== Summary ==
Standard IPC

Guide to synthetic surgery

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Zergspower: /* Posibrain Reboot (Revival) Posibrain */

All surgery requires a set of tools, printable in an autolathe or engineering/science protolathe, along with an operating table.
[[File:Synth_Liz.png|200px|thumb|Synthetic Lizard]]
==Surgery Speed and Failure==
For every tool, there are ''ghetto analogues''. The percentages listed next to them show ''success rate''. For example, if it says "50%" the step has a 50% chance to succeed or fail. These percentages stack with the percentage point bonus or malus from using different tables or chemicals (see [[#Beginning of any Operation|Beginning of any Operation]]).<br>

= Beginning of any Operation =
Step 1: Undress the part of the patient that needs surgery. You can do this by dragging them onto yourself, and then clicking the clothes you want to remove from them in the pop-up.
* '''Important:''' The uniform the patient is wearing usually covers both legs, arms, groin and torso. Helmets, eyewear and masks always obscure the eyes, make sure to remove them if working on the eyes.

Step 2: [[File:OpTable.gif|Operating Table]] Place the patient onto the '''operating table'''. Do this doing a {{Grab}} on the patient. Then left click the operating table to place the patient on it. You can also {{Rightclick}} shove a person onto the table and tell them to rest, though they might not appreciate this.
* If there is no operating table, you can use: '''[[Machines#Lifeform_Stasis_Unit|Stasis bed]]''' (-10%), '''any table''' (-20%), '''any bed''' (-30%), ask them to lie '''on the floor''' (-50%). The [[#Surgery Speed and Failure|speed]] of completing every step will be reduced.

Step 3: [[File:Drapes.png|Drapes]] [[File:Bedsheet.png|Bedsheet]] Place '''drapes''' or '''bedsheet''' over the part of body you are operating.
* If you done step 1 wrong, it will tell you that you must remove clothing first. If you continue without fixing, you will stab your patient instead of doing surgery.

Step 4: Turn off {{Combat_Mode}}. Pro tip: {{Rightclick}} will make you fail every surgery step on purpose.

Step 5: [[File:Hud-target.gif|Target]] '''Aim''' at the appropriate body part (important!).

Step 6: {{LeftclickCmodeoff}} [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Do the repair''' (see the steps below!). Afterwards congratulate the patient and kick them out. Failed steps will autorepeat.

'''To abort a surgery, hold a screwdriver in one hand and drapes in the other, and use the drapes on the patient.'''

== Organ Manipulation ==
This surgery covers operations to remove/insert organs (brain, heart, appendix), '''lizard/cat tails''', and cyber implants.<br>The body part to target depends on which procedure you want to do.<br>See below for details about each procedure.

{|
| style="width: 400px;" |'''Procedure'''||'''Ghetto Analogues'''
|-
|Step 1: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': unscrew the shell.||[[File:Scalpel.png|Scalpel]](75%) [[File:Knife.png|Kitchen Knife]] (50%) Any other sharp item (10%)
|-
|Step 2: [[File:Hud-hands.gif|Hands]] '''Hands''': open the hatch.
|-
|Step 3 (Head/Chest only): [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''': unwrench bolts.||[[File:Retractor.png|Retractor]] (10%)
|-
|Step 4: [[File:Multitool.png|Multitool]] '''Multitool''': prepare electronics.||[[File:Hemostat.png|Hemostat]] (10%)
|-
|Step 5 '''Remove''': [[File:Hemostat.png|Hemostat]] '''Hemostat''': remove something.||[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] (55%)
|-
|Step 5 '''Insert''': [[File:Hud-hands.gif|Hands]] '''Hands''': insert something.
|-
|Step 6 (Head/Chest only): [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''': wrench bolts.||[[File:Retractor.png|Retractor]] (10%)
|-
|Step 7: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': close the shell.||[[File:Scalpel.png|Scalpel]](75%) [[File:Knife.png|Kitchen Knife]] (50%) Any other sharp item (10%)
|}

=== Ordinary organs that require Organ Manipulation ===

These organs are present in every normal synthetic and can be removed or transferred through the [[#Organ_Manipulation|Organ Manipulation]] surgery type.

==== Posibrain [[File:Posibrain.gif|Posibrain]] ====

The source of consciousness, and where the player actually resides. Removing the brain from a body will make it [[#Full_chassis_restoration|unrevivable]] through normal means. The brain can also be inserted into an [[MMI]] to allow it to speak, and to prepare it to be inserted into a [[Cyborg]] or an [[AI]]. Or it can be transferred into another body, which can then be [[#Full_chassis_restoration|revived]].

The brain of a synthetic patient resides in their chest, meaning they can theoretically be decapitated and remain functional, albeit deaf, blind, and mute.

[[File:Hud_target_chest.gif|Target: Chest]] '''Target: Chest'''

'''Note:''' Brains can also be removed by beheading the target and using a sharp object on the head to extract the brain.

==== Hydraulic Pump Engine (Heart) [[File:heart_ipc.png|link=Special:FilePath/Heart_ipc.png]] ====

Required for basic survival, removing it will cause a heart attack, dealing huge amounts of oxygen damage until a new heart is inserted, or death.

[[File:Hud_target_chest.gif]] '''Target: Chest'''

==== Robotic Eyes (Eyes) [[File:robotic_eyes.png]] ====

They're required for sight. Removing them will, obviously, turn the patient blind. Some races' eyes can see in the dark.

[[File:Hud_target_eyes.gif]] '''Target: Eyes'''

==== Auditory Sensors(Ears) [[File:ears_ipc.png|link=Special:FilePath/Ears_ipc.png]] ====

Required for hearing. Removing them will make the patient deaf.

[[File:Hud_target_head.gif]] '''Target: Head'''

==== Reagent Processing Unit [[File:Liver_ipc.png|link=Special:FilePath/Liver_ipc.png]] ====

Required for processing [[Guide_to_chemistry|reagents]]. Removing the liver will cause the patient to take heavy toxin damage.

[[File:Hud_target_chest.gif]] '''Target: Chest'''

==== Heat Sink (Lungs) [[File:Lungs_ipc.png|link=Special:FilePath/Lungs_ipc.png]] ====

Required for breathing. Removing the lungs will cause the patient to suffocate, regardless of air or internals.

[[File:Hud_target_chest.gif]] '''Target: Chest'''

==== IPC Micro Cell (Stomach) [[File:Stomach_ipc.png|link=Special:FilePath/Stomach_ipc.png]] ====

Required for eating and drinking.

[[File:Hud_target_chest.gif]] '''Target: Chest'''

==== Robotic Voicebox (Tongue) [[File:Tongue_ipc.png|link=Special:FilePath/Tongue_ipc.png]] ====

Affects speech. Lacking a tongue will make speech very hard to comprehend, while mutant tongues such as lizards' or flypeoples' will give the patient the race's speech quirks. [[Abductor]]s' tongues carry over their telepathy, but they prevent normal speech.

[[File:Hud_target_mouth.gif]] '''Target: Mouth'''

==== Cybernetic Organs [[File:Cybernetic_heart.gif]] [[File:Cybernetic_liver.png]] [[File:Cybernetic_lungs.png]] [[File:Robotic_eyes.png]] ====

Cybernetic organs replace organs entirely. You need to remove the corresponding organ first to make room for the cybernetic organ. They are vulnerable to EMPs. Cybernetic organs can be printed by [[Robotics]] or the [[medbay]] techfab after research.

[[File:Hud_target_chest.gif]][[File:Hud_target_eyes.gif]] '''Target: Chest/Eyes'''

== Reset Posibrain Logic [[File:posibrain.gif|Posibrain]] ==

A surgical procedure that restores the default behavior logic and personality matrix of an IPC posibrain, cures posibrain damage.

[[File:Hud_target_head.gif]] '''Target: Head'''

{|
| style="width: 400px;" |'''Procedure'''||'''Ghetto Analogues'''
|-
|Step 1: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': unscrew the shell.
|-
|Step 2: [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''': unwrench bolts.
|-
|Step 4: [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] '''Crowbar''': pry off plating.
|-
|Step 5: [[File:Multitool.png|Multitool]] '''Multitool''': prepare electronics.
|-
|Step 6: [[File:Multitool.png|Multitool]] '''Multitool''': fix posibrain.
|-
|Step 7: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': close the shell.
|}

== Posibrain Reboot (Revival) [[File:posibrain.gif|Posibrain]] ==

An operation that will heal all brute and burn on a synthetic.

[[File:Hud_target_chest.gif]] '''Target: Chest'''

{|
| style="width: 400px;" |'''Procedure'''||'''Ghetto Analogues'''
|-
|Step 1: [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''': unwrench bolts.
|-
|Step 2: [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] '''Crowbar''': pry off plating.
|-
|Step 3: [[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutters]] '''Wirecutters''': cut wires.
|-
|Step 4: [[File:CableCoils.png|Cable coil]] '''Cable coil (x5)''': replace wires.
|-
|Step 5: [[File:Multitool.png|Multitool]] '''Multitool''': prepare electronics.
|-
|Step 6: [[File:Metal.png|Metal sheets]] '''Metal sheets (x15)''': add plating
|-
|Step 7: [[File:Welder.png|Welding tool]] '''Welding tool''': weld plating
|-
|Step 8: [[File:Multitool.png|Multitool]] '''Multitool''': Finalize Posibrain restoration.
|}

== Cavity Implant ==
{|
| style="width: 400px;" |'''Procedure'''||'''Ghetto Analogues'''
|-
|Step 1: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': unscrew the shell.||[[File:Scalpel.png|Scalpel]](75%) [[File:Knife.png|Kitchen Knife]] (50%) Any other sharp item (10%)
|-
|Step 2: [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''': unwrench bolts.||[[File:Retractor.png|Retractor]] (10%)
|-
|Step 3: [[File:Hud-hands.gif|Hands]] '''Hands''': open the hatch.
|-
|Step 4: [[File:Hud-hands.gif|Hands]] '''Hands''': implant item.
|-
|Step 5: [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''': wrench bolts.||[[File:Retractor.png|Retractor]] (10%)
|-
|Step 6: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': close the shell.||[[File:Scalpel.png|Scalpel]](75%) [[File:Knife.png|Kitchen Knife]] (50%) Any other sharp item (10%)
|}

