So you want to talk about Injuries/Wounds/Fatigue?
Alright, now injuries are pretty interesting to write - even more fun to read about or maybe I’m just sick up there. Sorry. This is gonna be another long
When you write about injuries or your character having been injured fatally to the point that their vision is blurry and they’re losing a lot of blood - NO NO YOUR CHARACTER CANNOT JUMP RIGHT BACK UP AND GUN EVERYONE DOWN AND KILL THE ENEMY. Please let it make sense,
It depends on how much blood they’ve lost/are losing and torn muscles or broken ribs or jaws and fatigue - it doesn’t matter if your character has been trained to death; they may have a stronger stamina and skillset but they will get tired. I’ll get to that after ‘injuries’.
Now uh there are types of injuries/traumas so let’s cover that -
Bullet Wounds : depending on whether it grazed or hit surface skin it’ll sting or hurt like a bitch respectively. Any important body parts like the head, shoulder, abdomen, leg muscles will be fatal and it’s more than just the ‘pain’ - I’ll label these as ‘x’. Even just a part of your wrist or palms or feet will hurt the same and you’ll lose a lot of blood. Other than the muscle tearing; fatigue, dizziness, broken bones (depends where the bullet hit), paralysis, infection/fever is likely. For ‘x’ you definitely need medical care - the sooner the better. It’ll be unbearable, you’ll sweat everything will feel hot and maybe just pass into unconsciousness if you’re lucky.
Stab Wounds : These depend on the weapon used? glass/ceramic (like pieces of glass) might leave residue or shards. Actual knife or dagger/sword material is easier to use. It will burn like hell, shallow wounds will probablt just sting though. Again the character will feel dizzy and infections could occur. If the stab has affected veins then it’s likely that the blood loss is slow; wounds on the thigh, chest, neck it’s likely that larger blood vessels have been affected and liekly bleeding out even faster and maybe. . . death. BUT it’s unlikely that the character’s aorta will be damaged.
Punches/Blunt Force Trauma : Trauma CAN be fatal, for punches and kicks it might ache constantly after your character has been abused. Internal bleeding can lead to death. Or damage to bones (broken bones) can pierce neighboring organs. Hard blows can knock people out and leave them unconscious. Other than that, it’s likely that the area will bruise/swell etc.
How do you fix this shit?
– Blood loss; definitely the first thing to handle - uh if the weapon is still in the body, do not remove it. It’ll prevent more blood from gushing out or can cause further damage when taken out (weird arrows or rugged daggers). Find a way to bandage the wound with the weapon until actual medical care is available. Apply pressure on the major ‘arteries’.
– Constant blood loss = likely to go into shock.
Read about shock on :https://aminoapps.com/c/books/page/blog/writing-realistic-injuries-pain-shock/KPiM_uJwqG464LqpELWox5DqJBqz7fm
– Research, even just a stab to your shoulder can get you fucked up and dead within a week - even better if it’s infected.
– Red streaks/lines which lengthen from the wound is a sign of infection.
You want to kill someone real quick? = stab them right below the base of the skull and they’ll be dead before they hit the ground.
AFTER INJURY : NO your character cannot just hop back to work; bullet wounds take at least weeks or months to recover from, stab wounds will leave scars and restricted movement - plus you’ll have after effects and if any bullet pieces remain in your body because they couldn’t be taken out then it’ll cause discomfort. Worse case is that your chracter will need to walk around with a stick, good luck hero.
pt.2 on my page because otherwise this would be too long TT
