definitely the first responders until the paramedics arrive on scene.

And the idea that Aizawa, Endeavor, Mirko, Best Jeanist, Hawks, Ryukyu, everyone has to re-certify every two years is really, really hilarious to me. It's just so absurdly mundane.

If your job doesn't require CPR certification, let me break this down for you: You sit for two hours give or take, watch a video that's you've probably seen before, maybe take a brief test, and demonstrate that you can in fact perform CPR on a mannequin as well show you can use an AED kit and maybe demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver, and then you wait for an email that has your certification cards. It's tedious and the information doesn't change very much, but it is essential to review, so you suck it up and you be as diligent as you can because there could absolutely come a day where you will be in an emergency situation and need to use these skills. Nonetheless, you really just want to get on with the written and practical tests and get out of there.

That said...Hawks is definitely an annoying prick who keeps asking questions just to purposefully draw out the session.

Kaminari would probably bring snacks, suddenly start choking, and become the unwitting live demonstration.

Iida studied beforehand, took notes throughout, and then got way too into the practical exam. (Because you are often acting out a simulation to prove you are adhering to proper safety measures.)

Mineta...can he even...?