== Robotic amputation ==
=== Amputation ===
You can remove the arms, legs, or head of a synthetic through amputation.
{|
| style="width: 400px;" |'''Procedure'''||'''Ghetto Analogues'''
|-
|Step 1: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': unscrew the shell.||[[File:Scalpel.png|Scalpel]](75%) [[File:Knife.png|Kitchen Knife]] (50%) Any other sharp item (10%)
|-
|Step 2: [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''': unwrench bolts.||[[File:Retractor.png|Retractor]] (10%)
|-
|Step 3: [[File:Hud-hands.gif|Hands]] '''Hands''': open the hatch.
|-
|Step 4: [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] '''Crowbar''': pry off plating.||[[File:Hemostat.png|Hemostat]](10%)
|-
|Step 5: [[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutters]] '''Wirecutters''': cut wires.||[[File:Scalpel.png|Scalpel]] (75%) [[File:Knife.png|Knife]] (50%) Any other sharp item (10%)
|-
|Step 6: [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] '''Screwdriver''': sever limb.||[[File:Multitool.png|Multitool]] (100%) [[File:saw.png|saw]] (50%) [[File:Knife.png|Knife]] (40%) [[File:Hatchet.png|Hatchet]] (35%) [[File:armblade.png|Arm blade|link=Special:FilePath/Armblade.png]] (30%) [[File:chainsaw.gif|Chainsaw]] (30%) [[File:fireaxe.png|Fireaxe]] (30%)
|}

{{Guides}}
[[Category:Guides]]

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|jobtitle = Paramedic
|access = [[Medbay]], [[Morgue]], [[Maintenance]], [[E.V.A.]], Most department lobbies, Mineral Storage
|additional = [[Genetics Lab]], [[Operating Theatre|Surgery]]
|difficulty = Easy
|superior = [[Chief Medical Officer]]
|duties = Run around the station looking for patients, respond to emergencies, give patients a roller bed ride to medbay
|guides = [[Guide to medicine|Guide to Medicine]], [[Surgery|Guide to Surgery]], [[Guide to Traumas]], [[Guide to Wounds]]
|quote = I swear, the next schmuck that gets spaced without suit sensors is staying there.
}}

You are essentially a rescue medic. You spend most of your time outside medbay and therefore have reduced access. However you have increased access to the rest of the station.

You spawn with a [[File:Medicalbelt.png]] [[Medical_Belt#Medical_Belt|Medical Belt]] full of stuff, a collapsed [[File:Roller_Bed.png]] Roller Bed and a Proximity Crew Pinpointer in [[Medbay|Medbay Lobby]].<br>
You will most likely want to get the Handheld Crew Monitor from your belt, a better Crew Pinpointer from one of the NanoMed Plus vending machines, a Health Scanner HUD and a Health Analyzer. After gearing up, go patrol the station looking for patients.

'''Bare minimum requirements:''' Find and bring injured crew members to [[Medbay]] so they can be treated by [[Medical_Doctor|the doctors]].<br>
'''Basic skills:''' Enforce suit sensors, perform first aid, '''don't drag bleeding people over the halls'''.<br>
'''Advanced skills:''' Be able to do deal with all kinds of damage on the spot, know how to use a defibrillator, be efficient at healing more with less, rescue people from [[Space|faraway places]].

[[File:Medbay.png|300px|thumb|alt=Medbay|link=http://puu.sh/3EEVj.png|[[Medbay]]]]<br>

==[[File:Roller_Bed.png]] Medbay to bar, quick!==
When you are a Paramedic, your job is to rescue people, take them to medbay, and leave them to be treated there. You can also perform first aid, diagnosing injuries and diseases with the help of a [[File:Health_analyzer.gif]] [[health analyzer]], printable from the medical techfab, or even your PDA.<br>
Most of the times, your Handheld Crew Monitor will tell you enough. At least as long as people have their suit sensors on. Keep the monitor screen on and put it in your pocket or jacket slot, it's extremely useful. When someone shows up as damaged, find them with your pinpointer and either suggest them to go to medbay or take them there.<br>
The job is very simple. Find and transport people safely to medbay. But even that can prove challenging under [[Nuclear_Operative|certain]] [[Revolutionary|hostile]] [[Blood_Cult|scenarios]], so be prepared. <br>

As a first step towards becoming a good Paramedic, you are recommended to read the [[Guide_to_medicine|Guide to medicine]]. You will learn how to treat many different ailments.

==[[File:Medicallocker.png]] Medical Storage==
The main reason you'll come into this room is to grab one of the [[File:MedGlasses.png]] [[Clothes_and_internals#Health_Scanner_HUD|Health Scanners]] on the table. These totally not anime inspired eyewear pieces let you see people's healthbars over their head. Not only is this useful for finding critical patients quickly in a crowd, but the [[HUD#Medical_HUD_Icons|red cross next to their healthbar]] will change to a sickly face if they're infected with a virus, or a purple xenomorph if they're infected with an [[alien]] larva. Chemists, Geneticists and many others will sometimes want these, too.

You might want to also buy a better pinpointer from the NanoMed Plus and a Health Scanner. You can find biosuits for when the [[virologist]] fucks up. There are also spare first-aid kits that are very disputed, so try to be mindful when you take them and perhaps even warn [[Chief_Medical_Officer|your boss]].

==[[File:Health_analyzer_adv.gif]] Advanced Paramedic Work==
Giving drunk bar patrons roller bed rides not your style? Want to be a hero? Well, you probably won't, but you certainly can do more.<br>
Never forget that you have [[Maintenance]] and [[E.V.A.]] for a reason: You are expected to retrieve lost bodies. [[Engineering]] blew up again? Get your spacesuit and bring the boys back home so they can fix their own mess. Space man [[Head_of_Personnel|HoP]] forgot to refill his oxygen tank? Off you go. In some cases, you can even go in your own little lavaland adventure to retrieve a [[Shaft_Miner|miner's]] corpse.<br>
With you around, nobody has to stay dead!

===[[File:Medicalbelt.png]] The emergency utility belt===
Once you get used to [[Guide_to_medicine|standard medical procedures]], you can ask [[Medical_Doctor|the doctors]] for their starting [[File:SMed.png]] medkit. It and one or two chems in your bag should be more than ideal.<br>
If they are stingy, make do by stuffing a second belt full of things that allow you to get people up and running by yourself.
* [[File:Suture.png]] Sutures. In all basic medkits and extremely cheap to heal brute damage. Get faster as you get experience.
* [[File:Regenerative_mesh.png]] Regenerative mesh. In all basic medkits and extremely cheap to heal burn damage. Get faster as you get experience.
* [[File:Scalpel.png]] Basic [[Surgery|surgery]] tools. While you could technically perform surgery, this is a work better left for [[Medical_Doctor|doctors]]. Have a set of basic tools ([[File:Drapes.png]]Drapes, [[File:Scalpel.png]]Scalpel, [[File:Hemostat.png]]Hemostat and [[File:Cautery.png]]) to treat [[Guide to Wounds|wounds]] like severe burns.
* [[File:Cleaner.png]] [[Guide_to_chemistry#Hercuri|Hercuri]] Spray. Cools down temperature and treats burns slowly. Expendable and abundant, but basically freezes the patient. Tell them to get coffee after. Spray away the [[Assistant|tide]] when they fail their hacks and ask for help.
* [[File:Bandaid_brute.png]] [[Guide_to_chemistry|Chem]] patches, syringes, gels and sprays. These allow you to heal damage a lot faster, but the ones found in the NanoMed and in medkits are usually limited. [[Guide_to_chemistry#Libital|Libital]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#Aiuri|Aiuri]] and [[Guide_to_chemistry#Syriniver|Syriniver]] are good examples of cheap useful chems, even though they have side effects.
* [[File:MediPen.png]] Medipens. Exceptional for healing a lot of damage very quick and efficiently, but scarce. Save for emergencies or leave them there. [[Guide_to_chemistry#Salicyclic_Acid|Salicyclic Acid]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#Oxandrolone|Oxandrolone]] and [[Guide_to_chemistry#Pentetic_Acid|Pentetic Acid]] can all be found in their specific medkits.

In the end, it should be looking somewhat like this:
[[File:Medibelt_action.png]]

===[[File:Defib.png]] Clear!===
If a patient has died recently, you may be able to use the '''defibrillator''' to revive them on the spot. The [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defibrillator]] can be found in [[Medical_Doctor|Medical Doctor]] lockers (plus a more portable version in the CMO's locker or medical techfab after some research is done).

To use a normal bulky defibrillator, take off your backpack or satchel, put the defib on your back and click it, get your other hand free and activate the paddles to wield them in both hands, then click on the patient while targeting their chest. If the patient is wearing a thick suit like a space suit or firesuit you need to strip it off as well. STOP DRAGGING the patient, if you are, to prevent yourself from being shocked as well.

In order to successfully resuscitate a patient, several criteria must be met:

1. The patient must not have over 180 brute or burn damage; 179 brute and 179 burn is fine, just not 180 of one type. Reduce their damage below 180, and you can try again.

2. The patient must not be a suicide.

3. The patient must not be catatonic.

4. The patient must be in their body (they will get a message when they begin being defibrillated).

5. The patient must have a heart. Plasmamen do '''not''' have hearts, for example.

6. If the patient has a heart, it must not have decayed completely. If there's too much heart decay, you'll need to replace it or perform a [[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|coronary bypass]].

If all these factors are met, then the patient will come back to life! However, this doesn't mean they can just get right back up. Instead, they'll likely still be deep in critical condition, as a successful revival only removes a bit of each damage type. They must quickly receive medical attention if you want to keep them alive. Make sure to use a health analyzer or your PDA to check how they died; if they have harmful chemicals in their body, they most likely still do (chemicals remain in bodies after death, but do not metabolize).

==[[File:MedGlasses.png]] Paramedic Equipment==
Medbay has quite the collection of tools and chemicals to make your job easier (or harder). Some deserve the mention, others are situational.

