Injury RP Reference Images (Feed)

[Statua]

Well. Idk just a little thread I feel like putting up, reposting images posted by an EMS feed on facebook.

This thread is intended to give you some real-life examples of some serious injuries so in return in RP, you can act accordingly. I will try to caption each image with a cause of injury and a how to treat.

!!!WARNING!!!
Images in this thread are extremely graphic. If open wounds, gore, and otherwise extremely graphic images make you feel incomfortable, DO NOT PROCEED!!!

Spoiler for Open Ankle Fracture:

Cause: Unknown
Treatment: Take the shoe off check for pulse, control bleeding, splint (preferably pillow splint), Iv, morphine if pt is asking, then transport to hospital, keeping the wound from drying, preferably with saline. Sedate pt for realignment surgery, sanitize wound, check for ligament/tendon damage, recovery.

Spoiler for Deep Neck Laceration:

Cause: Self inflicted with knife. Trach has been cut. No major arteries were damaged.
Treatment: Intubate through cut trach, slight pressure with gauze to stop bleeding, immobilize head and arms, transport to Hospital. Sedate PT for emergency surgery of trach repair. Sanitize and close up laceration. Recovery.

Spoiler for Multiple Deep Lacerations:

Cause: Bicycle accident. PT hit road sign at a very high rate of speed.
Treatment: ABC, treat for shock, occlusive dressing. Maybe even a blanket folded like a horse shoe around the head and pad the voids under the neck. Don't let anything rub or touch the arteries, the bleeding is controlled, no pressure. Transport to Hospital. Sanitize and close up wound. Monitor vitals for a few hours and release.

Spoiler for Impaled Wrist w/ Fork:

Cause: Tripped and fell on hand whist holding fork.
Treatment: Stabilize wrist and arm for transport. Sedate pt for removal surgery (take it slow). Sanitize and close up wound. Check for tendon/ligament damage. Recover and allow wrist to heal.

Spoiler for Compound Radius and Ulnar Fracture:

Cause: Unknown
Treatment: Treat for shock (it's gonna be there with this bad of an injury), check for other injuries, check for internal bleeding, stabilize as best as possible (preferable pillow splint), transport to hospital. Sedate pt, amputate (or attempt to replace if ligaments/tendons are still intact).

Spoiler for Major Leg Trauma:

Cause: This occurred when his leg got trapped between two pieces of metal. The majority of the injury was caused from him attempting to free himself.
Treatment: Good rinse w/ sterile saline solution, apply wet bandage and apply moderate pressure to control bleeding, immobilize, and transport. Undergo multiple skin grafting surgeries. Long recovery time.

Stay tuned for more! (I'll post a new one every time the page posts a new one)

[YankeeSamurai]

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But seriously, could you elaborate on the proper procedure for performing a tracheotomy on a patient? An example roleplay definitely would be helpful.

[Statua]

Well since the PT already cut their trach, that was pretty much done. You only really need to perform a Tracheotomy if the PT cannot correctly breathe through their mouth or a breathing tube cannot be inserted correctly. But basically, all you need to do is create an incision on the anterior side of the neck and trachea, insert the tracheostomy tube, and inflate the balloon cuff (usually with the push of a plunger on the tracheostomy tube)

[EmperorDisasster]

I don't know why, but the Ulnar Fracture just seems hilarious to me.

I bet you had to search through Abbott's porn folders to find these images.

Seriously though, I'm pretty sure these images will scar me enough to follow the guide.