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Can someone cough/sneeze while under the effect of a paralytic drug?
Typically no, because the brain functions are too depressed and the muscles paralyzed so they can’t respond to the stimulation; the reflex can’t fire. Hiccupping has been known to happen occasionally, though, depending on the placement of the particular patient’s airway.
Heya Red! I'm a long time lurker and fan of the blog, and I was hoping you could assist me with some scar tissue I'm going to be writing about in the near-ish future. To put it briefly, A was attacked by B - who is a super powered mutant with claws that can be heated up to cause severe burns. B dug their claws into A's back while they had the claws heated up, causing deep puncture wounds and burns at the same time. I imagine that the puncture wounds would have been cauterized by the heating factor at the time everything was being inflicted, but what about the aftermath? How would doctors go about treating such injuries? Do you think they would try to stitch the flesh together normally or would they try to scrap the burned tissue off then stitch it? Or would they do nothing at all and let everything heal as is? If they did that, would that leave cavities in A's back? Or would the flesh completely regrew (albeit be very scarred looking from the trauma)?
That’s a big question! I can’t say for sure but I would assume first they would need to try repairing any organs, muscles, etc. that may have been nicked or otherwise damaged by the claws. They would probably debride the damaged tissue rather than try to stitch back what may be too badly burnt.
If the wounds are deep enough or the skin loss is too big to be held by stitches, they might do a skin graft instead. The skin graft might look somewhat indented, red or purplish at first and then start looking more like the surrounding skin over time; it could take a year or two. Beyond that, they’ll probably need to be assessed for nerve and spinal damage that could cause loss of sensation, paralysis and such.
What’ll happen to someone if they into water from a relatively great height? Because I have a whumpee falling into a shallow river from about 50ft in the air and I need to know how badly they’ll get messed up from it, especially if they don’t end up in an optimal position upon impact for one reason or another
Risks include muscle and joint sprains, head injury and especially paralysis. Between three to five percent of spinal injuries are caused by diving accidents. When the entire weight of the body hits the bottom of shallow water, a ton of force is transmitted to the cervical spine. They could end up losing all motor function below the point of injury. The higher it is on the spinal cord, the worse it will be for the body.
hi!
you ever thought abt the fact that if you are injected with paralyzing neurotoxins (or anything paralysis flavored) while you are outside on a sunny day, you'd be forced to stare at the sun, slowly feeling your eyes burning but unable to help it?
aaaand, goodbye!
Welp, I know what my next irrational fear is going to be! Get that whumpee some eyedrops, stat!
What injuries would make it so someone can't walk anymore?
Any of these could cause paraplegia:
i have a character who is in a car accident and becomes temporarily paralyzed in both legs. he's not wearing a seatbelt, and the car rolls over twice before coming to a stop face-up. what would have to happen during the accident in order for him to become paraplegic?
If the accident caused his spine to flex farther than it’s meant to, that alone can cause pretty bad damage! Another option is that his head hits something in the vehicle, or he’s thrown from the vehicle and suffers a head injury, and that can cause the spinal column to compress. Given that he isn’t wearing a seatbelt, it’d be pretty easy for that to happen!
