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The PLOT DOC, MD🩺📝✍️

@theplotdoc.bsky.social

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Here to nerd out and advocate for accurate medical portrayals in fiction. Board Certified ER Doc with a degree in Classics. Writer. PLOT DOC. Disclaimer: Not professional medical/criminal advice. ONLY to be used by fiction writers for make-believe

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@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:57 AM

Loved it Also, just saw Robert Plant perform last week!

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:55 PM

But the bottle of PR aspirin is RIGHT THERE

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:54 PM

Pro Tip: If you’re riding in the car with others, a strong knowledge of local water treatment plants can help with planning strategic concealment of conspicuous body emissions

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:27 AM

Someone’s been listening!

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:39 PM

Like many of you, I’m a fan of #reacher and #neagley, but some dubious medical choices

If you have someone barely conscious from bleeding out, giving them a sedative (“truth serum”) like diazepam/valium could lower their blood pressure even more

To zero

Oops, now theyre dead

#writing #scriptsky

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 5:48 PM

Those katanas are definitely standard cutlery

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 5:06 AM

Good for you!

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 1:44 AM

Wwhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 5:34 PM

Ask me how I know

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 5:34 PM

For those of you who keep asking how fast I can run in the record setting October heat/humidity, it is exactly the same speed as a garbage truck emptying trash bins in a suburban neighborhood.

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:53 PM

How do people react to active wounds in real life vs on screen?

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#writing #scriptsky #gamedev

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:52 PM

Just like ignoring your glasses when they’re on your head, I’ve definitely seen people not notice it in the ER if it’s dried. But in an actively bleeding wound, blood is warm and sticky and it is moving, all triggers in our caveman brains to wipe something away

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:52 PM

Great question! If someone is in a true fight or flight mode (your character is sprinting away from a bomb or actively engaged in kung fu) or otherwise dazed, they’ll probably ignore it. If they’re back safe in the bat cave researching clues while blood pours out of their nose, definitely dubious

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 5:11 PM

You used “chose” in the past perfect instead of the present perfect. Alas, thieves still be thievin’

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 3:54 PM

Mumps classically causes testicular swelling. This outbreak in a collegiate football team is yet another reminder why we shouldnt be boasting about who has the biggest balls. Not awesome.

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 3:49 PM

A young (28yo) researcher in Russia purportedly died within 4 DAYS of being exposed to aerosolized plague.

Pneumonic/airborne plague (rather than bubonic from fleas) is highly contagious and rapidly fatal after exposure.

Hope it’s contained. Not a fun way to die.

link.axios.com/click/477795...

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 9:27 PM

It’s me. I just care about how you’re doing.

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 10:45 PM

Kind of you to throw a shoutout, Tim!

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:57 PM

Quick Shot: BLEEDING CONTROL

The most important thing your characters (and YOU) can do for bleeding is apply direct pressure.

Gauze/towels will soak up blood. Pressure will stop it.

Apply a ton of pressure to that gunshot wound to the abdomen, then get to the ER

#writing #scriptsky #gamedev

@theplotdoc.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 11:41 PM

The pretty is so pretty

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