Personal Injuries (Was Re: [UA] Secret Wound Point system)

[Scott John]

> I now invite other list members to contribute their own personal injuries
> for
> use in UA.
> 
> 
I broke my left arm when my cycle got stuck between two paving stones - it
stopped, I didn't. I landed on the arm, thought "ouch" and got up before the
bike was quite finished falling over. I picked it up, and continued cycling.

About 3 minutes later I noticed that my left wrist was swelling, and that I
couldn't move my fingers.  It still didn't hurt.  About a minute later I
started puking my guts up.  Then it started hurting.

I eventually got home, in agony, and my parents took me to the hospital
where a nice nurse and doctor pulled on my arm till the bones were lined up,
and then plastered it in place.

Apparantly the throwing up was a symptom of some bone marrow getting into my
bloodstream.  (Not sure I understand that bit). The actual arm breaking
didn't hurt (which should have been a clue - after all, I had just hit the
ground at a fair rate of knots.)

John

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