Post

Thank you so much for offering this. My character suffered a placental abruption and I’d like the baby to be well, but mother to have lost enough blood she’s hospitalized for several days. Realistic? And would baby likely be in the NICU?

For the first time ever, I feel like I have nothing to add to a query. Very plausible

How long would the recovery be for a skull fracture where there was the necessity for an op to remove a fragment? How long before driving or flying again? Thanks so much.

Depends on the surgery and the trauma Don’t usually remove a skull fragment for fun, but when there’s dangerous intracranial bleeding. Without a brain bleed, skull fractures generally arent operable

May have to rethink that scenario then. Thanks.

1/2 Hello! I'm back with another question. Glad to see you have a place to categorize them! What should I be careful about while writing about mold sickness? In the story, there has been continuous rain for weeks in a mountainous area and that caused a mold sickness epidemic.

Mold is a form of fungus. Much harder to get, and diabetics tend to be more prone to them. You should use something like valley fever (coccidiomycosis) as your inspiration. Respiratory illness starting as a pneumonia (fever, cough). After a few weeks can get much sicker and meningitis. Good luck!

I actually do have a question, so I comment or dm?

General question for the good of the community, feel free to comment. Nuanced question, feel free to DM

I’ll just ask here then. When a patient dies, how quickly is the body cleaned and moved to the morgue?

Wow thank you! I write mostly fantasies but some detective novels too and your information counts a lot

Very generous of you, thank you. A recommendation: I would use a different profile picture that is not AI generated.

Thanks for the feedback! AI images are terrible This is a free account and I’d like to stay anonymous with something fun that still represents me. My wife was concerned originally when I had a photo of myself in a mask. Open to suggestions.

Very valid, I figured you mean no malice by it. I would say look for stock images for now or check out Picrew and make a basic avatar. I can try to find one that may have medical accessories if you'd like and provide the link.

I'd like to piggyback on this post with my own experiences: I am a sexually active #gay man who is widowed by another man ( #MexicanAmerican #Dreamer #Hopeful ) who lost his life to a #heroin (laced with #fentanyl) #overdose. #writingcommunity #sources #reality #technicalconsultant #advisor

Hi. I've got a question about FALL DAMAGE My character fell (leapt) from a height, hitting some heavy tree branches on the way down. What's the probability they didn't damage any organs? And how long would it take for symptoms of severe internal bleeding to show?

Thank you so much for offering your knowledge! I have what is hopefully an easy question. As part of my hitman MC's backstory, he is stabbed non-fatally and gets patched up by his medical examiner girlfriend, bringing them closer together. Where on the body is a good place for this stab wound?

“Patched up” by a non-surgeon, myself included, likely means no organ or vascular damage. If she’s smart enough and has the equipment to fix a pneumothorax (dropped lung with a chest tube), a stab wound to the chest can be fairly recoverable.