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Okay, this might sound weird, but I need to know a few things I don't think I can just walk into my local hospital and ask, so here I am!
In my story, my protagonist makes a stupid pact with an ifritt (fire spirit/djinn) to gain the supernatural powers of his parents. This results in the ifritt rushing to his home and blowing it up, killing his parents and catching him in the explosion as he was racing there to try and save them. First question, where would he be situated in the hospital, assuming he's unconscious whilst in critical condition in ER and wakes up... where? Intense Care, or a specialised Burns unit/ward?
Secondly, he has visible white, spiderweb-like scarring down his left side, thus gaining the title "The Burned Orphan" amongst the otherworldly creatures he'll go on to face... what degree of burns would achieve this, and how long would he be in hospital before reaching a functional state, assuming he refuses to undergo skin grafts or any other kind of surgery to cover his scars?
Third and finally, by becoming "The Burned Orphan" he's now become a prophecy figure, and other supernatural beings want to deal with him before he gets too powerful, so they force the hospital into a lock down and fill it with monsters, spirits and possessed people (both patients and staff), hunting him and a small band of survivors down through the hospital. My question is, would such a lock down be possible? Is there a quarantine system that would affect the entire buillding, or would I have to make one up?
Thanks in advance, and also I may have further questions as the drafts progress, so please let me know in your replies if it's okay for me to PM you in future. Thanks again!
Dave
In my story, my protagonist makes a stupid pact with an ifritt (fire spirit/djinn) to gain the supernatural powers of his parents. This results in the ifritt rushing to his home and blowing it up, killing his parents and catching him in the explosion as he was racing there to try and save them. First question, where would he be situated in the hospital, assuming he's unconscious whilst in critical condition in ER and wakes up... where? Intense Care, or a specialised Burns unit/ward?
Secondly, he has visible white, spiderweb-like scarring down his left side, thus gaining the title "The Burned Orphan" amongst the otherworldly creatures he'll go on to face... what degree of burns would achieve this, and how long would he be in hospital before reaching a functional state, assuming he refuses to undergo skin grafts or any other kind of surgery to cover his scars?
Third and finally, by becoming "The Burned Orphan" he's now become a prophecy figure, and other supernatural beings want to deal with him before he gets too powerful, so they force the hospital into a lock down and fill it with monsters, spirits and possessed people (both patients and staff), hunting him and a small band of survivors down through the hospital. My question is, would such a lock down be possible? Is there a quarantine system that would affect the entire buillding, or would I have to make one up?
Thanks in advance, and also I may have further questions as the drafts progress, so please let me know in your replies if it's okay for me to PM you in future. Thanks again!
Dave