Disclaimer: ….I still don't own it. If I did I'd be reading a comic about the happily married Peter and MJ celebrating Christmas right now.
A/N: A Merry Christmas Eve to all (and a happy fourth night of Hanukah to my Jewish friends). Sorry this chapter took longer than usual to get up, holiday shopping and preparations snuck up on me, so thanks for the patience. As always a big thank you to my reviewers and favoriters, you know who you are but I'm going to list you anyway, Jonza, L-Dog Z, Neo Rider Double Xtreme, and Gokai Entertainment.
First Aid and Medical Care
Everyone in the business of saving lives need to know basic first aid, both for the purpose of helping yourself and for the purpose of helping the civilian you pulled from that fire before the paramedics could get there. Before you go any farther, my advice to you is take first aid classes. Lots of them. Get certified in everything from the Heimlich to pet CPR (yes that's a thing) and get a handy dandy first aid kid stocked to the hills with Ace bandages and iodine.
Now then, let's talk about what to do when a super hero is in need of medical attention, specifically one with a secret identity. The obvious the thing to do would be to call 911 (or 999 for Captain Britain), it's been drilled into your head since you were old to enough to count from one to nine. But here's the part where I make Safety Town instructors everywhere boo and hiss, if you ever see a superhero in need of medical attention don't call 911. The Baxter Building, Stark Tower, The Night Nurse's "room to the right", and The X Mansion (or whatever name we're calling that place by now) all have state of the art medical equipment specifically designed for heroes. The average hospital does not.
The average hospital is also a huge security risk, when a hero with a secret ID is checked into a hospital, they're put into a private room under a pseudonym and there's patient confidentially, sounds good so far. But the media will know you're there, somewhere, and you can't stop some snitch janitor from figuring it out and snapping a mug shot. Oh and having your blood drawn and documented by the hospital staff is never a good thing. Normal hospitals are bad.
Knowing the line between needing a hospital and just needing some entry level first aid has the potential to be tricky, but the first thing you need to know is just what makes your body tick. Healing factors are live savers in every sense of the word, but you need to know just how strong yours is. If you're Deadpool then you're able to come back from a single cell (and you're the single most annoying person on the planet) but if you're me, you still heal really fast but should probably still be concerned when you get shot. Know your body's limits and when you need to ask for help.
Knowing your physiologically is also important so you don't cause harm to others. Blood transfusions can save lives, but transfusions from people with irradiated blood can cause everything from granting the recipient superpowers to giving them blood poisoning. Having a seizure is never a fun event, but having one with super strength has the potential to throw some people against a wall.
In any event, superhumans need to modify typical medical procedures. Needles can't penetrate the skin of some people with super strength, so a stronger administration tool or some sort of oral alternative may need to be in effect. A typical human should only take around two aspirins at a time, a superhuman might need to down close to a whole bottle. Anyone with a large amount of metal in their body (like say, someone with an Adamantium skeleton) should avoid an MRI at all costs.
In general, it might be a good idea to try making friends with someone who has the power of healing people.
The best trip to the doctor is one you never have to take, so avoid getting beat up when you can.
