#in a setting thats not a hospital

[purplepixel]

You made a post giving advice on writing injuries implying that you have medical knowledge and know the right way to portray things. You can't do that and then not expect to be @'d. My problem with your previous post was the absolute language that you used. "If you have a fever of 103 you will go unconscious" No. I don't need to have my emt license to know thats not true. I know people and scenarios where that hasnt happened.

"you will feel yourself bleeding out" it's not that you're entirely wrong, it's the way you're phrasing it. I'll come back from rescuing someone, look down and notice I'm bleeding cuz the rocks are bitches and I NEVER feel them until much later. Nearly every medical aid I've been on the longer time goes the more in pain someone feels (until paramedics arrive and can administer drugs). Cuz the adrenaline starts to wear off. Idk your whole "stop writing characters not feeling themselves bleeding out" is weird bc half the time adrenaline DOES negate or dampen the pain. Not always, but it does happen. Again, it's the absolute language you're using that makes your advice inaccurate. It's not black or white. Every scenario is different but you're telling people it must be a certain way. So yes, continue writing characters not knowing they're bleeding out until someone points it out. SOURCE: IT HAPPENS TO ME ALL THE TIME.

The reality is the human body is weird. Simultaneously fragile and extremely resilient. There are general trends that happen, but ultimately there is always an exception to the rule. There's always that freak miracle that breaks everything you've learned in class. As a first responder, the more experience I gain, the more I learn that. Real life does not keep to the text book.

The best advice I can give for someone trying to write injuries, is hearing the recount of someone else who's had that exact or similar injury.

And if you're giving advice, please be careful how you phrase things. You said a lot of true things but the way you phrased other things is simply not true. Whether you intended it or not, you spread misinformation with the black and white language in your first post and people were listening to you.

writing tips - fevers

guys so the injury post absolutely fucking exploded (500 notes in 24 hours is a lot for me) and the fever part really threw yall for a loop.

I didn't go into it but I can! just to clear up questions.

Fevers are funky asf

like, there are so many factors that indicate when a fever is like a big deal and when it's not. part of it has to do with the age of the patient, how long the fever lasts, any causes or prexisting conditions....

Like this:

If person is feverish due to an infection, their symptoms are gonna be slightly different than someone who is fighting the flu. this is because the antibodies are attacking different parts of the nervous system with different kinds of chemicals blah de blah blah blah.

The younger the patient, the more susceptible they are. if the character is a child, a fever of 102 F is way worse than a 30 year old man experiencing that. It'll take a larger toll on the baby's body.

Some people have naturally higher body temps. There is a standard deviation away from the target temp that is still ok. Some people simply exist at 99.2 F, even though for some that's febrile.

idk man it's weird people are weird don't @ me about it.

obviously it's bio science which means not everything has exactly a clear answer. there are so mnay variables at play that it's easier just to blanket statement the whole thing.

because this isn't a blog for medical advice.

please don't use this blog for medical advice.

100% of death.

thanks guys love the effort

xox

[mummer]

barry is very very transparently about the cognitive dissonance of living in a world where violence is outwardly, performatively despised and illegal but also the foundation of all of our societies and institutions. that's where the show really transcends itself. the whole world is built on blood but dont show that. sexual violence in hollywood well that's just business that's the contract you sign. only make art about your abuse if it's uplifting. don't worry, in the movies things are happy and redemption is possible! Don't look at the darkness closing in btw. dont kill people it's bad but also if you want to buy a gun here have three and the cops arent gonna do anything to protect people anyway. christianity is about peace! Until it's not and god killed people for righteous reasons so that's fine if it's people that are gonna burn in hell anyway :) if you kill a civilian in america you're a murderer but if you kill a civilian in afghanistan you're a hero!

[zarafey]

Theres just something so satisfying about watching your favorite tv shows on dvd. Streaming is always reliant on a good internet connection (and just going to absolute shit rn anyways). Pirating is often a 50/50 on if you find good quality, subtitles etc, especially for a bit older shows. Dvds are just... You have good quality, you have subtitles, you have the joys of putting a disc in the drive, you have the dvd start sceen, you have special features, you dont need an internet connection, you paid for it and now own it, people need to physically break into your house and steal it to take it away from you.

Was even better when most laptops used to have a dvd drive themselves but the portable ones are pretty small and light, well worth it in my opinion.

[icewindandboringhorror]

It's always interesting to hear about people's weird/unexpected "alternate life paths". Like, something that you could have done with your life, a job you almost took, a school you almost went to, etc - that was still actually realistic enough that it could have happened, but NOW it seems to not suit your current personality.

Like for example, I currently hate advertising (how manipulative it is, brands trying to be 'relatable', social media amplifying it to an obnoxious extreme, etc.) so much that even seeing a little ad before a youtube video is grating to even witness, but there was a point in time where I was genuinely seriously considering going into marketing/making commercials as a career lol. Or like, I have a relative who was very inclined to be a pastor when they were younger, even though today they're a super strong atheist, etc. etc.

[saintlesbian]

scene redraw of BLQ and tracy for the GH animal print AU! 🦌

[bklynmusicnerd]

It's the way they waited until they let the audience know that Little Miss White Privilege is the same psycho she's always been before they did those Kristina scenes. They wanted to make sure we knew she was spitefully giving Spencer the wrong advice. Ergo, she has terrible judgment and is on the wrong side of this (unlike Joss). Nasty, nasty work.

[hatchetmode]

Thinks about renfield: good movie :)

Thinks about how it's also objectively deeply flawed as a movie and could and should have completely axed the cop aspect of the movie: ehhhhh not the best movie ever but I still enjoy it for what it is :)

[eldritchmochi]

kermit scream how is it easier for me to submit to have my doctor fill out forms in 10-20 business days then for me to just. give him the Official two page form in the appointment i was already there at for him to fill out right in front of me when that appointment was 90% HEY I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO WORK COS MY GUTS SUCK forms pls *he had a pen right there* i know because he kept fucking with it like the most stressed out motherfucker in existence i coulda had my paperwork submitted a month ago BUT NO hoops upon hoops upon fucking hoops i am going to fite

[biolums]

does anyone know when life is supposed to calm down. does anyone know when it all ends

[sanchoyo]

guy whos def having SO much fun and is SO cool and levelheaded

[todayisafridaynight]

def made a post bout this before but Heaven Knows Im Not Hunting For It anyway how public. yall think sawashiro was once aoki became governor right.... like do we know what im asking rn.......

[samwisefamgee]

the 20 dollar pair of throwaways I got for my sister's wedding were perfect for the like 7 hours I got them for but are really not perfect for like anything else ever

[castielstiddies]

If hallucination amber wasn't actively trying to kill people then I'd love for her to be present in every House episode. I need someone to spell out exactly what House is truly thinking because I lack the ability to interpret what this man's motivations are without amber there to tell me that he does actually feel bad about being mean to his friends

[milo-is-rambling]

Now why the hell do I have such intensely realistic dreams I had to wake up and stare at the ceiling for like ten minutes to make sure I was alive.

[martyrbat]

oh tracy chapman we're really in it now....

[frumdyke]

not being very responsible about my diabetes tonight but thats okay im sure ill be fine and wake up normal