Here is a list of stuff that either Paramedics spawn with, or are available in medbay:
* [[File:Compactdefib.png]] [[Medical_items#Compact_Defibrillator|Compact Defibrillator]]. The only way to defib on the go. Needs research or a lot of begging to the CMO.
* Crew Pinpointers. The one that you spawn with only activates close to whoever you're tracking. You can, however, buy a proper Crew Pinpointer in the Nanomed Plus vending machine with your starting money.
* [[File:Evahelmet.png]] [[Clothing_and_Accessories#EVA_Helmet|E.V.A. Helmet]] and Suit. These two form, together, a spacesuit. They will only work together or coupled with an analogous spaceproof clothing. '''Don't rush E.V.A. and steal everything. Do it only if needed.'''
* Handheld Crew Monitors. Arguably the most useful item you can hope to have. Using the information from suit sensors, it will give you all you need to know anywhere. Allows you to chill by the bar without much care.
* [[File:Health_analyzer.gif]] [[Health Analyzer|Health Analyzers]]. Allow you to check someone's condition further than the Crew Monitor, showing diseases, traumas and chemicals in their blood (activate the item to toggle Chemical mode). An advanced version can be researched and printed at the medical techfab.
* [[File:MedGlasses.png]] [[Clothes_and_internals#Health_Scanner_HUD|Health Scanners]]. Immediate visual information for any living mob in your field of view. Not as robust as a proper Health Analyzer, but will help you quickly identify problems on passersby. A night vision upgrade is researchable.
* [[File:Medicalbelt.png]] [[Medical_Belt#Medical_Belt|Medical Belt]]. Extremely useful, as it can hold most relevant tools and medicine. Can also hold cigarettes and lighters. The one you spawn with has a Handheld Crew Monitor and some less important medicine that you can right click to check their use. Fits in your bag.
* [[File:Nitrile_gloves.png]] [[Clothing_and_Accessories#Nitrile_Gloves|Nitrile Gloves]]. Keep your fingerprints to yourself. The [[Detective]] will thank you for keeping those on.
* [[File:Roller_Bed.png]] Roller Beds. Dragging bleeding people will make them bleed even more, as well as making you slower. These are often helpful and sometimes vital. Also fun and collapsible.

==[[File:Light_Bulb.png]] Tips==
* The bar has several drinks that help top off damage. Cream for brute, Lime Juice for toxin, Orange Juice for oxygen, Tomato Juice for burn, Blood Mary for blood and more.
* Raw carrots heal eye damage.
* Star-Kist is just cola with orange juice. This means that it will metabolize a bit faster and can be used as a poor man's medicine to speed up CPR.
* Wearing earmuffs will heal ear damage.
* Wearing a blindfold will heal eye damage.
* People with MODSuits on cannot be defibbed.
* If you're not sure if someone's damage is too much, you can PDA them to ask if they need medical assistance.
* Even as a non-antag, try to carry a toolbelt with you to hack when needed and to crowbar open doors. Extra access can also work to this effect.
* When needed, ask your patients for their epipen. You could also take it while they are down. It's safer to have yours saved for an emergency.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Miner's Salve|Miner's Salve]] can be made with a twinkie, plasma sheet and iron sheet in a grinder.
* Don't forget to check the NanoMed for Libital and Aiuri gel. They are very very good.Or just bug the chemist to do their job!

===Tips for Traitoring===
* A stethoscope can be used to [[Hacking#Safe|break into the safe]].
* You can replace the cryoxadone with acid, so instead of healing people cryo will melt them to death.
* Syringe gun is one of the most lethal weapons on the station. A simple 15 unit lexorin syringe will kill unless the victim receives medical care (or immediately injects themselves with their Epinephrine). Anyone with a thick suit will block syringes though.
* Carry a body in your roller bed and you won't get questioned too often. Use maintenance for safety.

==[[File:Doubleagent.gif]] Don't worry, I'll take you to a better place==
You happen to be a traitor? Excellent! You have enough access to dispose of bodies, access to EVA for some space murder action, and maintenance access to boot! Not to mention that you don't look out of place in any department and people won't find anything strange about you wandering the halls with a corpse.<br>
You can do almost anything a doctor could: cryo sabotage, morgue shenanigans, overdoses, etc. But you have the access and freedom to do a lot more as well, like poisoning someone, taking them to the safety of maintenance to finish the job, then you could either drop them off at the morgue or behead them and throw it into sapc.<br>

{{Jobs}}
[[Category: Jobs]]

Paramedic

2022-01-26T16:13:23Z

Zergspower:

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|stafftype = MEDICAL
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|img = Paramedic_action.png
|jobtitle = Paramedic
|access = [[Medbay]], [[Morgue]], [[Maintenance]], [[E.V.A.]], Most department lobbies, Mineral Storage
|additional = [[Genetics Lab]], [[Operating Theatre|Surgery]]
|difficulty = Easy
|superior = [[Chief Medical Officer]]
|duties = Run around the station looking for patients, respond to emergencies, give patients a roller bed ride to medbay
|guides = [[Guide to medicine|Guide to Medicine]], [[Surgery|Guide to Surgery]], [[Guide to Traumas]], [[Guide to Wounds]]
|quote = I swear, the next schmuck that gets spaced without suit sensors is staying there.
}}

You are essentially a rescue medic. You spend most of your time outside medbay and therefore have reduced access. However you have increased access to the rest of the station.

You spawn with a [[File:Medicalbelt.png]] [[Medical_Belt#Medical_Belt|Medical Belt]] full of stuff, a collapsed [[File:Roller_Bed.png]] Roller Bed and a Proximity Crew Pinpointer in [[Medbay|Medbay Lobby]].<br>
You will most likely want to get the Handheld Crew Monitor from your belt, a better Crew Pinpointer from one of the NanoMed Plus vending machines, a Health Scanner HUD and a Health Analyzer. After gearing up, go patrol the station looking for patients.

'''Bare minimum requirements:''' Find and bring injured crew members to [[Medbay]] so they can be treated by [[Medical_Doctor|the doctors]].<br>
'''Basic skills:''' Enforce suit sensors, perform first aid, '''don't drag bleeding people over the halls'''.<br>
'''Advanced skills:''' Be able to do deal with all kinds of damage on the spot, know how to use a defibrillator, be efficient at healing more with less, rescue people from [[Space|faraway places]].

[[File:Medbay.png|300px|thumb|alt=Medbay|link=http://puu.sh/3EEVj.png|[[Medbay]]]]<br>

==[[File:Roller_Bed.png]] Medbay to bar, quick!==
When you are a Paramedic, your job is to rescue people, take them to medbay, and leave them to be treated there. You can also perform first aid, diagnosing injuries and diseases with the help of a [[File:Health_analyzer.gif]] [[health analyzer]], printable from the medical techfab, or even your PDA.<br>
Most of the times, your Handheld Crew Monitor will tell you enough. At least as long as people have their suit sensors on. Keep the monitor screen on and put it in your pocket or jacket slot, it's extremely useful. When someone shows up as damaged, find them with your pinpointer and either suggest them to go to medbay or take them there.<br>
The job is very simple. Find and transport people safely to medbay. But even that can prove challenging under [[Nuclear_Operative|certain]] [[Revolutionary|hostile]] [[Blood_Cult|scenarios]], so be prepared. <br>

As a first step towards becoming a good Paramedic, you are recommended to read the [[Guide_to_medicine|Guide to medicine]]. You will learn how to treat many different ailments.

==[[File:Medicallocker.png]] Medical Storage==
The main reason you'll come into this room is to grab one of the [[File:MedGlasses.png]] [[Clothes_and_internals#Health_Scanner_HUD|Health Scanners]] on the table. These totally not anime inspired eyewear pieces let you see people's healthbars over their head. Not only is this useful for finding critical patients quickly in a crowd, but the [[HUD#Medical_HUD_Icons|red cross next to their healthbar]] will change to a sickly face if they're infected with a virus, or a purple xenomorph if they're infected with an [[alien]] larva. Chemists, Geneticists and many others will sometimes want these, too.

You might want to also buy a better pinpointer from the NanoMed Plus and a Health Scanner. You can find biosuits for when the [[virologist]] fucks up. There are also spare first-aid kits that are very disputed, so try to be mindful when you take them and perhaps even warn [[Chief_Medical_Officer|your boss]].

==[[File:Health_analyzer_adv.gif]] Advanced Paramedic Work==
Giving drunk bar patrons roller bed rides not your style? Want to be a hero? Well, you probably won't, but you certainly can do more.<br>
Never forget that you have [[Maintenance]] and [[E.V.A.]] for a reason: You are expected to retrieve lost bodies. [[Engineering]] blew up again? Get your spacesuit and bring the boys back home so they can fix their own mess. Space man [[Head_of_Personnel|HoP]] forgot to refill his oxygen tank? Off you go. In some cases, you can even go in your own little lavaland adventure to retrieve a [[Shaft_Miner|miner's]] corpse.<br>
With you around, nobody has to stay dead!

===[[File:Medicalbelt.png]] The emergency utility belt===
Once you get used to [[Guide_to_medicine|standard medical procedures]], you can ask [[Medical_Doctor|the doctors]] for their starting [[File:SMed.png]] medkit. It and one or two chems in your bag should be more than ideal.<br>
If they are stingy, make do by stuffing a second belt full of things that allow you to get people up and running by yourself.
* [[File:Suture.png]] Sutures. In all basic medkits and extremely cheap to heal brute damage. Get faster as you get experience.
* [[File:Regenerative_mesh.png]] Regenerative mesh. In all basic medkits and extremely cheap to heal burn damage. Get faster as you get experience.
* [[File:Scalpel.png]] Basic [[Surgery|surgery]] tools. While you could technically perform surgery, this is a work better left for [[Medical_Doctor|doctors]]. Have a set of basic tools ([[File:Drapes.png]]Drapes, [[File:Scalpel.png]]Scalpel, [[File:Hemostat.png]]Hemostat and [[File:Cautery.png]]) to treat [[Guide to Wounds|wounds]] like severe burns.
* [[File:Cleaner.png]] [[Guide_to_chemistry#Hercuri|Hercuri]] Spray. Cools down temperature and treats burns slowly. Expendable and abundant, but basically freezes the patient. Tell them to get coffee after. Spray away the [[Assistant|tide]] when they fail their hacks and ask for help.
* [[File:Bandaid_brute.png]] [[Guide_to_chemistry|Chem]] patches, syringes, gels and sprays. These allow you to heal damage a lot faster, but the ones found in the NanoMed and in medkits are usually limited. [[Guide_to_chemistry#Libital|Libital]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#Aiuri|Aiuri]] and [[Guide_to_chemistry#Syriniver|Syriniver]] are good examples of cheap useful chems, even though they have side effects.
* [[File:MediPen.png]] Medipens. Exceptional for healing a lot of damage very quick and efficiently, but scarce. Save for emergencies or leave them there. [[Guide_to_chemistry#Salicyclic_Acid|Salicyclic Acid]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#Oxandrolone|Oxandrolone]] and [[Guide_to_chemistry#Pentetic_Acid|Pentetic Acid]] can all be found in their specific medkits.

