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allgoodthingsmd.bsky.social
Here to nerd out and advocate for accurate medical portrayals in fiction. Board Certified ER Doc with a degree in Classics. Writer. Girl Dad. Human. Disclaimer: Not professional medical/criminal advice. ONLY to be used by fiction writers for make-believe
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Of all the things that come with adding a couple letters to the end of my name, identifying unsolicited bot messages is the best unexpected perk: “Dear [Redacted] [Redacted], MD, FACEP, I hope this message finds you well….” #medsky #bots #noai

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

QUICK SHOT: Terminology The suffix -OID means "like, but different" eg humanoid is "like a human, but different than a human" Thus, the term FACTOID means "like a fact, but not a fact" #writing

submitted 19 hours ago • 2 comments

QUICK SHOT: Lightning If your character gets struck by lightning (and survives), they might have ruptured eardrums…and a really cool “ferning” pattern on their skin #writing

submitted 20 hours ago • 4 comments

It costs $35k/yr for health insurance for a family of 4! Healthcare costs have risen 6% per year on average for 20yrs Meanwhile, despite record-setting inflation, physicians saw a 2.83% cut in Medicare payments Where is the money going?! #medsky #medicsre #insurance @glaucomflecken.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

New #WIP record: just wrote 1,000 words in an hour Sometimes, nonfiction words can fly at mach 5 #writing

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Repost of a popular topic BAD TROPE: Gunshot wound to the shoulder Personally, I’d rather get shot in the lung Bonus, your characters will look MORE badass getting shot in the chest than the shoulder, plus they wont be permanently paralyzed in their arm #writing #scriptsky #filmsky #booksky #sff

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

Yes, we should have term limits and a balanced budget and such, but I have an idea for fixing healthcare What if everyone in Congress was obligated to only use Medicaid for their healthcare? #medsky

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

BAD TROPE: You know that scene at the end of the movie when the love interest is sitting on the back of an ambulance with an oxygen mask searching for evidence the hero has survived before running into their arms for a big smooch? Why the #%&$ were they on oxygen? #medsky #writing #scriptsky

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

There are over 500,000 registered EMTs in the country That’s a huge percentage of your audience that you’re pissing off with easily-fixable writing Lots of topics about EMS we’ll discuss. Today, let’s go over what an EMT report actually sounds like🧵👇 #writing #scriptsky #filmsky #booksky #ems

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment