Hello
Basic information:
Male character, 19 years old, no health problems. He has a slight to average build and is 6'0. He lives in England (so admitted to an NHS hospital).
My character is walking home with his girlfriend when a man tries to mug them. He hides his girlfriend behind him when the mugger presents a knife (let's say around 7-5" kitchen chopping knife). My character is frozen stiff on the spot but when he goes to lower his hand (to give the mugger his phone and wallet) the mugger panics and stabs the character in the abdomen.
Main character collapses and is conscious for only a minute or two. His girlfriend calls 999 and talks to her boyfriend. She applies pressure on the wound. He is taken straight to hospital, operated on and admitted to ITU. 36 hours later there is a bleed and he is operated on again.
The liver is affected and there is a lot of bleeding (not sure how long a stay in hospital would require). Ideally a scenario where he would stay in hospital for 2-3 weeks (I would like to reiterate that this is not my field of expertise).
So, my questions are:
- How long would my character be in hospital for, giving that there are no more complications after the second op?
- How long would sutures, staples or stitches be on for?
- How long would the wound need a dressing for?
- When would he start receiving physiotherapy and would an occupational therapist visit him and his home?
- Aside nursing care, what other care would a patient like him receive in hospital?
- Would a nurse practitioner visit him at home? His mother is a nurse so would she be able to partake in his care?
- Would be transferred to a medical or surgical ward?
- How long would he be signed off work after discharge (I've heard it's 6 weeks but wanted to double check).
If there's anything else that I should know then please let me know. I'm sure to come back with more questions as the ones above get answered.
Thanks in advance!
Basic information:
Male character, 19 years old, no health problems. He has a slight to average build and is 6'0. He lives in England (so admitted to an NHS hospital).
My character is walking home with his girlfriend when a man tries to mug them. He hides his girlfriend behind him when the mugger presents a knife (let's say around 7-5" kitchen chopping knife). My character is frozen stiff on the spot but when he goes to lower his hand (to give the mugger his phone and wallet) the mugger panics and stabs the character in the abdomen.
Main character collapses and is conscious for only a minute or two. His girlfriend calls 999 and talks to her boyfriend. She applies pressure on the wound. He is taken straight to hospital, operated on and admitted to ITU. 36 hours later there is a bleed and he is operated on again.
The liver is affected and there is a lot of bleeding (not sure how long a stay in hospital would require). Ideally a scenario where he would stay in hospital for 2-3 weeks (I would like to reiterate that this is not my field of expertise).
So, my questions are:
- How long would my character be in hospital for, giving that there are no more complications after the second op?
- How long would sutures, staples or stitches be on for?
- How long would the wound need a dressing for?
- When would he start receiving physiotherapy and would an occupational therapist visit him and his home?
- Aside nursing care, what other care would a patient like him receive in hospital?
- Would a nurse practitioner visit him at home? His mother is a nurse so would she be able to partake in his care?
- Would be transferred to a medical or surgical ward?
- How long would he be signed off work after discharge (I've heard it's 6 weeks but wanted to double check).
If there's anything else that I should know then please let me know. I'm sure to come back with more questions as the ones above get answered.
Thanks in advance!
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