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I've got a character whom has her head banged off a side window in a car crash and is knocked unconcious for maybe 10 or 15 minutes, would it be plausible for a person to take such a blow to the head and not receive a laceration deep enough to require stitches? She is going to be trapped (though not in the car) with my male protagonist for 5 or 6 days by a blizzard, they won't have access to medical care and I figure if I give her a cut too deep it could be too much of a distraction for the reader, having an otherwise attractive character with a seeping cut on the side of her head through the whole scenario might be realistic but a little too disgusting.
And alternatively, if I DID decide give her a deep enough laceration to require maybe 2 or three stitches what kind of complications would arise from not treating it within that time period? While they don't have access to real medical supplies they will manage to keep it clean and bandaged with relatively clean materials, perhaps even boiling then drying them out before applying. When they did reach a hospital would they have to treat it differently than a fresh wound?
I'm also debating whether or not to have the window break when she hits it, I don't want her hurt too badly but having her knocked out works pretty good for the scene.
Any help will be appreciated!
And alternatively, if I DID decide give her a deep enough laceration to require maybe 2 or three stitches what kind of complications would arise from not treating it within that time period? While they don't have access to real medical supplies they will manage to keep it clean and bandaged with relatively clean materials, perhaps even boiling then drying them out before applying. When they did reach a hospital would they have to treat it differently than a fresh wound?
I'm also debating whether or not to have the window break when she hits it, I don't want her hurt too badly but having her knocked out works pretty good for the scene.
Any help will be appreciated!
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