#med stuff

Today I studied for 4h only Anatomy and I’m pretty satisfied with what I got done.

favorite spot to study except for my room - it looks like a library but is actually a coffee shop

Trying to be consistent 🎀

Well, finally back at home & i guess I've rested a little too much, so I got some work done today. Feels great !!

Our dorm in-charge is a really cruel lady. Like, why does she always act like we are her enemies or something??

also i need all the info you can on what medical damage a thagomizer (stegosaurus tail spike) could do to the middle of someone's abdomen? imagine you're facing the character. the wound is on your left side (character's right side)

i watched the final season of chaos theory season 4 and i am not well

THANK U BELOVED EHEHEHH <3 OMG CONGRATS!!! AND MY CONDOLENCES!!!

aight so im no expert but i think thats going to be painful af lol. structures on the right side of the abdomen top to bottom include:

lower lobe of right lung

right kidney but its pretty deep so nah

liver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gallbladder

pancreas??????? its more in the middle

right colon flexure

le appendix

prob more but eh

also lots of nerves and vessels

and ofc rib bones

trauma to the liver is a ko i personally love bc its always fun to see what gates of hell that can open lol, namely massive internal bleeding and even toxic stuff moonwalking back into the blood (bc liver job = detox and break down chem compounds etc.) liver shots in boxing are no joke and are excuciatingly painful, but a puncture wound to the liver is a bit less dramatic lkfjkjgre

anyway if the spike stays in the body (as opposed to stab and retreat) the bleeding to death chances drop significantly afaik bc removing debris from the body creates a pressure imbalance. like in the case of lung puncture wounds u should never (as a bystander maybe even first responder idk etc) pull anything out bc then the lung will collapse. but i digress lol.

keep that spike in there if u can, if not then ur going to want something to stop the bleeding and since tourniquets are used for limbs and not the trunk its going to have to be someone pressing down on the wound to stop it from bleeding. fun fact if its an artery injury the blood comes out in spurts (not the water hydrant of blood we all imagine it to be lol) with each beat of the heart whereas venous bleeding will make a nice big puddle like a broken pipe essentially. lovely.

any hit to the abdomen i can assume literally and metaphorically knocks the breath out of u, i think breathing will be really shallow as well bc deep inhales are out of the question since itll aggravate the pain esp if the spike is still lodged in but if not itll still hurt bc well duh.

hm as long as the blood loss is not too extensive as to put the patient into hypovolemic shock (and greatly increase mortality risk/ rate if theyre still outside or far away from immediate surgical intervention) the chances of surviving are aight i think, so unless u want the gore and tension off the charts lmao lmk bc otherwise theyll be making a full recovery XD

~December so far~

Waiting for my winter breaks to begin studies