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Thank you so much for the wealth of information you provided. Wow, that will help tons. I am sorry it took me so long to reply, we just had a death in the family. I will be glad to keep all of you updated on the progress I'm making. I just finished my first novel, and I am working on editing and revising it, as well as working on this novel. I take my writing very serious when it comes to being realistic with the facts. Even though it is a work of fiction, there are elements of fact involved and I want to be sure to be as accurate as I can when writing about experiences like this, so thank you again!

Thank you so much. Sorry it took me so long to reply. We had a death in the family, my brother-in-law and it has been rough. I am still working on my novel, fitting things in and changing things here and there. I really appreciate your reply, and giving me the Ok to message you. I may take you up on that offer. Thanks again!

These are great :)

LOL he makes a good point

Accidently got on a plane...WHAT?

These are simply amazing

What is it with the animal question? I've seen that one before as well.

Don't know what some of these parent's were thinking.

It is truly unbelievable what some people do with fireworks every year that get them either a trip to the hospital or the morgue.

The full moon theory is fascinating, seems to be something to it.

I love ecards. These are great

These are priceless!

Great post! I've often heard of shows like this being ridiculously off the mark on things like this. Looks like they would do more research. My husband and oldest son are firemen and some of the movies they say, are laughable, like when the firefighters run into a huge fire without a breathing apparatus or other PPE.

Will do! Thank you so much! I appreciate your help :)

Hi, I am humbly asking for some advice on ICU procedures for trauma patients. Specifically the drugs that would be used and how they would be weaned off of those drugs. First, I am not a nurse (obviously), I'm not even a student. I am a writer and I am writing my second novel. In said novel, one of my main characters is a critical care nurse. She is involved in a patient's care in the critical care unit. I would like to get some insight on the type of care involved for a patient admitted for injuries due to a car crash. I have done tons of my own research on google but, unfortunately, I do not understand the medical terminology so I might as well be reading it in another language. To give you an idea of the type of injuries. These are the injuries my character sustained: open fracture and dislocation of his right ankle, a femoral shaft fracture, a c-spine fracture, seven broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a grade one liver laceration. From my research, I had concluded that he would need surgery to repair the fractures and liver and that he would most likely once moved to ICU be put on Propofol and Fentanyl. I could be way off. Once out of surgery and into the ICU what meds would he be placed on and for how long? Also how would they wean him down to where he is no longer sedated? My nurse character has conversations about this with other nurses and I don't know how to word it. Sorry, this is so long. To everyone who reads thank you for your time. I hope that I can use this forum for this, I did read terms of service. If not I will remove the question and I sincerely apologize. If I use any info from this site, I will gladly reference it in my book. This information will not be used to treat or diagnose as it is a fiction book with fictional characters. Thanks again!