(Rediscovered this post I made Jan 2016!)
Since my mischievous characters end up in combat scenes from time to time, I'm used to searching Google for the effects of injuries. I was researching tools to help me write about them with greater accuracy and found this awesome article.
As stated under their "General Remarks", "There’s a lot of ‘relatively’ and ‘probably’ in this article because everyone reacts differently to injury," which especially counts when writing about someone who isn't quite human! But it covers all sorts of general symptoms in basic details, from diagrams describing the stages of blood loss (in percentage and liters, wowee!) to the effects of being in a leaky spaceship. It's clear and concise and for those of you who are squeamish, don't worry, there aren't any pictures.
I hope some of you will find it as useful as I did.
Since my mischievous characters end up in combat scenes from time to time, I'm used to searching Google for the effects of injuries. I was researching tools to help me write about them with greater accuracy and found this awesome article.
As stated under their "General Remarks", "There’s a lot of ‘relatively’ and ‘probably’ in this article because everyone reacts differently to injury," which especially counts when writing about someone who isn't quite human! But it covers all sorts of general symptoms in basic details, from diagrams describing the stages of blood loss (in percentage and liters, wowee!) to the effects of being in a leaky spaceship. It's clear and concise and for those of you who are squeamish, don't worry, there aren't any pictures.
Page Contents wrote:
Reactions to injury - including emotional reactions, fainting and shock.
Minor injuries - such as bruises, grazes and sprains
Head injuries - from black eyes to severe concussions
Broken bones
Dislocated joints
Cutting and Piercing - for various locations, including blood loss symptoms and figures.
Blunt trauma - getting hit, internal injuries.
Burns - including electrical burns
Hostile environments - such as extreme cold and heat, oxygen deprivation and exposure to vacuum.
References - useful websites.
Minor injuries - such as bruises, grazes and sprains
Head injuries - from black eyes to severe concussions
Broken bones
Dislocated joints
Cutting and Piercing - for various locations, including blood loss symptoms and figures.
Blunt trauma - getting hit, internal injuries.
Burns - including electrical burns
Hostile environments - such as extreme cold and heat, oxygen deprivation and exposure to vacuum.
References - useful websites.
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