Guide to Medical

A Guide to Medical

So you want to be a doctor? Well there's a few things you should know about working in the medical department first!

This guide will cover everything regarding basic medical procedures, for surgery or cloning see the Guide to Surgery or Guide to Genetics

Tools of the Trade

There's a plethora of equipment available to any aspiring doctor, most of which can be found in the NanoMed dispenser.

• - A pair of latex gloves, lowers infection chances when performing surgery and handling patients.
• - A sterile mask, lowers infection chances when performing surgery and provides mild protection against airborne viruses.
• - A medical belt, it can store almost any small medical item such as trauma kits, syringes, or beakers.
• - A standard issue medical HUD. This will allow you to immediately infer how injured someone is.
• - An advanced trauma kit, used for any form of physical injury.
• - A burn kit that can double as a trauma kit in a pinch, specialized for burns.
• - The bread and butter of the medbay, gives detailed information on injuries. It's suggested you also get the upgrade at the NanoMed.
• - A syringe, or sharp. Can take blood samples, or be filled with reagents and used manually or fired by a syringe gun.
• - A roller bed, used for moving patients with broken bones to prevent further injury.
• - A set of medical splints, can be used on on broken limbs to prevent further injury.
• File:Stasisbag.png - A stasis bag, it will immediately stabilize any person as long as they're in the bag. Can also be ID-locked.
• File:Defrib.png - A defibrillator, used for reviving recently deceased patients.
• File:Crewmonitor.png - A handheld version of the crew monitor computer, lets you see everyone's suit sensors on the fly.

A Breakdown of Basic Chemicals

Whilst working in the medbay there is a wide variety of chemicals you might encounter.

While this doesn't cover all chemicals, it's a good primer on chems you'll frequently encounter and need.

• Charcoal - Charcoal slowly purges all other reagents from the bloodstream, and also heals toxin damage.
• Salbutamol - Salbutamol slowly fixes oxygen damage, and will temporarily halt oxyloss.
• Salicylic Acid - Salicylic Acid slowly heals brute injuries, but only if the patient has less than 50 brute damage.
• Saline-Glucose Solution - Saline-Glucose Solution very slowly heals brute and burn damage.
• Styptic Powder - Styptic Powder will heal any brute injuries, it's toxic if it's not in patch form.
• Silver Sulfidiazine - Silver Sulfidiazine will heal any burn injuries, it's toxic if it's not in patch form.
• Synthflesh - Synthflesh can be used to treat both brute and burn injuries.
• Ether - Ether will eventually knock a person out - typically only effective in doses above 30u.
• Morphine - Morphine will allow a patient to temporarily ignore pain, but can also induce unconsciousness.
• Mannitol - Mannitol is used for brain damage, most often for the recently cloned.
• Mutadone - Mutadone will cure almost all genetic defects, as well as powers.
• Cryoxadone - Cryoxadone is used in cryotubes, and heals all damage types.
• Perfluodecalin - Perfluodecalin will rapidly heal oxygen damage and oxyloss, but will also temporarily mute the patient.
• Pentetic Acid - Pentetic Acid rapidly purges all chemicals, and quickly heals toxins damage while dealing minor brute and burn damage.
• Calomel - Calomel purges all other chemicals, but causes massive damage to otherwise health patients.
• Mitocholide - Mitocholide heals damage to internal organs, and can even fix ruptured lungs. Works very slowly.
• Iron - Good for healthy bones and teeth. Also restores blood count in patients with blood loss.
• Oculine - Repairs eye damage, unless retinal detachment is present.
• Audioline - Fixes hearing loss.