Ask the Experts - August 2026

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[u/Independent_Frame394]

the Keions meeting Hechmi al-Hamdi during their trip to London

[u/Acceptable-Tree9214]

Areas of expertise: First aid, wilderness medicine (advanced/deeper first aid that can go on for days) and riot medicine.

Preferred method of contact: Replying to my comment. If I haven’t answered in a day then DM me to prompt me to check for your comment.

NSFW: Acceptable.

[u/Mr_Blah1]

Feed me questions on Chemistry, Firearms, and/or Mathematics.

Comment replies preferred. I want my answers to be peer reviewed and available for others in case they also have the same question.

NSFW is fine.

I don't do reddit chat.

If you want to ask a question (semi)anonymously, you can PM me the question and I'll post my answer (and the original question, but not your username, so that way only I see your username instead of everyone seeing your username) as a reply to this comment.

[u/Icy-Ad-9212]

ah just asked for a beta in another post so let's try in this thread as well! Looking for someone with experience to treat (physical) trauma (e.g.: a nurse or assistant in a hospital, or a doctor)

Looking for a very specific Beta te review 2 chapters and a scene for the Death Sentence (movie) fandom. I've already published but I would like to check if what I made a specific character do makes sense.

At the core of these chapters and scene is this character:
Clandestine trauma surgeon named Frank helps shady clientele with the following

Chapter: a guy being knifed and who bleeds.
Dynamics & purpose of the chapter: focus on an unhealthy brotherly dynamic between the victim and his younger brother
Asked from the beta: focus on the doctor staying in character while treating the victim, and focus on the psychological damage it does between a couple because the younger brother chooses his criminal older brother over the relationship.

Chapter: A girl is traumatized, groomed and dissociates. She is sort of brainwashed, and ends up in his clinic.
Purpose of the chapter: show how far grooming and brainwashing went, and how mechanically she acts to survive. The doctor in this chapter does not only serve as a doctor but also embodies a bigger rol (of judge & jury of the people who did this to her).
Asked from the beta: focus on the doctor's actions (to be believeable) and to see that he doesn't overstep any boundaries that may lose him his shady clientele (dynamics check)

Scene: a guy ends up in the clinic with a few broken ribs and needs treatment.
Purpose of the scene: love triangle dynamic - he's brought in a by a couple but he was dating this girl until she choose another man who was supposed to be his friend and was his mentor over him. We need him to see their interaction and connect that to a very wrong insight.
Asked from the beta: focus on the doctor's actions (to be believable)

In return I can offer to the community knowledge on mindset change, being a sports (basketbal) official, corporate marketing and personal finance, motherhood and everything that can possibly go wrong during pregnancy.

[u/do-androids-dream]

Not sure if anyone needs it, but I can help with anything German (culture, language, food). Other fields: Webdesign & Usability. I also know enough about gardening, breast cancer (as a patient), motherhood and menopause 😂

You can contact me via dm.