Hello everyone,
In my current WIP, I have to kill off a minor character following his survival of a plane crash.
The scene I have written has him among a group of survivors struggling after the crash. They make it to the beach and safety until he gets stung by a jellyfish.
The other survivors struggle to save him but have few means to help. The victim goes into anaphlactic shock quickly and begins to swell, constricting his throat and his ability to breath. He looses consciousness fairly quickly.
They attempt a crude tracheotomy in an effort to get air into his lungs, but in the end it isn't enough and he dies. Which is what I want for the poor soul.
My question is, based on what I've outlined, is it a viable death?
His death occurs in the 1st (or 2nd Chapter depending on how I break it down) so I need it to be believable.
I don't want to loose readers if I got some basic info on the nature and reactions of anaphalactic shock wrong.
I've done a search on it here but haven't found much.
Would it be better if I post the scene somewhere? I would welcome any responses and / or comments, but I was unsure if it would be allowed (or in which area?)
Thanks,
Adrian
In my current WIP, I have to kill off a minor character following his survival of a plane crash.
The scene I have written has him among a group of survivors struggling after the crash. They make it to the beach and safety until he gets stung by a jellyfish.
The other survivors struggle to save him but have few means to help. The victim goes into anaphlactic shock quickly and begins to swell, constricting his throat and his ability to breath. He looses consciousness fairly quickly.
They attempt a crude tracheotomy in an effort to get air into his lungs, but in the end it isn't enough and he dies. Which is what I want for the poor soul.
My question is, based on what I've outlined, is it a viable death?
His death occurs in the 1st (or 2nd Chapter depending on how I break it down) so I need it to be believable.
I don't want to loose readers if I got some basic info on the nature and reactions of anaphalactic shock wrong.
I've done a search on it here but haven't found much.
Would it be better if I post the scene somewhere? I would welcome any responses and / or comments, but I was unsure if it would be allowed (or in which area?)
Thanks,
Adrian