The Cascade Hospital

Last updated October 22, 1999.
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Cascade Hospital Entrance

The Cascade Hospital is a resource website designed specifically to help FANFIC and other FICTION WRITERS who want to make their stories more medically authentic. It is NOT for people seeking answers to personal medical questions -- that is a job for your private physician.

Medical Disclaimer: This site's sole purpose is to provide medical bits of knowledge in everyday language in order to aid fanfic writers who wish to make their stories more medically authentic. This site is not intended in any way to give medical or healthcare advice to anyone. If you are in need of medical assistance, get thee to your local friendly physician or hospital or ER or dial 911 (do not email me!). Although the information on this site is accurate to the best of my knowledge, no guarantees are being made, express or implied.

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The contents of this site are a result of input from Sentinel fans. Unfortunately, NO FURTHER MEDICAL QUESTIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED. Do not attempt to email the page author, because your email will not be answered. Sorry!

General Patient Care

ER- what happens when a seriously injured patient arrives in the ER
ICU and the Ward - caring for a patient in the ICU or the general ward
Trauma Unit- broken ribs and chest trauma, head trauma, car crashes, stitching up flesh wounds, intubation and extubation, more

Specialty Divisions

Cardiology -- congenital heart disease, passing out from emotional stress
Forensics -- hypothermia, frostbite, drowning, electrical shock, smoke inhalation, burns
Genetics -- paternity tests, amniocentesis, blood type
Infectious Disease -- diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites; antibiotic resistance
Neurology -- coma, measuring brain activity, amnesia, petit mal seizures
Obstetrics -- What amateurs should do to deliver a baby
Oncology (cancer) -- childhood leukemia
Orthopaedics -- fractures, joint injuries, cast care
Pharmacy -- prescription and OTC drugs for pain, etc. commonly prescribed in a hospital
Psychiatry -- suicide
Surgery -- preparation, selected operations, anesthesia, recovery, how the OR runs
Toxicology -- illicit (street) drugs, gases, poisons
Miscellaneous
Hospital Emergencies - the meaning of Code Blue, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, etc.

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