Battle Injury/Self sacrifice: Whumpee with a concerning martyr complex steps in front of caretaker to protect them and gets impaled by the enemy's sword in their place. Caretaker watches in horror as whumpee goes limp and caretaker is covered in whumpee's blood. Post battle, caretaker feels immense guilt and worry as they treat unconscious whumpee.
After losing her mother at a young age, she had discovered a gift. A blue light that would shine in the air, lifting her up.
Her father had sold her to the upper class, they turned her gift into a curse. They used her gift for their own greed.
Until she found a way out. She found a way down into the Pitt.
There, she meets Enjin and many other people like her, who convince her that her curse is a gift.
Full Chapter on Ao3 <3
A/N: Some of you may be getting De Javu. My old account (Toomanyfandoms04) got removed. All of my full fics are on AO3, and I will only be posting previews on my Tumblr.
"You really caused a mess, little boy." Enjin hums behind you, his hand rustling around in his bag for something.
"Who are you? What are those things? Why did they try to kill me? Please don't kill me." The boy yells as Enjin growls, "Shut up and be quiet or you'll wake up more trash beasts!"
You ignore both of the men as you focus on yourself. At this point, you've lost enough blood to elevate your heart rate and increase your air consumption. There is not enough oxygen rich blood getting to your whole body.
If your hands and feet start to get cold, then you'll really start to worry.
You distantly hear footsteps approaching you, the crunch of boots on the coarse sand registers in your brain before you feel Enjin behind you.
Another face masks is pulled over your face gently, Enjin's tattooed fingers trace the seal of the mask to your face, silently adjusting it to fit your face. He is kneeling on the ground behind you, watching your hands for any signs of trouble.
He knows something isn't right about you, but Enjin is not the type of man to go around, fixing other peoples problems.
Rudo continues to yell at the both of you while you notice the groaning of metal against metal right behind you. The ground starts to shake again as a hot wave of stank filled air hits your body.
"Enjin?"
"Yes, sweets?" He stays crouched behind your back, his body heat radiating onto yours.
"The beast is back, isn't it?" You quietly ask, not wanting to turn around to face your timely demise.
"I'll take care of it, princess." He stands up, and you look over your shoulder to see an enormous trash beast looming over the three of you. The metal and plastic parts of the beast make up the resemblance of a face. It has two eyes placed closely together, a snarling mouth, and ears.
Chills run down your spine as two more beasts appear behind the one looking directly at you.
It has binocular vision, all top predators do. The beasts eyes were locked onto you.
Enjin starts to curse under his breath, slowly standing up, using his umbrella for support.
"This is why you shut your mouth when I tell you to, brat." Enjin's face-mask is illumined with a brilliant yellow as he looks over his shoulder. Your eyes widen in shock as it seems his own are looking at you.
It can't be.
"Now I have to do my job." He snarks, holding his umbrella out to the side with one hand.
The brilliant yellow surrounds the raggedy old umbrella and it turns into an armored umbrella. The cloth scraps are now perfectly white with black and yellow blades. The tip of the umbrella has a matching dual colored spile.
The trash beast yells as it charges, starting the fight.
You both move at the same time, you crawling to Rudo as Enjin jumps at the trash beast.
disclaimer!!!: this isn’t to be used as actual medical advice there isn’t enough information at hand to properly treat someone, this is just for writing.
hemostatic (blood clotting) control is the number one priority. minor bleeding can be controlled with direct pressure to the wound. moderate bleeding may require a compression bandage as well as direct pressure. severe penetrating wounds or a nicked artery means wound packing will be necessary as well as direct pressure.
types of stab wounds:
- blunt stab wound means whatever object caused the trauma wasn’t sharp or wasn’t moving fast enough so the skin tears.
- penetrating stab wounds go deep into the skin and into the muscle.
- superficial stab wounds don’t go too far under the skin and look worse than they actually are.
steps to treatment:
1. if the object is still inside the person’s body do not remove it unless it’s to the groin, neck, or axillae (armpit) and the bleeding is hard to control.
2. remove person’s clothes to check for any other wounds and keep the area clear.
3. keep an eye on blood pressure and airway.