In the end, it should be looking somewhat like this:
[[File:Medibelt_action.png]]

===[[File:Defib.png]] Clear!===
If a patient has died recently, you may be able to use the '''defibrillator''' to revive them on the spot. The [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defibrillator]] can be found in [[Medical_Doctor|Medical Doctor]] lockers (plus a more portable version in the CMO's locker or medical techfab after some research is done).

To use a normal bulky defibrillator, take off your backpack or satchel, put the defib on your back and click it, get your other hand free and activate the paddles to wield them in both hands, then click on the patient while targeting their chest. If the patient is wearing a thick suit like a space suit or firesuit you need to strip it off as well. STOP DRAGGING the patient, if you are, to prevent yourself from being shocked as well.

In order to successfully resuscitate a patient, several criteria must be met:

1. The patient must not have over 180 brute or burn damage; 179 brute and 179 burn is fine, just not 180 of one type. Reduce their damage below 180, and you can try again.

2. The patient must not be a suicide.

3. The patient must not be catatonic.

4. The patient must be in their body (they will get a message when they begin being defibrillated).

5. The patient must have a heart. Plasmamen do '''not''' have hearts, for example.

6. If the patient has a heart, it must not have decayed completely. If there's too much heart decay, you'll need to replace it or perform a [[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|coronary bypass]].

If all these factors are met, then the patient will come back to life! However, this doesn't mean they can just get right back up. Instead, they'll likely still be deep in critical condition, as a successful revival only removes a bit of each damage type. They must quickly receive medical attention if you want to keep them alive. Make sure to use a health analyzer or your PDA to check how they died; if they have harmful chemicals in their body, they most likely still do (chemicals remain in bodies after death, but do not metabolize).

==[[File:MedGlasses.png]] Paramedic Equipment==
Medbay has quite the collection of tools and chemicals to make your job easier (or harder). Some deserve the mention, others are situational.

Here is a list of stuff that either Paramedics spawn with, or are available in medbay:
* [[File:Compactdefib.png]] [[Medical_items#Compact_Defibrillator|Compact Defibrillator]]. The only way to defib on the go. Needs research or a lot of begging to the CMO.
* Crew Pinpointers. The one that you spawn with only activates close to whoever you're tracking. You can, however, buy a proper Crew Pinpointer in the Nanomed Plus vending machine with your starting money.
* [[File:Evahelmet.png]] [[Clothing_and_Accessories#EVA_Helmet|E.V.A. Helmet]] and Suit. These two form, together, a spacesuit. They will only work together or coupled with an analogous spaceproof clothing. '''Don't rush E.V.A. and steal everything. Do it only if needed.'''
* Handheld Crew Monitors. Arguably the most useful item you can hope to have. Using the information from suit sensors, it will give you all you need to know anywhere. Allows you to chill by the bar without much care.
* [[File:Health_analyzer.gif]] [[Health Analyzer|Health Analyzers]]. Allow you to check someone's condition further than the Crew Monitor, showing diseases, traumas and chemicals in their blood (activate the item to toggle Chemical mode). An advanced version can be researched and printed at the medical techfab.
* [[File:MedGlasses.png]] [[Clothes_and_internals#Health_Scanner_HUD|Health Scanners]]. Immediate visual information for any living mob in your field of view. Not as robust as a proper Health Analyzer, but will help you quickly identify problems on passersby. A night vision upgrade is researchable.
* [[File:Medicalbelt.png]] [[Medical_Belt#Medical_Belt|Medical Belt]]. Extremely useful, as it can hold most relevant tools and medicine. Can also hold cigarettes and lighters. The one you spawn with has a Handheld Crew Monitor and some less important medicine that you can right click to check their use. Fits in your bag.
* [[File:Nitrile_gloves.png]] [[Clothing_and_Accessories#Nitrile_Gloves|Nitrile Gloves]]. Keep your fingerprints to yourself. The [[Detective]] will thank you for keeping those on.
* [[File:Roller_Bed.png]] Roller Beds. Dragging bleeding people will make them bleed even more, as well as making you slower. These are often helpful and sometimes vital. Also fun and collapsible.

==[[File:Light_Bulb.png]] Tips==
* The bar has several drinks that help top off damage. Cream for brute, Lime Juice for toxin, Orange Juice for oxygen, Tomato Juice for burn, Blood Mary for blood and more.
* Raw carrots heal eye damage.
* Star-Kist is just cola with orange juice. This means that it will metabolize a bit faster and can be used as a poor man's medicine to speed up CPR.
* Wearing earmuffs will heal ear damage.
* Wearing a blindfold will heal eye damage.
* People with MODSuits on cannot be defibbed.
* If you're not sure if someone's damage is too much, you can PDA them to ask if they need medical assistance.
* Even as a non-antag, try to carry a toolbelt with you to hack when needed and to crowbar open doors. Extra access can also work to this effect.
* When needed, ask your patients for their epipen. You could also take it while they are down. It's safer to have yours saved for an emergency.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Miner's Salve|Miner's Salve]] can be made with a twinkie, plasma sheet and iron sheet in a grinder.
* Don't forget to check the NanoMed for Libital and Aiuri gel. They are very very good.Or just bug the chemist to do their job!

===Tips for Traitoring===
* A stethoscope can be used to [[Hacking#Safe|break into the safe]].
* You can replace the cryoxadone with acid, so instead of healing people cryo will melt them to death.
* Syringe gun is one of the most lethal weapons on the station. A simple 15 unit lexorin syringe will kill unless the victim receives medical care (or immediately injects themselves with their Epinephrine). Anyone with a thick suit will block syringes though.
* Carry a body in your roller bed and you won't get questioned too often. Use maintenance for safety.

==[[File:Doubleagent.gif]] Don't worry, I'll take you to a better place==
You happen to be a traitor? Excellent! You have enough access to dispose of bodies, access to EVA for some space murder action, and maintenance access to boot! Not to mention that you don't look out of place in any department and people won't find anything strange about you wandering the halls with a corpse.<br>
You can do almost anything a doctor could: cryo sabotage, morgue shenanigans, overdoses, etc. But you have the access and freedom to do a lot more as well, like poisoning someone, taking them to the safety of maintenance to finish the job, then you could either drop them off at the morgue or behead them and throw it into sapc.<br>

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Medical Doctor

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Medical care is serious business, and going halfway with your medical treatment can result in someone dying or worse. Make sure you know what you're doing before you try to fix someone up!

If you're going to treat someone, you're going to have to know what tools you need, how to identify injuries, what machinery and facilities you must use, and how to keep people from dying while in treatment.

== Identification ==

First of all, grab a [[File:MedGlasses.png]] [[Medical_items#Health_Scanner_HUD|Health Scanner HUD]] from the medical storage and wear it. It shows the patient's overall health condition and therefore shows you instantly whom you should treat first from a group of patients. Identification is the first and foremost step in administering treatment. Here are ways to identify the type of injuries a person may have:

=== Types of damage ===

* There are four primary kinds of damage: '''Suffocation''', '''brute''', '''burn''', and '''toxin.''' These damage types have first aid kits associated with them and are therefore treatable without needing further medical equipment. The standard white first aid kit has materials to treat '''brute''', '''burn''', and '''bleeding'''
* There are additional kinds of damage that occur less often: '''cellular''', '''organ damage/brain damage''', '''wounds''' and '''bleeding'''
* You want the patient to be as healthy as possible, so you have to heal all of these, and they have to be '''treated individually''' (unless you use a chemical which heals multiple damage types at once).
* The overall health status (from 100% to -100%) is determined by adding these damages together, except brain damage. If there are 0 damages, the patient is '''perfectly healthy (100%)'''.
* If the patient has taken a total of about 100 damage (depending on mood), he will be in a '''critical condition (0%)'''; lying on the ground, unresponsive and ''gasping'' for air. When in this condition, the patient cannot breathe on their own and will gradually take suffocation damage until '''death (-100%)'''. This kills the patient.
* Bleeding is a bit different. See [[#Bleeding|below]] or the [[Guide_to_Wounds#Slash_Wounds|guide to wounds]] for a more extensive explanation.

* You can identify these different damage types quickly by using your [[PDA]] with the Med-U Cartridge inside and Health Scanning enabled, or a [[Medical_items#Health_Analyzer|Health Analyzer]] on the patient. You can also '''examine''' the patient (shift-click), but it only shows basic information.
* If a Health Analyzer or a PDA with a Med-U Cartridge is not available, '''observing''' the patient and their surroundings will help with diagnosis:
:* If there is a pile of '''vomit''' next to, or under the patient then they are most likely suffering from [[Guide_to_medicine#Toxins|toxin damage]].
:* If there is blood everywhere, blood on the person dying, or the patient has '''severe bruises''', they are suffering from [[Guide_to_medicine#Brute_Damage|brute damage]].
:* If the patient has black scars across their body and no blood, or the patient has '''severe burns''', they have been [[Guide_to_medicine#Burns|severely burned]].
:* If the patient is gasping, they are most likely [[Guide_to_medicine#Suffocation|suffocating]].
:* If the patient keeps fainting, trails drips of blood as they walk or is unresponsive to other forms of "healing" they may be [[Guide_to_medicine#Bleeding|bleeding]] or be suffering from blood-loss
:* If the patient reports other symptoms such as headaches, coughing or vomiting blood, they most likely have a [[Infections|virus]].

===Your first patient===

Your patient can arrive in two ways:

'''1. The patient walks in and needs treatment.'''
:''"PLS DOC HLEP!!"'' You can see the patient's overall health status with your Health Scanner HUD with just a glance. However, this will only tell you how serious the situation is and how quickly you need to act.

:How to act:

:* Use your PDA or a [[Medical_items#Health_Analyzer|Health Analyzer]] on the patient to identify the damage type.
:* Proceed with the necessary [[#Treatment|treatment found in the next chapter]].

