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Using Medical Equipment
Medkits can rival the skill of a trained paramedic, though
they still require user input. A medkit will tell you how to set a
bone and even provide the materials necessary to accomplish this,
but a medkit alone lacks the manipulators and strength to immobilize
a patient’s arm. The maximum number of boxes that First
Aid can heal is the Rating of the medical equipment or the First
Aid skill of the character, whichever is higher (see pp. 242–244,
SR4). So it behooves characters to use the very best medical equipment
when dealing with severe injuries. On the other hand, while
gloriously detailed, three-dimensional AR representations of injuries
and treatment are helpful, they are far from sufficient, and it
is still very much in your interest to get medical attention from a
skilled medical practitioner as well.
Medkits can rival the skill of a trained paramedic, though
they still require user input. A medkit will tell you how to set a
bone and even provide the materials necessary to accomplish this,
but a medkit alone lacks the manipulators and strength to immobilize
a patient’s arm. The maximum number of boxes that First
Aid can heal is the Rating of the medical equipment or the First
Aid skill of the character, whichever is higher (see pp. 242–244,
SR4). So it behooves characters to use the very best medical equipment
when dealing with severe injuries. On the other hand, while
gloriously detailed, three-dimensional AR representations of injuries
and treatment are helpful, they are far from sufficient, and it
is still very much in your interest to get medical attention from a
skilled medical practitioner as well.
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