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Uhm...
For reserch, what would happen if someone's arm was ripped off, and the they lay in a pool of their own blood for more than three hours?
Would they survive?
With no intervention, without trying to staunch the blood loss or prevent shock? Probably not.
Whumpee who can regenerate body parts and whumper who keeps removing organs/limbs but always the eyes and when caretaker comes to rescue whumpee, they don't know who caretaker is anymore- they're just another set of hands that's coming near them that they don't want there
Lizard whumpee? Blind lizard whumpee? I like it!
Idek if this counts as whump but i think it might have some potential- So i just had a Jurassic Park marathon and saw the new movie, and I was curious if injuries from dinosaur related incidents could count as whump? Ex: blindness from the dilophosaurus venom, amputations of lost limbs, typical scars and scratches, hypothermia from being dragged under freezing water, finally getting to a safe space where a caretaker can try to patch everyone up with their limited resources, etc. Again, idk if it counts as whump cuz it's dinosaurs but i think it'd be neat (also sorry for the long ask, i tend to ramble, i just like dinos)
Injuries count as whump no matter who or what caused them!
The character I'm writing recently became a disabled person (they lost an arm). How does a person who goes through that sort of trauma recovers? What are the most common challenges they face while trying to adapt to this situation? Thank you in advance!
I’ve talked about that before: [x] (Even though that other post is about amputated legs, some of the struggles are still pretty relevant to losing an arm too)
lets say someone is being tortured and they have their arm cut off. whats the minimum care someone would need to do to prevent death? thank you!
They’ll need to control the blood loss as soon as possible, possibly with a tourniquet if direct pressure isn’t enough. If doing it the old fashioned way, they could tie off main arteries and smaller blood vessels and then stitch the flesh closed. After that they may need treatment for shock and potential infection, such as oxygen, IV fluids and antibiotics, maybe a blood transfusion if they lost a lot.
I’ve found a specific trope that only I like (I think)- (also sorry if my wording doesn’t make sense, sleepy happened)
It’s like this:
Say Whumper does a punishment for Whumpee, like chopping off bits of their fingers for not listening and then being forced to write an apology
But then Whumpee is like “well now i can’t do this, you could’ve done something else that still allowed me to do this while still having you hurt me, it doesn’t make any sense. why make things harder for the both of us?” And Whumper stops and thinks and then says “actually tho…you right” and then enacts a different but still painful punishment
Idk I found it funny lol-
Oh no! Stop giving them new ideas, Whumpee, you already had it bad enough!
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, December 13, 1896
This is a bit specific, but do you know how people in the old west (1870s) would treat a bullet wound?
If it caused little to no damage to bone, the treatment was typically limited to the removal of the bullet, foreign material and bone splinters. Depending on the doctor, if they trusted the recently developing antiseptic system, they may also pack the wound with clean cotton batting soaked in carbolic acid.
If a bone was badly damaged or there was a high risk of infection, they would probably choose to amputate or excise the section of damaged bone (though mortality rate was higher in excision than in both amputations and conservative treatment.)
Is it possible for an amputated arm/finger with very clean cut (let's say because of Extremely sharp sword) to be reconnected again to the body?
It could be, though full-length fingers severed at their base may be more difficult. Partial severs are easier, as long as it's done within six hours. Twelve hours or more and it's generally not possible.
Do you know how amputations are normally done?
Surgical amputation may be done under general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia. During the procedure itself, the surgeon will:
The surgeon may choose to close the wound right away by sewing the skin flaps (called a closed amputation) or leave the site open for several days in case there's a need to remove additional tissue.
first of all thanks for all the great advise here on your blog!! my question would be that I'm currently writing a story in which the whumpee got their hand badly burned on a stovetop (like forcibly held there for a while), how would that burn still affect them later in life as an adult?
Depending on the severity and depth of the burn, they may not have use of that hand -- or even have the full hand anymore because of nerve/muscle/bone damage or destruction. The fingers are one of the two most common amputations required due to burns (the other being the ears.)
Whether or not they get an amputation or the hand is salvageable through skin grafts and whatnot, they’ll probably still need physical and occupational therapy to regain function. They’ll also need professional help for the PTSD and depression that may result.
If a winged character had their wings cut off at the base, would this inhibit movement with their arms and back? Would they need physical therapy of some sort, or would it simply be painful and fade over time?
Assuming they survive the blood loss and high infection risk, they’ll probably be dealing with soft tissue damage in the area and loss of coordination that would require recovery. They’ll need PT so they can learn how to balance on the ground without their wings and to preserve their remaining joints and circulation.
so i have a character who gets an arm amputated due to a severely infected wound that can’t get better with other treatments. he has a very high fever and is unconscious when he arrives at the hospital. how long do you think it would take for him to be discharged? and would he still be delirious from the fever & painkillers after about a week of treatment?
An amputation may require a hospital stay of five to fourteen days, or more depending on complications. I wouldn't assume he'd still be delirious after a week because by that time they would have taken necessary steps to get his fever down, and post-op opioids may be given at the lowest possible effective strength to prevent addiction or overdose risks.
Hey, so I have a character that gets their hands (at the wrist) and legs (at the knee) cut off and forced to crawl around (once healed) I was wondering what any long term health consequences might be? I don’t even know where to start googling for answers. I love your blog btw and hope you’re having a nice day :)
It can irritate the cartilage, decrease blood circulation, cause swelling, stiffness, achiness, “housemaid’s knee” (inflammation of the prepatellar bursa), tendonitis and arthritis, and possibly infection if open wounds on their wrist/knee stumps go exposed and untreated.
What if someone [Character B] had to have their limb amputated (i.e. their leg got mangled/impaled by tree branches, and both Character A and B need to escape and can't get medical attention at the moment), how long would Character B survive without getting that medical attention?
Sidenote: Character B does have healing powers, however it would be helpful for reference of the general idea of how long someone would survive if they were a normal human.
If the hemorrhaging from the amputation isn’t stopped, they can bleed to death in five minutes or less.
Survival depends on how fast they can get the amputation done and staunch the bleeding. In the old days that would consist of a tourniquet, tying off the main artery of the thigh with a reef knot, then tying off other smaller blood vessels, then stitching the flesh (all without anesthetic, mind you.)
If they somehow survive the blood loss long enough, they’ll still need emergency treatment for shock and to prevent complications like infection, heart attacks or blood clots.
Hiya! I'm planning on writing a character who turned off their ability to completely feel pain. Are there things i should keep in mind other than no-pain? Like do they still feel heat or cold?
For those in real life with CIPA (congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis), sense of temperature is gone too, and their ability to sweat is decreased or absent. This can lead to very high fevers, which then lead to febrile seizures. They can suffer a variety of traumas -- fractures, sores, accidental tongue/cheek/lip biting, inflammation and infections, etc., and go untreated because they don’t realize or feel the damage. A lot of them have chronic bone traumas that lead to infected joints needing amputation.
Whumpee, who has a prosthetic arm, has captured by Whumper and is getting tied down to make sure they can't get away. Whumper wants to take things a step further and tries to remove Whumpee's prosthetic so they can't have two hands to attempt escaping with. When they can't get it off and Whumpee refuses to tell them how to take it off, Whumper takes out a knife and start cutting Whumpee's arm. If they won't tell Whumper how to remove the prosthetic, then they'll just have to cut it off. Whumpee has already lost the majority of their arm anyway. What's another inch?
Yeesh, that’s brutal!