'''2. The patient is dragged into Medbay and is in critical condition.'''
:The patient is unresponsive to the environment, on the floor, and gasping for air.

:How to act:

:* The first thing you should do is administer [[Guide_to_chemistry#Epinephrine|Epinephrine]]. [[Guide_to_chemistry#Epinephrine|Epinephrine]] stops the general decline of the critical patient's health and helps treat damage if the patient is in crit. Don't give them 30 or more units of it, as that will cause toxin damage.
:* If the patient is bleeding, apply a suture [[File:Suture.png]] and gauze [[File:Gauze.png]] to the bleeding bodypart. Dragging a bleeding patient will quickly drain their blood, unless you use a roller bed.
:* If [[Guide_to_chemistry#Epinephrine|Epinephrine]] is not available, immediately perform [[#CPR|CPR]] a few times to ensure the patient stays alive until you do the next step. Make sure they're also not suffering from any other significant problems, like being on fire, or in a low-pressure environment.
::'''NOTE: CPR on its own will not heal someone unless they are only suffering from suffocation damage. If they are in crit because of brute/burn/toxins/cellular damage it will only keep them from dying.'''
:* Now you have several options to choose between:
:# Take the patient to a [[#Lifeform_Stasis_Units|stasis bed]]. Drag the patient until on top of it, then click-drag the patient to the bed to buckle. Give the patient [[Guide_to_chemistry|medicine]] and then click the stasis bed to unbuckle.
:# Strap the patient to a [[#Lifeform_Stasis_Units|stasis bed]] (like above). Bring or print the surgery tools needed to perform [[Surgery#Tend_Wounds|Tend Wounds]]. Take off the patient's jumpsuit by click dragging their sprite onto yours, and then clicking the jumpsuit. Perform the [[Surgery#Tend_Wounds|tend wounds surgery]] until the body is fully repaired, and then click the stasis bed to unbuckle. This can only be used to heal brute and burn damage. Hide the patient's stuff in a locker while doing surgery, to prevent theft.
:# Strip the patient's space suit off if they have one and put the patient into a [[Medical_items#Cryogenics_Chamber_.26_Freezer|cryochamber]], wait for them to heal up and eject.
:# Just use [[Medical_items#Suture|sutures]] [[File:Suture.png]], [[Medical_items#Regenerative_Mesh|regenerative mesh]] [[File:Regenerative_mesh.png]] or other appropriate medication. See [[#Treatment|next section]] for examples.

== Treatment ==

===[[File:O2med.png]] <font color=blue>Suffocation</font>===
This is the first and most important to look out for. It is not visible on the body, but people suffering from it will ''gasp for air''. If you take 50 or more suffocation damage, you faint. On the Health Analyzer, it is the leftmost, <font color=blue>blue</font> damage type.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''

* Being in an area without enough oxygen present will suffocate you.
* Missing a significant amount of blood will deal suffocation damage over time.
* Once you are in critical condition, you slowly take suffocation damage.
* Some [[Guide_to_chemistry##Medicines|medicines]] and [[Guide_to_chemistry#Aranesp|drugs]] can deal suffocation damage.
* Some poisons, like [[Cyanide]], deal suffocation damage.
* Some [[Virus|virus]] symptoms can cause suffocation.
* Missing a pair of lungs.
* Missing a heart, or suffering a heart attack.

'''Treatment:'''

* If a person is in crit, you can CPR{{anchor|CPR}} them. Remove your and patient's mask and helmet, turn off {{Combat_Mode}} and {{LeftclickCmodeoff}} click on them.
* If a person is not in critical condition, and they have no bad chemicals in their bloodstream, placing them in an oxygen-filled area will suffice.
* [[Epinephrine]] stops the suffocation damage that is dealt from being in a crit state.
* [[Salbutamol]] quickly treats suffocation damage.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Convermol|Convermol]] very quickly heals suffocation damage, but deals a lot of toxin damage.
* [[Cryoxadone]] in a [[Medical_items#Cryogenics Tube & Freezer|cryotube]] or a very cold environment heal most types of damage, including suffocation.
* [[Orange juice]] isn't the most effective cure, but it does help a bit when no other options are available
* If a person is missing a heart, replace their heart or give them [[Guide_to_chemistry#Corazone|Corazone]].
* If a person's heart is unstable, use a [[defibrillator]] and their heart should return to normal, or give them [[Guide_to_chemistry#Corazone|Corazone]]. Other electric shocks might be able to restore their heartbeat.

===[[File:Brutefak.png]] <font color=red>Brute</font>===
This is a straight-forward damage category. This is the far right damage type on Health Analyzer. Brute damage is visible, and limb-specific.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''

* Being physically hit by almost anything does brute damage.
* Some [[Guide_to_chemistry#Fluorosulfuric_Acid|chemicals]] can deal brute damage.

'''Treatment:'''

* [[Medical_items#Suture|Sutures]] [[File:Suture.png]] can be applied to the damaged limb. Use a medical scanner or ask the patient to examine themselves.
* [[Surgery#Tend_Wounds|Tend Wounds]] surgery will heal brute and burn damage very efficiently (but will not treat special [[Guide_to_Wounds|wounds]]).
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Probital|Probital]] pills heal brute damage over time.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Salicylic_Acid|Salicylic Acid]] heals brute damage over time, and is more effective on severe injuries.
* [[Saline-glucose solution]] heals brute slowly.
* [[Cryoxadone]] in a [[Medical_items#Cryogenics Tube & Freezer|cryotube]] or a very cold environment heal most types of damage, including brute.
* Food can heal brute damage slowly.
* Milk, bilk, soy milk, soy latte, [[Guide_to_drinks#Coffee_Latte|cafe latte]], and cream can heal it very slowly.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Libital|Libital]] patches (brute patches) will heal brute pretty fast but don't use it too often on the same patient, due to long term side effects.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Helbital|Helbital]] should only be used in emergency situations on people with multiple damage types.
* There are some job-specific ways of healing it: Donuts heal security, bananas and banana juice heal clowns and monkeys, "nothing" in mime's bottle of nothing heals mimes.

===[[File:Bmed.png]] <font color=orange>Burns</font>===

This is a straight-forward damage category. This is the damage type second to the right on Health Analyzer. Burns are visible, and limb-specific.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''

* Temperatures too high or too low cause burn damage. That includes coldness of space and being set on fire.
* Lasers deal burn damage.
* Some [[Guide_to_chemistry#Phlogiston|chemicals]] deal burn damage.
* Electric shocks deal burn damage.

'''Treatment:'''

* [[Medical_items#Regenerative_Mesh|Regenerative mesh]] can be applied to the damaged limb. Use a medical scanner or ask the patient to examine themselves.
* [[Surgery#Tend_Wounds|Tend Wounds]] surgery will heal brute and burn damage very efficiently.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Hercuri|Hercuri]] heals burn damage over time.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Oxandrolone|Oxandrolone]] heals burn damage over time, and is more effective on severe burns.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Saline-Glucose_Solution|Saline-glucose solution]] heals burn slowly.
* [[Cryoxadone]] in a [[Medical_items#Cryogenics Tube & Freezer|cryotube]] or a very cold environment heal most types of damage, including burn.
* [[Tomato juice]] can heal it very slowly.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Aiuri|Aiuri]] patches (burn patches) will heal burn pretty well but don't use it too often on the same patient, due to long term side effects.
* There are some job-specific ways of healing it: Donuts heal security, bananas and banana juice heal clowns and monkeys, "nothing" in mime's bottle of nothing heals mimes.

===[[File:Tmed.png]] <font color=green>Toxins</font>===
This is the second from the left on the Health Analyzer. It is not visible on the person's health doll. Thankfully it is easy to treat.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''

* Breathing plasma deals toxic damage.
* Many [[Guide_to_chemistry#Toxins|chemicals]] deal toxic damage.
* Drinking a lot of alcohol can hurt your liver and deal toxic damage.
* A severely damaged or missing liver will deal toxic damage. Liver failure will also prevent the patient from processing any reagents.
* High doses of [[#Radiation|radiation]] deal toxic damage.
* Mind the difference between chemical named [[Guide_to_chemistry#Toxin|"toxin"]] and toxic damage.

'''Treatment:'''

* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Syriniver|Syriniver]] heals toxic damage and weakly purges toxic chemicals. Use in an IV drip or across multiple small (5u) injections. Causes liver damage, and is very easy to accidentally overdose someone with (especially if you attempt to inject someone in stasis).
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Multiver|Multiver]] heals toxins damage and purges other chemicals. If used in combination with other medicine reagents, it'll work faster, and it won't purge medicines! Causes lung damage.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Calomel|Calomel]] purges toxic chemicals more quickly than pentetic acid but doesn't heal toxic damage, and will '''deal''' toxic damage if the patient has 20 health or more.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Pentetic_Acid|Pentetic acid]] heals toxic damage and purges all other chemicals quickly. Also purges [[#Radiation|radiation]].
* [[Cryoxadone]] in a [[Medical_items#Cryogenics Tube & Freezer|cryotube]] or a very cold environment heal most types of damage, including toxic.
* Lime juice, tea, iced tea can slowly heal it.
* Vomiting heals some toxic damage. You usually can't control it, however you can induce vomiting with a stomach pump.
* If patient has a failing liver, a liver transplant will stop the toxin damage caused by that liver, and will allow chemicals to work in the body.

===[[File:Blood Pack.png]] Bleeding===
Bleeding is commonly caused by [[Guide_to_Wounds#Slash_Wounds|slash or pierce wounds]].

Some items that may help stop or alleviate bleeding are:
* Suture [[File:Suture.png]]
* Gauze [[File:Gauze.png]]
* Cautery [[File:Cautery.png]]
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Sanguirite|Sanguirite]]

Read the [[Guide_to_Wounds|guide to wounds]] for full details about how to stop bleeding.

Replace lost blood with an IV drip [[File:IV Drip.png]] and/or iron pills.

'''WARNING: Incorrect blood types are toxic to the patient, and will not replenish their blood!'''

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'''Treating bloodloss:'''
# Bandage wound with a medical gauze to stop bleeding.
# Locate brute damage.
# Treat brute damages above ~30 to halt bleeding.
# Assess blood levels, if low or critical, proceed with blood transfusion.
# If a blood transfusion is unavailable, blood will be naturally produced by the body, albeit slowly.
# Iron and most foods will improve blood regeneration.
#[[Guide_to_drinks#Bloody_Mary|Bloody Mary]] will also replenish lost blood.