4. the wound type and location changes how the rest of treatment will follow.
location:
head: direct pressure is mainstay. head wounds also bleed more than any other part of the body. has the highest mortality rate.
face: severe wounds to the face means the patient has to be seated forward to keep blood out of the airway.
neck: direct pressure is mainstay. if the airway can be secured and is absolutely necessary, wound packing can be applied.
arms: depending on the severity, any of the three treatments can be used.
legs: depending on the severity, any of the three treatments can be used.
abdomen: damage to organs is highly likely. direct pressure should be applied first while surveying if the object was long enough to damage an organ. if so, wound packing may be necessary.
chest: if the wound is deep enough it can cause open pneumothorax (‘sucking’ chest wound) a seal needs to be placed over the wound to keep air from getting inside. if this isn’t done in time the affected lung will collapse.
back: can typically be treated with only direct pressure. wound packing is rarely necessary.
neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis wounds should never be packed unless absolutely necessary.
treatment types:
direct pressure: key to any wound. can be done with whatever is available even if that means the medic needs to use their own body weight.
tourniquets: applied to the limbs. typically not applied for more than thirty minutes. in some cases, they can be left on for hours, keeping the phrase “life over limb” in mind. complications with tourniquets like nerve damage or ischemia (no blood circulation) are rare. don’t apply over a joint and apply above the wound.
wound packing: done with standard gauze and or hemostatic dressing
wound packing steps:
1. control the bleeding with pressure. use anything available even if it means t shirts or a knee.
2. place a gloved finger inside the wound too apply initial pressure. this will hurt like a bitch. also gives you an idea of what direction the blood is coming from so gauze can be used more accurately.
3. begin packing the wound with gauze. keep pressure on the wound with finger while wrapping gauze around another finger and pushing it in the wound.
4. keep packing the wound until no more gauze can fit in, and then keep direct pressure on for at least three minutes.
5. after the three minutes, use something like a bandage wrap to keep the gauze secure inside the wound.
6. splinting the area to keep it immobilized may be vital to keep the hemorrhage from restarting
7. if bleeding continues medic has to decide if they need to take out gauze and reapply with new gauze or apply more direct pressure. this is usually done by how long it takes to get to further treatment. the longer the wait the more of an incentive it becomes to repack the wound. if it’s just down the road then apply pressure.
most likely complications:
hypoxia, shock, and hypothermia are complications that need to be watched for and treated immediately if they occur.
hypoxia:
occurs when a region of the body doesn’t have enough oxygen in the tissue. can lead to organ damage, brain and heart damage being the most dangerous.
symptoms include: tachycardia (rapid heart rate), difficulty breathing, confusion, shortness of breath, anxiety, headache, and restlessness.
severe symptoms include: bradycardia (slow heart rate), extreme restlessness, and cyanosis (blue or purple tint to skin).
treatment: oxygen
shock:
life threatening condition where the body doesn’t have enough blood volume to circulate through itself. if it goes on for long enough, organ damage and death may occur.
symptoms: rapid, slow, or absent pulse, heart palpitations, rapid shallow breathing, lightheadedness, cold clammy skin, dilated pupils, chest pain, nausea, unfocused eyes, confusion, anxiety, and loss of consciousness.
treatment: if they’re not breathing, cpr is required. if they are breathing, lay on back and raise feet a foot off the ground to keep blood in the vital organs.
blood transfusion and fluids once in a hospital setting.
hypothermia: occurs when the body is losing heat quicker than it can produce. the more blood that’s lost the more likely hypothermia is to occur.
symptoms: differ based on severity
hypothermia:
in mild hypothermia: shivering, exhaustion, clumsiness, sleepiness, weak pulse, tachycardia (rapid heart rate), tachypnea (rapid breathing), pale skin, confusion, and trouble speaking.
in moderate hypothermia: bradycardia (slow heart rate), bradypnea (slow breathing), slurred speech, decline in mental function, shivering slows down, hallucinations, cyanosis (blue or purple tint to skin), muscle stiffness, dilated pupils, irregular heart rate, hypotension (decreased blood pressure), and loss of consciousness.
in severe hypothermia: shivering stops, hypotension (low blood pressure), absence of reflexes, compete muscle stiffness, fluid builds up in lungs, loss of voluntary motion, cardiac arrest (heart stops beating), coma, and death.
treatment: covering with a blanket, hat, and jacket, adding external heat like a hot pack, and if severe and in a hospital setting, warm fluids via iv, warm oxygen, and or a machine to warm the blood in the body.
if you have any questions feel free to ask! i plan on making a guide to gunshot wounds and a more in depth guide to hypothermia later.
