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an otherwise healthy 17-year-old boy loses a leg in an accident. (probably it's very badly mangled in the accident, and then deemed unsalvageable at the hospital. but there's a lot of blood loss either way.) I have a few questions about his recovery timeline. (I've tried to research this - I've found stuff about recovery timelines for scheduled amputations, like if you had cancer or something, but nothing for an amputation where there was an accident, and thus a lot more blood loss.) Assume that EMS arrived on the scene promptly, and they were in a city (hospital within 5 min from their location) since that makes a difference in terms of blood loss. Also, he was both drunk and high (pot) at the time of the accident.
1. assuming there wasn't any other severe damage besides the leg, how long before he would be conscious and "with it" enough to be talking to visitors other than family? (very close friends.)
2. how long before he would be trying to catch up on school work? well, not of his own initiative, lol - but how long before he's OK enough that his parents start handing him the work that friends have been collecting for him? (could this happen within a week? just a little work to start with?)
3. how long before he leaves the hospital? (feel free to reverse 2&3 if they're in the wrong order.)
4. how long before he returns to school?
of course, I know these will all be approximations....I'm just looking for the soonest possible time that is remotely realistic.
Thanks!!
1. assuming there wasn't any other severe damage besides the leg, how long before he would be conscious and "with it" enough to be talking to visitors other than family? (very close friends.)
2. how long before he would be trying to catch up on school work? well, not of his own initiative, lol - but how long before he's OK enough that his parents start handing him the work that friends have been collecting for him? (could this happen within a week? just a little work to start with?)
3. how long before he leaves the hospital? (feel free to reverse 2&3 if they're in the wrong order.)
4. how long before he returns to school?
of course, I know these will all be approximations....I'm just looking for the soonest possible time that is remotely realistic.
Thanks!!