'''Blood transfusion:'''
# Use medical scanner on patient to find blood type.
# Obtain blood pack from [[surgery]], [[virology]], or [[cargo]].
# Make sure IV drip is in the blue "inject" mode. You toggle this by clicking the IV drip when nothing is attached to it.
# Attach blood pack to IV drip.
# Click-drag IV drip onto patient.
# Check up on patient's blood levels regularly, this process moves quickly.
# Detach patient from IV drip by click-dragging the IV drip onto the patient again, or simply clicking the IV. If you forget this the patient will take some brute damage and possibly end up with a small puncture bleed wound from the needle being ripped out.
# Detach blood pack by clicking on the IV drip.

'''Blood donation:'''
# Make sure IV drip is in the red "take" mode. You toggle this by clicking the IV drip when nothing is attached to it.
# Attach a beaker or an empty blood pack to IV drip.
# Attach to a donor by click-dragging it onto the donor.
# Blood pack will automatically fill. The alarm will sound if patient's blood levels reach critical.
# Detach IV drip by click-dragging it onto the donor again or simply clicking the IV.
# Click on IV drip to eject the beaker or blood pack. Label appropriately.

=== [[File:Clone.gif]] Cellular damage ===

Rare kind of damage. It shows up on scanners and is visible on examination, but exact numbers aren't shown.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''

* Slimes. They deal cellular damage when they feed on someone.
* Decloners from [[Abductor]]s or [[Guide_to_research_and_development|R&D]].

'''Treatment:'''

* [[Cryoxadone]] in a [[#Cryogenics_Tube|cryotube]] is the most common way to heal cellular damage.
* [[Rezadone]] instantly heals all cellular damage, even with only a 1 unit pill, and does not require a cryotube. But it's hard to get.

Keep in mind that cellular damage is not related to [[Guide_to_genetics#Mutations_and_Their_Consequences|genetic disabilities]] (which must be treated with [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mutadone|mutadone]])! They are different things.

=== [[File:Liver_organ.png]] Organ damage ===

Organ damage will cause side-effects as they reach thresholds, which will alert the owner when passed. If an organ shows up as "non-functional", that means its failing, and will not work, and will cause some life-threatening ailments depending on which organ it is. There is currently no way to see the exact damage of each organ, but for the most part they function on low-threshold, high-threshold, and failing, which will show up as "mildly damaged", "severely damaged", and "non-functional" lists when you scan someone with a medical scanner. Note that all the listed organs decay over time, which is the most common way they'll get damaged- but [[Surgery#Cybernetic_Organs|synthetic organs]] do not! The best way to avoid any of these side-effects is to replace your fleshy organs for [[Surgery#Cybernetic_Organs|metallic ones]], though these too come with downsides in the form of EMP vulnerability.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''

* Flashes and sharp objects in the eyes (eyes)
* Loud noises (ears)
* Appendicitis (appendix)
* Otherwise, an organ that's not in a living body (thus is on the ground or in a dead body) will decay if not held in a freezer, fridge, morgue unit, or [[Machines#Smartfridge|organ smartfridge]]. Organs will go from perfectly healthy to broken in about 13-17 minutes, except for hearts, which will decay completely in about 6 minutes, and brains, which will decay completely in 30 minutes.

'''Treatment:'''

* [[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|A coronary bypass]] can be performed on a heart that's decayed past 60 damage, and restores functionality. Good for getting a heart that's too damaged to defib to work again.
* [[Surgery#Lobectomy|A lobectomy]] will do the same as above but for the lungs, which will scarce occur due to their decay timer, but it's still an option.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Oculine|Oculine]] will rapidly fix damaged eyes, clearing any shortsightedness/blindness caused by damage.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Inacusiate|Inacusiate]] will immediately fix damaged ears to a perfect state.
* Otherwise, time and health will fix most organs (not the brain!). The healthier you are, the faster this rate goes, with a base rate of around half an hour for an organ to go from max damage to perfectly healthy. Taking vitamins increases your health, and thus increases this rate, so eat smart!

'''Side-Effects:'''

* Damaged ears will occasionally flare up with tinnitus, causing very brief deafness, with increasingly frequent bouts until the ears are non-functional, at which point you become deaf.
* Damaged eyes will grow increasingly short-sighted, until finally becoming blind when non-functional.
* Damaged lungs will make you cough, increase the rate at which you breath by 25% and will collapse if non-functional, causing rapid suffocation. Life-threatening!
* A non-functional appendix will burst, causing toxin damage until the organ is removed. Life-threatening!
* A damaged heart will increase the rate at which you breath by 25%, and will cease when non-functional, causing immediate heart attack. Life-threatening!
* A damaged stomach will be unable to hold nutriment and food down as easily, causing vomiting depending on the amount of food consumed and the damage of the stomach. A non-functional stomach makes you unable to eat or drink.

====Organ table====
Each organ has 100 max hp except the eyes which have 50, and the brain which has 200.
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!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'|
!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Organ
!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Decay time
!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Damage effects
!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Non-functional/broken effects
!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Treatment
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|[[File:Heart.png]]
|Heart
|6 minutes
|Expends oxygen faster by increasing breathing rate.
|Heart attack. The patient will fall [[Status_Effects#Unconscious|unconscious]] and rapidly take suffocation and brute damage until death. A broken heart stops [[#Defibrillation|defibrillation]] from working when dead.
|[[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|Coronary bypass]] or replacing the heart with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|surgery]]. Heart attack is treatable with [[#Defibrillation|defibrillation]] unless the heart is broken.
|-
|[[File:Liver_organ.png]]
|Liver
|15 minutes
|Toxin damage and lower [[Guide_to_chemistry#Toxins|toxin]] purge threshold.
|Rapid toxin damage and chemicals are no longer processed.
|[[Guide_to_chemistry#Higadrite|Higadrite]] and/or replacing the liver with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|surgery]].
|-
|[[File:Lungs.png]]
|Lungs
|16.5 minutes
|Coughing and expends oxygen faster by increasing breathing rate.
|Prevents breathing, leading to rapid death from suffocation.
|[[Surgery#Lobectomy|Lobectomy]] or replacing the lungs with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|surgery]].
|-
|[[File:Appendix.png|Appendix]]
|Appendix
|15 minutes
|Nothing.
|It bursts, causing toxin damage until the organ is removed.
|Removing the appendix with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|surgery]].
|-
|[[File:Stomach_organ.png]]
|Stomach
|13 minutes
|Causing vomiting depending on the amount of food consumed and the damage of the stomach.
|Can't eat or drink.
|Replacing the stomach with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|surgery]].
|-
|[[File:Eyes.png]]
|Eyes
|15 minutes
|Worsening eyesight until fully blind.
|Blindness.
|[[Guide_to_chemistry#Oculine|Oculine]] or [[Surgery#Eye_Surgery|eye surgery]].
|-
|[[File:Ears.png]]
|Ears
|15 minutes
|Worsening occasional tinnitus, causing very brief deafness.
|Deafness.
|[[Guide_to_chemistry#Inacusiate|Inacusiate]].
|-
|[[File:Brain.png]]
|Brain
|30 minutes
|See [[#Brain_damage|Brain damage]].
|Death.
|See [[#Brain_damage|Brain damage]].
|}

=== [[File:Brain.png]] Brain damage ===

Nasty. Randomly causes [[Guide_to_Traumas|brain traumas]] and other problems. If a brain reaches 0% health, the person dies. To be able to see exact brain health you can use an advanced health analyzer; the [[CMO]] gets one of by default.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''

* Certain chemicals such as [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mercury|mercury]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#Impedrezene|impedrezene]], or [[Guide_to_chemistry#Fentanyl|fentanyl]]
* Abusing certain [[Guide_to_chemistry#Narcotics|narcotics]].
* [[Chaplain]]'s bible applied to the head.
* [[Blood Cult|Unholy Water]]
* [[Infections#Infection_Listings|Brainrot]]
* Earthsblood from [[Guide_to_hydroponics#Plants|Ambrosia Gaia]].

'''Treatment:'''

* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mannitol|Mannitol]] pills or injections slowly cure brain damage, but does not cure [[Guide_to_Traumas|brain traumas]]. Can be poured directly on a brain.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Neurine|Neurine]] will treat the most '''basic''' brain traumas. These traumas have no prefix on health analyzer. When used on the dead will heal a corpse's brain slowly.
* [[Surgery#Brain_Surgery|Brain Surgery]], will also cure '''severe''' traumas. You can identify severe brain traumas by the prefix "severe" on health analyzer. [[Nanites#Healing_Programs|Nanites]] can cure these and lower level traumas.
* [[Surgery#Lobotomy|Lobotomy]] will cure '''deep-rooted brain traumas''', but at the risk of causing a different '''permanent''' trauma. You can identify deep-rooted brain traumas by the prefix "deep-rooted" on health analyzer. Additionally [[Virus#Symptoms_Table|viruses]] and [[Nanites#Healing_Programs|nanites]] can cure these.
* '''Permanent''' brain traumas are either permanent or curable with magic, which is typically unavailable. A lobotomy can cause these traumas. You can identify permanent brain traumas by the prefix "permanent" on health analyzer. If you get one of these, then assume "this is my life now".

=== [[File:DoubleESword.png]] Dismemberment ===

Patients may lose their head, legs or arms. A patient missing arms can't hold items or interact with objects. Missing legs will slow down a patient, but missing both legs also prevents them from holding any items unless they're buckled to a chair, and will force them to crawl around on the floor. Missing both arms and legs renders the patient a nugget with no ability to move or interact outside of talking. Patients missing a head will die in most cases as their body lacks its brain.

Examining a patient will describe any missing limbs.

'''Ways of getting damaged:'''
* Strong physical forces, such as explosions.
* Getting hit by strong, sharp objects such as swords.
* Patients who experience severe trauma to the chest may have their organs spill out, but the torso will remain intact.
* Amputation via [[surgery]].

