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10-10-2001, 04:33 AM

I hope it'll be okay to ask for this here . . . I'm hoping to start writing a M*A*S*H fanfiction story where one of the characters gets hurt and is in a coma and the others don't know if he'll pull through. Anyway, my question is: What would be the best way to injure him? I was thinking more of a head injury than getting shot, but what do y'all say? . ..

mashfan · 01-13-2002, 10:43 PM

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Originally posted by Lucky_Ladybug66
I hope it'll be okay to ask for this here . . . I'm hoping to start writing a M*A*S*H fanfiction story where one of the characters gets hurt and is in a coma and the others don't know if he'll pull through. Anyway, my question is: What would be the best way to injure him? I was thinking more of a head injury than getting shot, but what do y'all say? . ..

I just finished writing a story which has to do with biological warfare in Korea (no, not a longshot, JAMA online discusses it in great detail) a subject the original MASH creators never dealt with.

Anyways, I think you should injure your character in a sniper attack. There were jeep, bus and ambulance accidents all the time in the series, and I think that a flesh wound or a concussion could result if the sniper was far enough away, the character was wearing his helmet, etc. You would need a hemotoma to cause a coma and an operation to relieve the pressure. You are going to have to bring in a neuro surgeon and use the old "He's too sensitive to move!" ploy to justify why they don't evac the character to Tokyo.

This also sounds like a sub-plot opportunity. You could have the sniper killed while trying to escape capture, and have one of the characters question their stance on death as a punishment ("I felt good when I heard the news and I now I feel terrible.") This all makes interesting MASH fodder.

I write my fiction as 24-28 page shooting scripts, so I have the constraint of writing it as episodes of the series. This also forces me to think about the way the characters spoke, the layout of the camp, etc.

Steve

dummygally · 05-05-2003, 11:59 AM

I think the injured character should be Radar!

10-10-2001, 04:33 AM	#1
Lucky_Ladybug66 Guest Posts: n/a	"Injuring" characters I hope it'll be okay to ask for this here . . . I'm hoping to start writing a MAS*H fanfiction story where one of the characters gets hurt and is in a coma and the others don't know if he'll pull through. Anyway, my question is: What would be the best way to injure him? I was thinking more of a head injury than getting shot, but what do y'all say? . ..
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05-05-2003, 11:59 AM	#3
dummygally Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 25, 2003 Location: Tennessee Posts: 37	I think the injured character should be Radar!