Abdominal GSW & Peritonitis; Christian/Hindu marriage & gotra/kuli; UK&US medical residencies

[hineas_estel]

I have three completely unrelated questions for fanfiction purposes that I hope someone can give me an answer to :)

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[applepips16]

In answer to the second question, the child would take the gotra of the maternal grandfather, because that is the gotra his mother also belongs to and since the father in question does not have a gotra. :)

Hope that helps!

[hineas_estel]

This was pretty much what I'd guessed as well, I just couldn't find a concrete answer confirming it, so thank you for clearing that up :)

[applepips16]

Happy to help! :)

[zippitgood]

I have nothing to add other than do I spy Code Black and MI-5 backstory shenanigans for one Neal Hudson/Zafar Younis?

[hineas_estel]

You caught me there! :) I'm planning a series of slightly AU episode codas for MI-5 and several backstories for CB, but I'd be lying if I said I had never thought about possible crossovers before XD Now I just need to find time to write all of it.

Always super happy to run into fellow fans, btw!

[biascut]

I'm a careers adviser who works with doctors. However, I don't know the American system so it's a bit hard for me to do comparisons.

It depends enormously on what you mean by "completing his surgical training". Postgraduate training to become a surgeon in the UK system is:

5 years' medical degree (most likely undergraduate, although there is now a 4 year postgraduate medicine course for people who've done another degree first)
2 years' Foundation training (you become a fully registered doctor as you move into Year 2. The Foundation programme is 8 x 3 month rotations which will definitely include medical and surgical rotations, and probably GP and/or Psych too. In old money, F1 is Pre-Reg House Officer, and F2 is Senior House Officer or SHO. PRHO and SHO don't formally exist any more. )
2 years' Core Surgical training (4 x 6 month rotations in surgery, definitely including General Surgery. Also referred to casually as SHO.)
5 years' Higher Specialty Training in a specific surgical specialty, such as General Surgery, Vascular

[hineas_estel]

First of all, thank you so much for your comment

[anonymous]

This may be too late, but I am very skeptical that anyone could survive septic and hemorrhagic shock for 2-3 days, to be honest. Internal bleeding is very dangerous, lowers blood pressure very quickly and must be responded to with speed in order to save a patient. A dropping BP is the first step to disaster, since cells of the body don't receive enough nutrient-carrying blood and organs begin dying permanently. The intestines, in particular, can release very infectious material into the body, if punctured. There are also arteries which can bleed out in minutes. You may be able to say that he was shot at an angle so that he received a flesh wound and internal organs were not damaged, since you said he was shot at a distance.

[hineas_estel]

You're not too late at all, anon :) Thank you for your reply

[anonymous]

25 hours? Hmm, well, the colon would bleed less than other organs, and the bullet may not have hit any arteries, but even so, that may be a stretch. For penetrating trauma to the colon, I think his symptoms would pretty much run the gamut: severe pain, tenderness, distention and after some hours, fever, lack of appetite, nausea and vomiting, thirst, fatigue, chills, shivering, rapid breathing, confusion, dizziness, weakness, unconsciousness. He may be hot to the touch. When he starts getting cold, he's reaching a dangerous point. You mentioned you wanted some dramatic events, so organ failure is a big risk of sepsis. This can also crop up even after they've stitched up his abdominal wound and he's recovering. If other organs are failing, he may go into a coma or require life support.