'''Treatment:'''
* [[Surgery#Prosthetic_Replacement|Prosthetic replacement]] via [[surgery]].
** Cyborg limbs may be used. Robotics can produce cyborg limbs, but there is also a crate of cheap prosthetic limbs in Medbay Storage.
** Organic limbs may be used. In most cases a detached limb can be found and reattached. However, all the limb's damage will be transferred to the patient, so be ready to treat brute and bleeding. Any organic limb will also cause toxin damage when replaced.
** Synthetic limbs from a [[Limb Grower|limb grower]] may be used. The limb grower can only produce arms and legs, unless [[Emag|emagged]].

=== Wounds ===
A patient may suffer special [[Guide_to_Wounds|wounds]] to specific bodyparts. See the [[Guide_to_Wounds|guide to wounds]] to learn how to identify and treat them.

== Using Stasis Beds, Cryogenics and Sleepers ==
{{anchor|Using Sleepers and Cryogenics}}

=== [[File:Stasis_bed_off.png]][[Medical_items#Lifeform_Stasis_Unit|Lifeform Stasis Units]]===
These "[[Medical_items#Lifeform_Stasis_Unit|Stasis Beds]]" can be found in [[Medbay|medbay]]. They are [[Machines#Lifeform_Stasis_Unit|constructable]] [[Guide_to_construction#Machines|machines]]. You can buckle patients to them to put them into '''stasis'''. While in stasis they no longer bleed, no longer process [[Guide_to_chemistry|reagents]] or [[Infections|diseases]] (good or bad), and their organs will no longer rot. Buckle [[Health#Critical_Status|badly hurt]] or [[#Death|dead]] patients on them to be able to safely treat them without them dying. Give them any [[Guide_to_chemistry#Core_Healing_Medicines|medicine]] they need and then remove the patients from the stasis bed so the medication starts healing them. The patient is awake and fully aware while in stasis. You can turn the beds off or on with alt-click.

Important to note: if the patient is unconscious and has a large amount of oxygen damage, they're be unable to wake up on their own if they're still on the activated stasis bed. Either remove them or turn off the bed to allow them to recover. Many a patient has been left unconscious on the stasis bed for as long as twenty minutes! Don't subject people to that, it's infuriating.

=== [[File:Cryo.gif]] [[Medical_items#Cryogenics Tube & Freezer|Cryogenics Tube]] ===
{{anchor|Cryo Tube}}
Cryotube uses the fact that [[cryoxadone]] is effective at healing all types of damage, but only works in cold environments. '''Use it mainly to heal cellular damage''', or if you're out of other options/unsure what to do. This is slow and forces the patient to sleep, so prefer using brute/fire patches for common damage types.

Baseline cryo consumes 0.04u of beaker reagents per tick and transfers 1u to the patient in the tube. Cryogenics Tubes basically squeeze more use out of a small amount of chemicals.

[[Guide_to_advanced_construction#Cryogenics_Tube|Cryotubes can also be upgraded by science parts.]] Better matter bins allow them to work slightly faster and more efficiently; every matter bin level multiplies the transfer rate.

You can quickly operate the Cryogenics Tube without opening the menu with a few shortcuts. ALT + left click will toggle the doors, and CTRL + left click will toggle the power.

How to prepare '''(This needs to be done at the start of every round!)''':
# Wrench the oxygen canisters to connect them to the tubes and the freezer.
# Turn on the [[Atmospherics_items#Freezer|freezer]]. Set it to lowest temperature available.
# Load beakers with [[Guide_to_chemistry|chemicals]]. A common and highly effective mix for general use is [[cryoxadone]] and [[mannitol]].
#* All [[Guide_to_chemistry|chemicals]] will work, so you can add anything. This is the job of [[chemist]]s.
#* Be sure to only add chemicals that you can't overdose on, as patients in cryo will receive large doses of all chemicals in the beaker.
# Set the tubes to Auto instead of Manual, so they'll open after the patient is healed. Otherwise, they'll be trapped in until someone opens the tube from outside.

How to use:

# Ensure the cryo tube is open first. If not, open it.
# Pull the person on top of the tube.
# Remove all clothes that prevent freezing, such as hardsuits. Else it won't work.
# Close the cryo tube with its menu, or click on them with your mouse and drag their sprite to the tube.
# Open the tube menu and turn it on. If their health starts to improve (sometimes it takes a moment to start), they're all set. If not, make sure everything is set up properly (cryoxadone in the tubes? pressure in the canisters?).
# Turning it on will put the patient to sleep.
# If set to auto, the tube will turn off and pop open automatically.
# {{LeftclickCmodeoff}} Shake the person multiple times to get them up.
# Let them redress (or do it for them) then kick them out.
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If you ever see this:<br>
[[File:Trapped_in_cryo.png]]

Then those people are trapped in powered off cryo tubes. Run to them immediately and either turn the tubes ON or let the patients out! Make sure cryo tube doors are also set to AUTO and not MANUAL. And make sure the patients are actually healing, or else you have to try other treatments instead.

=== [[File:Sleeper.gif]] [[Medical_items#Sleeper|Sleeper]] ===

Sleepers were removed from most places May 2019 and replaced with [[#Lifeform_Stasis_Unit|Stasis Beds]], but may still exist in some locations. They allow you to inject various chemicals, and have unlimited stocks of them. Keep in mind that when the patient's health is very low, sleepers become unusable, with the exception of injecting [[epinephrine]].

Sleepers also show you chemicals present in person's bloodstream.

Scientists can produce upgraded parts for [[Guide_to_advanced_construction#Sleeper|sleepers]].

How to use:
# Ensure the sleeper is open. If it's not, open it.
# Pull the patient near the sleeper.
# Click and hold on the patient, move the cursor to the sleeper, then release. This puts the patient inside.
# Click on the sleeper to open the menu.
# Inject chemicals they need. (See the [[Machines#Sleeper|list of sleeper chemicals]] available).
# Open the sleeper and remove the patient.

== Rarer Cases ==

These situations are not as common as normal damages, but they are still VERY LIKELY to happen. AND most of these cases are also more severe, and it is essential to be fucking fast and know this stuff! <br>'''So read up, these are the things that will separate quacks from real doctors!'''

===Overdose===
Giving too much of some chemicals or drugs can cause an overdose. This means that you aren't doing your job correctly and you may even kill the patient if you don't stop doing it! Check the ''overdose threshold'' column in the [[Guide_to_chemistry#Medicines|guide to chemistry]] before you use a medicine.

How to treat:
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Multiver|Multiver]] purges chemicals slowly and can help with toxin damage. Only use small amounts and make sure there is at least one other medicine in the patient first.
* [[Calomel]] purges chemicals quickly and is relatively easy to make in chemistry.
* [[Pentetic acid]] clears all chemicals from the body very quickly.
* The [[Surgery#Filter_Blood|filter blood]] surgery also allows you to clear chemicals, though it has diminishing returns depending on the amount of chemicals left.

===[[File:Hudill.png]] Disease===

Diseases are the most frustrating thing you will deal with, as it spreads, and can infect you as well. A disease can be identified easily with the Health Scanner HUD, it giving an unhappy-face-icon next to the patient. PDA or a Health Analyzer will give more detailed information about the disease and its cure.

How to Treat:
# Suit up in [[Clothes_and_internals#bodywear|anti-viral equipment]].
# Isolate the patient from public areas (if they have an infectious disease).
# Use your Health Analyzer or PDA to see the cure for the disease (see the [[Understanding stats|list of possible cures]]). This won't work if the disease is stealthy.
# If the virus is stealthy, you must take a blood sample to a PanD.E.M.I.C 2200 to see the cure.
# Administer the chemical element needed OR if the virologist has made a vaccine, administering one unit of it will instantly cure and immunize.
# Monitor the patient's condition and do not leave them until they are clear and have become resistant to the disease.
# Check if you are infected after dealing with the patient.
After:
* If you did not have the vaccine for the disease, see [[Infections#How_to_create_a_vaccine|How to create a vaccine]].

===Blindness===
The person cannot see, they usually will scream about this endlessly.

How to treat:
* If vision is just blurry, give [[Guide_to_plants#Carrot|carrot]]s or a pair of [[prescription glasses]].
* If they are completely blind, [[Surgery#Eye surgery|eye surgery]].
* [[Omnizine]] has a chance of curing blindness while slowly healing eye damage.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Oculine|Oculine]] can be made by chemistry, and will heal all eye damage.

===Deafness===
The person cannot hear, they are usually unresponsive to verbal communication and can't even hear themselves talking.

What causes it:
* Genetic mutations can cause genetic deafness.
* Ear damage can render a person deaf temporarily, but extreme ear damage causes permanent deafness.
* Explosions cause ear damage.
* Flashbangs cause ear damage.

How to treat:
* Most ear damage will heal on its own.
* [[Guide_to_chemistry#Inacusiate|Inacusiate]] heals minor ear damage instantly.
* Put earmuffs on the patient and minor ear damage will quickly heal.
* Mutadone can reset genetic mutations including deafness.

===Genetic Disabilities===
Disabilities cannot be cured by normal medical tools. If a patient appears to be unable to move and/or they speak in very short sentences, they most likely have a genetic disability.

How to treat:
* Ask a competent [[geneticist]] to remove the bad mutation.
* A one unit [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mutadone|mutadone]] pill or injection will instantly cure all genetic abnormalities. This includes beneficial ones.

===Radiation===
Radiation causes people to take steady toxin damage and periodically take burn damage to their chest. Radiation either comes from space radiation surges, after which crew members will "feel strange" and begin to vomit, but more likely you'll be treating engineers who got too close to the supermatter or people standing near badly contained fusion work.

An irradiated patient will:

* Have a green outline.
* Have a status effect on their screen telling them that they are irradiated.

How to treat:
* Give the patient a shower to stop them from taking more toxin and burn damage.
* Give the patient [[potassium iodide]], [[pentetic acid]], [[Guide to drinks#Vodka|vodka]], cold [[Guide to chemistry#Seiver|seiver]] or any other toxin/toxin-while-irradiated healing medicine. The irradiation will go away once all of the patient's toxin damage is healed.
* Treat the burn damage to the chest.
Note: since you will be treating mostly engineers, they might have infected burn wounds from being struck by emitters. This will cause toxin damage to never reach 0, so you'll want to deal with the infection first or ya know - just toss them in cryo.

===Hallucinations===
This nasty effect causes the victim to see (usually deadly) objects in his and others' hands, along with random visions of people and creatures attacking him, causing stamina damage. Extremely unpleasant. Caused by [[Changeling|changelings]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mindbreaker_Toxin|mindbreaker toxin]],[[supermatter]], and some bad 'shrooms.

