Treatment of the Newborn with Fever

I'm highlighting some blog posts this week that I did for Erin MacPherson's Christian Mama's Guide last year. Some of you may not know but I am a real live pediatric ER RN. As always, these posts are meant to be educational and do not replace a doctor's visit if your child is ill.Erin has a WICKED sense of humor and is releasing a series of books this spring so I hope you'll keep an eye out for them. Normal 0 false false false EN-US...

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Up and Coming

Hello Redwood's Fans!Are you ready for the New Year? Making any New Year's resolutions?I am anxious for this year. I'll be releasing two books and sending out a new book proposal. Lots of work to be done.What are some of your plans for the coming year?This week, I'm highlighting some guest blogs I did over at Christian Mama's Guide for Erin MacPherson. Erin has a series of books releasing this spring that I'm excited for because she has a wicked...

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Christmas Fun: Most Unique 12 Days of Christmas

Hello Redwood's Fans!I usually take a blogging break for two weeks around Christmas and just post light, fun stuff. We'll get back to the medical mayhem after the first of the year.In the meantime, enjoy the videos and lighter posts and most of all--- have a Merry Christmas!Jor...

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Eight Questions

Today, I'm participating in Dale Eldon's "The Next Big Thing" blog hop. If you're an author and would like to participate-- leave me a comment with your e-mail address and I'll link to you here. Your post must be set for Jan 3, 2013.It's simple: answer these questions about your current WIP.1. What is the working title of your book?Peril-- book #3 of the Bloodline Trilogy. It follows Proof and Poison, the first two books in the Bloodline Trilogy....

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Christmas Fun: The Muppets Ringing of the Bells

Hello Redwood's Fans!I usually take a blogging break for two weeks around Christmas and just post light, fun stuff. We'll get back to the medical mayhem after the first of the year.In the meantime, enjoy the videos and lighter posts and most of all--- have a Merry Christmas!Jor...

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Winners!

Hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy a fun filled Christmas day with friends and family.Just a quick note to announce the winners of my Wishing post...There were only three who fulfilled the qualifying instructions so each are getting a personalized copy of Proof!Winners are:1. Karen K.2. Katy McKenna3. Megan ParsonsI'll be contacting you over the next few days.Congratulations and Merry Christmas!Jor...

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Christmas Fun: Social Media Christmas

Hello Redwood's Fans!I usually take a blogging break for two weeks around Christmas and just post light, fun stuff. We'll get back to the medical mayhem after the first of the year.In the meantime, enjoy the videos and lighter posts and most of all--- have a Merry Christmas!Jor...

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Christmas Fun: Holdman Christmas Lights

 Hello Redwood's Fans!I usually take a blogging break for two weeks around Christmas and just post light, fun stuff. We'll get back to the medical mayhem after the first of the year.In the meantime, enjoy the videos and lighter posts and most of all--- have a Merry Christmas!Jor...

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Christmas Fun: AFV Videos

 Hello Redwood's Fans!I usually take a blogging break for two weeks around Christmas and just post light, fun stuff. We'll get back to the medical mayhem after the first of the year.In the meantime, enjoy the videos and lighter posts and most of all--- have a Merry Christmas!Jor...

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Christmas Fun: Sinbad!

 Hello Redwood's Fans!I usually take a blogging break for two weeks around Christmas and just post light, fun stuff. We'll get back to the medical mayhem after the first of the year.Sinbad is one of my all time favorite comedians. I hope you enjoy his humor too.  In the meantime, enjoy the videos and lighter posts and most of all--- have a Merry Christmas!Jor...

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Christmas Fun: Ormie JUST wants a cookie!

 Hello Redwood's Fans!I usually take a blogging break for two weeks around Christmas and just post light, fun stuff. We'll get back to the medical mayhem after the first of the year.In the meantime, enjoy the videos and lighter posts and most of all--- have a Merry Christmas!Jordyn&nb...

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Wishing...

Over the next few days, I'm participating in the WordServe Water Cooler Christmas Blog Parade! The Water Cooler post will go live Dec 14th. If you're not coming from the Water Cooler, I hope you'll stop by and take a look at all the posts and prizes being offered. There are LOTS!! If this is your first time wandering to Redwood's Medical Edge-- it's a blog designed to help authors write medically accurate fiction. Generally, how to maim, injure and...

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Author Question: Car Accident

Amy D. Asks:I am putting one of my characters in a pretty major car accident -- a rollover in which she lands on a broken window and ends up with a lacerated back full of broken glass, in addition to a broken leg, fractured ribs, etc. I need a scene to take place in the hospital where she is recovering. With those kinds of injuries, what treatments would she be under? More importantly, how exactly would she be laying in the bed? Obviously not on...

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Author Question: Jack and Jill

Maisie asks:My 16 year old female main character is going to jump down from something (akin to jumping from a tree branch), the ground below is pitted and sloped though, and I need her to get injured. In my mind, it would be her ankle or her wrist (from catching herself) with some minor lacerations to her face. I've never broken anything to know how it feels. I want the medical scene that follows to be realistic, her Mom will meet her at the hospital,...

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Up and Coming

Hello Redwood's Fans!Are we getting into the Christmas Spirit!!I know I WILL be . . . right after I'm done with Peril (book #3!) edits. One. More. Week.Let me know what Christmas fun you are having so I can live vicariously through you and maybe you could do some Christmas shopping for me . . . not for me . . . from me for other people.For you this week.Monday: Author Question-- Jill fell out of a tree.Wednesday: Author Question: Car Accident.Friday:...

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Author Question: What is a Good Condition for my Character?

Teena asks: I want my main character to have a medical condition his girlfriend is unaware of. It needs to incapacitate him and put him in a bit more jeopardy when he doesn't get his meds. I also want him to have a concussion so he black outs once or twice while he's with the bad guy. But he also needs to escape.A little earlier in the book I want him to exhibit some symptoms to his girlfriend but without revealing his condition...maybe...

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EMTALA and the Writer

What is EMTALA and why should I, as an author (and maybe a healthcare consumer), care about it? EMTALA, like HIPAA, sounds like a foreign language but has large ramifications for healthcare providers. Here's a series I did on HIPAA and how it is often dealt with poorly in fiction writing.1. http://jordynredwood.blogspot.com/2011/12/author-beware-law-hipaa-part-13.html2. http://jordynredwood.blogspot.com/2011/12/author-beware-law-hipaa-part-23.html3....

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Sweating Bullets: A Story of Ann Boleyn 4/4

I am so honored to have JoAnn Spears back at Redwood's Medical Edge. Her posts about the ailments of long lost monarchs are hugely popular and entertaining as well.This four part Monday series focuses on Ann Boleyn and the mysterious sweating sickness that had a 70% mortality rate! Here are Part I,  Part II and Part III. Welcome back, JoAnn!Part IV:  The cold hard facts. Influenza has been around since at least Hippocrates’ time. ...

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Up and Coming

Hello Redwood's Fans!So... anyone brave Black Friday shopping? I am not a fan of crazy crowds plus I worked in the ER most of the holiday so no trampling other people for a cheap TV was in the plans--- or rescuing people from getting trampled upon.X-mas Eve TreeNevertheless, I am getting into the Christmas spirit. Decorations are up-- three trees this year! You know my husband is just thrilled with that and I wonder what my future son-in-laws will...

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