qil ([personal profile] qil) wrote in [community profile] betaplease2013-09-13 09:19 am

US military and medical expert beta offered

Hi! I'm a 10 year veteran of the USAF as well as a new-minted MD. I can't really do traditional beta work like proofreading, story arc, characterization, etc due to both time limitations and excessive neuroticism. I'd be happy to explain how things might actually work in either military or medical settings, and would also be glad to help come up with macguffins in either.

I could obviously do this for any fandom, but those I'm personally familiar with include:
Due South, Harry Potter, both Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, Avengers and related movies, Supernatural, all variations of Sherlock Holmes.

I've been lurking in fandom for over ten years now (longer than I've been in the service by a few) and it has just now occurred to me how I can contribute. Sorry for being so oblivious, fandom!

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Hi!

[personal profile] alessnox 2013-09-13 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
WOW!
Thanks for posting.
I might have something in the future. Sort of a science fiction thing.
Take care.
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[personal profile] peoriapeoriawhereart 2013-09-13 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
You had other things on your mind. Welcome to greater involvement in fandom, we can always do with more authentic medicine and military.
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[personal profile] dragonbat2006 2013-09-13 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Mind if I friend you? I'm currently writing a story that involves a fictional police academy and I think there might be some overlap. (If nothing else, some of the cadets have prior experience in the USAF, which could become relevant.) And writing Batman fanfic, medical issues usually do crop up also.

I actually have one now. Parameters: I want the guy to be well enough to be discharged from the hospital and physically able to return to the police academy in a few days time (even if he won't be necessarily able to run laps or do pushups, yet.) For the record, he's actually going to be expelled, but he won't know that until his return. So, I want him to not only be physically able to concentrate/sit in a classroom/focus, but also have every reason to believe that in a couple of months, he'll be nearly back to normal if he isn't already.

That being said:

After having 4 shots of alcohol in two hours and a BAC of 0.096, character gets behind the wheel and crashes directly into a plate glass window across the street. He won't have been going more than 5 mph. Airbag deploys, but the guy wasn't wearing his seatbelt.

There are witnesses when he crashes, one of whom has had some first aid training and knows that pulling the character out of the car runs the risk of injuring his spine. Someone else will call 911 and, since this is downtown in a major city, EMTs will be there in under 5 minutes.

What kind of injuries can I give him?
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[personal profile] kabal42 2013-09-13 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
That is a lovely offer! Thank you so much :) I may get back to you at some point.
How would you prefer to be contacted? This post, PM, something else? Carrier pigeon? ;)