ancwritingresources: Resources: Writing Injuries and in Hospitals So you want to write about an inj

ancwritingresources:

Resources: Writing Injuries and in Hospitals 

So you want to write about an injured character, but it’s been years since you’ve been to the hospital, or you’ve simply never had this particular injury. It’s been said that writers should write what they know, but this advice is limiting and outdated. With a whole world of information out there, there’s no reason you shouldn’t write the character you want. So when writing an injured character, it’s important to know which injuries will lead you to which parts of the hospital, what a hospital is like, and what procedures, treatments, and recovery is like for each particular injury. Here are some sources I hope will help. 

Hospitals:

• Best Hospitals In the US
• List of United States Hospitals and Medical Centers
• The Purpose of Color Coded Scrubs
• Hospital Color Codes
• Hospital Standards
• An Example Hospital Layout
• New Hospital Visitation Policies 

Injuries

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Common Car Accident Caused Injuries
• How Do Comas Work?
• How Do Bones Break and How To Fix Them
• 10 Incurable Diseases
• How Is Cancer Diagnosed? (For More on Cancer, Check Here.)
• Preparing For Your Hospital Stay
• Preparing for Inpatient Surgery

Recovery:

• Recovering From Abdominal Surgery
• 56 Things to Do While Recovering From Surgery
• What To Expected When Recovering From Surgery
• Recovering From Falls
• Life After Cancer Treatment

Remember that every injury is as unique as your character, but it’s important to know the facts; the more details you can give, the more the reader will understand what your character is going through. This is a great way to set the stakes, set up a plot, or set the scene.