How to treat:
* [[Synaptizine]] is good for removing hallucinations. But can cause light toxin damage.
* [[Haloperidol]] is not as good as synaptizine at removing hallucinations, but it will also quickly purge drugs that are likely causing them.

===Embedded Objects===
Remove embedded objects in a patient by using a [[File:Hemostat.png|Hemostat]] hemostat on the patient's affected limb.

==[[File:Huddead.png|32px]] Death==
So your patient is dead. There are several [[#Typical_cases_of_death|typical cases of death]]. If your patient is a [[#Normal_dead_body|normal dead body]] though (with a head and brain), your first course of action is usually to prepare the body for [[#Defibrillation|defibrillation]]. Cloning no longer exists on /tg/station since Feb, 2020.

===Revival methods===
====[[File:Defib.png]]Defibrillation====
The [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defibrillator]] can shock a body back to life. Defibrillation does not have a timed window (as of Jan 2020), but the heart will [[#Organ_damage|decay]] in only 4 minutes and must typically be [[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|repaired]] for a late defibrillation to work. Other [[#Organ_table|organs]] may be damaged as well.

# Examine the body. Does it say they '''committed suicide''' or that their '''soul has departed'''? Nothing you can do for them, fast track them to the [[morgue]].
# If the body has this icon [[File:Huddefib.gif|32px]] on your [[Medical_items#Health_Scanner_HUD|health scanner hud]] it means its soul is still online and has not used the "Do Not Resuscitate" button. Inject the patient with some [[Guide_to_chemistry#Formaldehyde|formaldehyde]] ([[General_items#Epinephrine_MediPen|medipens]] have some) or buckle them to a [[#Lifeform_Stasis_Units|Stasis Bed]] to stop the organ decay, and scan them with a [[Medical_items#Health_Analyzer|health analyzer]]. Do they have more than 180 brute or burn damage (tracked separately, having 179 of each is fine)? If so, you must heal the corpse with [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|synthflesh]] or [[Surgery#Tend_Wounds|surgery]] until it has under 180 brute and burn. You can buy [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|synthflesh]] from the [[Vending_machines#NanoMed_Plus|NanoMed Plus]] or have it made in [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|chemistry]].
# If the [[Medical_items#Health_Analyzer|health analyzer]] says the patient's heart is non-functional, the heart must be [[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|repaired]] or [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|replaced]].
# If the patient is wearing a space suit or [[Clothing_and_Accessories#Hardsuits|hardsuit]], take it off. To take it off, drag the sprite of the patient onto yours, and click the hardsuit in the menu that pops up.
# [[File:Husk.png]] If the body is a grey husk see [[#Husk|husk]].
# If the patient is missing too much blood, do a [[#Bleeding|blood transfusion]].
# If the patient has large amounts of bad reagents, do a [[Surgery#Stomach_Pump|stomach pump]].
# If the patient has [[Guide_to_Wounds|wounds]] consider treating them (before or after the defib).
# Once the patient is prepared, equip your [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defib]]. The [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|large one]] goes on your backpack slot, and the [[Medical_items#Compact_Defibrillator|compact defib]] that the [[CMO]] gets goes on your belt slot. Then empty both of your hands, and click the new defib hud icon on your top left to take out the paddles. Activate/click the paddles with the hand you're holding them in to wield them in both hands. Stop dragging the patient (with '''H''' or '''delete''') or you will be shocked. Turn off {{Combat_Mode}}, target the chest, and then click on the patient. After a few seconds, you'll deliver an electric shock.
# If the defib pings and says the resuscitation was successful, use [[#Treatment|medicine]] on them and unbuckle them from the [[#Lifeform_Stasis_Units|Stasis Bed]] to make them start healing up. If the defib instead says they have severe tissue damage, they are either a [[#Husk|husk]], have a non-functional crucial organ or have more than 180 brute or burn damage, and need to be repaired more.

A successful defibrillation will instantly heal some basic damage and put the patient in a hardcrit state. If the revived patient had less damage than that the defib will instead deal suffocation damage to put them in crit.

====Strange Reagent====
Another option for revival is the [[Guide_to_chemistry|chemical]] [[Guide_to_chemistry#Strange_Reagent|strange reagent]], which works similarly to [[#Defibrillator|defibrillation]], except with slightly different requirements (read them [[Guide_to_chemistry#Strange_Reagent|here]]). Use the same steps to prepare the body as before [[#Defibrillator|defibrillation]], except this revival method also restores some blood levels and organ damage depending on how much of the reagent you use. Must be [[Guide_to_chemistry#Ingest|ingested]].

====Replica Pod cloning====
If you can't find the patient's brain your only choice is try to turn them into a [[Podman|podperson]]. See [[Guide_to_hydroponics#Replica_Pod_Cloning|here]] how. Note there is no way for you to see if a brainless body has a soul or not, since the examine message won't tell you. If the patient has no blood, you can give blood to the corpse, then use that for podding.

====Revival surgery====
[[Surgery#Revival|Revival surgery]] is an optional way to bring people back to life. See the [[Surgery#Revival|surgery]] page for details. This may be useful for races without hearts since it makes you defibrillate the head instead of the heart.

===Typical cases of death===
The following tables contain suggested actions for when you encounter corpses, heads or brains.

====Normal dead body====
Examine the body. <br>
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!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Treatment
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|They are limp and unresponsive; there are no signs of life...
|The patient has a connected soul/ghost online and is thus eligible for revival. '''Note:''' A corpse without brain/head shows this message even if there is no soul.
|See [[#Revival_methods|revival methods]].
|-
|They are limp and unresponsive; there are no signs of life and their soul has departed...
|No soul. Can not be revived. Caused by patient ghosting (leaving body when alive), logging off or using the Do-Not-Resuscitate action. Or there never was a soul in the first place.
|Bring to morgue.
|-
|Their soul seems to have been ripped out of their body. Revival is impossible.
|Patient [[Devil#Contracts|sold]] or lost their soul. Can not be revived.
|Bring to morgue.
|-
|They appear to have committed suicide... there is no hope of recovery.
|Patient committed suicide, which makes revival impossible.
|Bring to morgue.
|-
|It appears that their brain is missing...
|Brain is missing.
|See [[#Replica_Pod_cloning|Replica Pod cloning]].
|-
|Their head is missing!
|Head is missing.
|See [[#Replica_Pod_cloning|Replica Pod cloning]].
|}

====Head without body====
Examine the head. <br>

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!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Head examine message
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!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Treatment
|-
|The brain has been removed from ''name's'' head.
|No brain. Nothing you can do.
|Bring to morgue.
|-
|There's a miserable expression on ''name's'' face; they must have really hated life. There's no hope of recovery.
|Suicide. Nothing you can do.
|Bring to morgue.
|-
|It's leaking some kind of... clear fluid? The brain inside must be in pretty bad shape.
|The brain inside has 0 health.
|
*Option 1: Attach head to a body with [[Surgery#Prosthetic_Replacement|prosthetic replacement]], fix brain with [[Surgery#Brain_Surgery|brain surgery]]. Then see [[#Revival_methods|revival methods]]. This preserves identity.
*Option 2: Cut the brain out and repair it with [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mannitol|mannitol]]. Put it in a new body with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|organ manipulation]]. Then see [[#Revival_methods|revival methods]].
|-
|Its muscles are twitching slightly... It seems to have some life still in it.
|Head has a soul.
|Move head or brain to a new body with surgery and use a [[#Revival_methods|revival method]].
|-
|It's completely lifeless. Perhaps there'll be a chance for them later.
|Head's soul isn't around anymore, but revival may be possible if it comes back (online).
|Leave it around or put the brain in a Man-Machine Interface [[File:MMI.png|MMI]] so it can talk if it comes back.
|-
|It's completely lifeless.
|No soul. Permanent.
|Bring to morgue.
|}

====[[File:Brain.png]]Brain without body====
Examine the brain. <br>
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!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Brain examine message
!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Means
!scope="col" style="font-weight: bold;" style='background-color:#C4DAF4;'| Treatment
|-
|It's started turning slightly grey. They must not have been able to handle the stress of it all.
|Suicide. Nothing you can do.
|Bring to morgue.
|-
|It seems to still have a bit of energy within it, but it's rather damaged... You may be able to restore it with some mannitol.
|Brain has 0 health.
|Repair it with [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mannitol|mannitol]]. Put it in a new body with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|organ manipulation]]. Then see [[#Revival_methods|revival methods]].
|-
|You can feel the small spark of life still left in this one, but it's got some bruises. You may be able to restore it with some mannitol.
|Brain is damaged but not broken.
|Same as above.
|-
|You can feel the small spark of life still left in this one.
|Brain is fine and has a soul.
|Put it in a new body with [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|organ manipulation]]. Then see [[#Revival_methods|revival methods]].
|-
|This one is completely devoid of life.
|No soul. Permanent.
|Bring to morgue.
|}

====[[File:Husk.png|32px]]Husk====
Typically a victim of heavy [[#Burns|burn damage]]. It can be unhusked with 100u [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|synthflesh]] or 5u [[Guide_to_chemistry#Rezadone|rezadone]]. The corpse must have under 50 burn damage for it to work. Proceed to [[#Revival_methods|revival methods]] afterwards. If unhusking doesn't work then the corpse may be a [[Changeling|changeling]] victim. A Changeling victim needs a brain transplant to be revivable (needs confirmation).

====Completely messed up corpse====
A body could be missing all limbs except head, be husked, bloodless, contaminated with radiation and have 600 damage etc. In these cases the simple solution is to [[Surgery#Amputation|amputate]] the head and attach it to a fresh body with [[Surgery#Prosthetic_Replacement|prosthetic replacement]]. Then use your [[#Revival_methods|revival method]] of choice.

== Afternote ==
'''PLEASE NOTE''' In the morgue there are lights on the side of the trays. The red light means there is a dead body with no ghost occupying it. Green light means there is a body with a ghost in it, which means you should attempt to [[#Revival_methods|revive]] it. The green light is normally accompanied by a beeping sound as well, which can be turned off by alt-clicking the tray. If you aren't serious about healing someone, don't give up halfway. Get proper medical staff to help them. At least try to have a doctor save them.

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