Doctors should carry meds with them

SpookCrow · July 11, 2015, 07:08:44 PM

Doctors should carry medicine to go in battle with them. In case someone gets badly wounded you can plop down a sleeping spot, turn it to medic, heal then, and they might be back on the battle field depending on how fast they heal.

Aristocat · July 11, 2015, 07:22:48 PM

With Tools for haul mod you can.

SSS · July 11, 2015, 07:42:10 PM

+1

Toggle · July 11, 2015, 07:44:14 PM

Eh... I don't think I'd want my doctor sitting down in the middle of a gun fight to work on a fighter, when it could take quite a bit for them to get back up.

Kaballah · July 12, 2015, 02:05:10 AM

This is not unreasonable, I like it.

SSS · July 12, 2015, 04:04:01 AM

Quote from: Z0MBIE2 on July 11, 2015, 07:44:14 PM
Eh... I don't think I'd want my doctor sitting down in the middle of a gun fight to work on a fighter, when it could take quite a bit for them to get back up.

You would presumably have to undraft the doctor, have to have the downed colonist in a medical sleeping spot, and would have to have medical prioritized high enough (or forced) in order for this to happen. In other words, you would need to initiate it.

Kaballah · July 12, 2015, 06:34:21 AM

Separate from the OP's suggestion, being able to do field medicine to stabilize a critically wounded pawn would be kind of neat, but yes you would never have this happen with how the game works today (medical labor is only ever performed at a bed)

leax256 · July 13, 2015, 08:11:09 AM

it would be nice if there was an option to do some kind of first aid. It would require no meds and can be done without being in a bed. it wouldn't heal wounds just reduce the severity, like lowering the bleeding rate and decreasing pain.

Kegereneku · July 13, 2015, 04:25:50 PM

Basically, there's those lines of thinking :
- giving direct order to treat people directly on the ground.
- or to to bandage/stabilize temporarily wounded on the field.

But their requirements is to carry medicine/first aid.
So in the end we are asking is the basis of a inventory system.

b0rsuk · July 13, 2015, 05:57:54 PM

A nice suggestion, I really like it. It just makes sense and saves effort. Currently I make stockpile of medical supplies in my hospital. It would be less necessary.

JesterBlue · July 14, 2015, 05:25:52 AM

Not a good idea with the way it work now; may be in the future when there's an item like first aid kit to stop the bleeding and prevent your pawn from passing out and can be consume automatically like food... may be.