Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to give me a hand here. I tried Googling, but that didn't tell me what I wanted to know. The story is in modern era.
The attacker is a professional. He's also blind and his hands were injured just prior to the stabbing, so he's been forced to use his mouth (or maybe he's holding it between his arms, or with his feet). Suffice to say he's not in a position to be accurate, but he is capable of figuring out where his victim is physically situated. He's also a very angry man right at the moment.
The weapon is a throwing knife (the attacker was previously disarmed of his melee weapons). I'm estimating a 4 inch blade, but this is negociable as the blade lengths on throwing knife vary.
The victim is a 43 year old male in good physical condition. He gets stabbed in the back at least once.
I don't know where exactly in the back he gets stabbed. I expect that wherever he got stabbed, he'd need surgery.
What I would like to know (or at least get a general idea about) is:
#1, How long would a recovery take? I realise this probably depends on how many times and where in the back he got stabbed. I don't need him up and about for four months.
#2, Post surgery, when family is allowed to visit, how might they find him? Oxygen mask? Lying on his front? Things like that.
#3, How long would they be likely to keep him in the hospital? It is a private hospital, if that's important.
#4, What therapy would be required, if any?
Thanks in advance.
The attacker is a professional. He's also blind and his hands were injured just prior to the stabbing, so he's been forced to use his mouth (or maybe he's holding it between his arms, or with his feet). Suffice to say he's not in a position to be accurate, but he is capable of figuring out where his victim is physically situated. He's also a very angry man right at the moment.
The weapon is a throwing knife (the attacker was previously disarmed of his melee weapons). I'm estimating a 4 inch blade, but this is negociable as the blade lengths on throwing knife vary.
The victim is a 43 year old male in good physical condition. He gets stabbed in the back at least once.
I don't know where exactly in the back he gets stabbed. I expect that wherever he got stabbed, he'd need surgery.
What I would like to know (or at least get a general idea about) is:
#1, How long would a recovery take? I realise this probably depends on how many times and where in the back he got stabbed. I don't need him up and about for four months.
#2, Post surgery, when family is allowed to visit, how might they find him? Oxygen mask? Lying on his front? Things like that.
#3, How long would they be likely to keep him in the hospital? It is a private hospital, if that's important.
#4, What therapy would be required, if any?
Thanks in advance.