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# You otherwise feel fine.

Keep fighting. If you cannot get bleeding to stop (either at all or the number of wounds indicates it will take a long time), or your blood loss indicator is orange or red, call for a medic.

Keep fighting. If you cannot get bleeding to stop (either at all or the number of wounds indicates it will take a long time), your blood loss indicator is orange or red, or your condition is causing you to otherwise be combat ineffective, call for a medic. Generally, if you are performing due diligence and doing your best, it is better for a medic to look at you and bitch at you (lovingly... usually) for wasting their time than it is for you to go down because you misjudged your wounds.

You likely have morphine on your person. Morphine ~~has an adverse effect on~~ your blood pressure and heart rate, ~~but it will get rid of pain~~. Only use morphine without a medic's consultation if the level of pain you are experiencing is effecting your ability to adequately engage the enemy. If you simply notice you have pain during downtime, ask a medic to ~~double check you won~~'~~t accidentally incur cardiac arrest on yourself before use~~.

The only other thing to mention here is pain. You likely have morphine on your person. Morphine will eliminate pain, but it messes with your blood pressure and heart rate for a ''very'' long time. If you are not careful, you can overdose, or application in combination with your condition can cause a heart attack. Only use morphine without a medic's consultation if the level of pain you are experiencing is effecting your ability to adequately engage the enemy and you need to engage the enemy '''right now'''. If you simply notice you have pain during downtime, ask a medic to give application a thumb's up.

=== CPR ===

A medic may occasionally ask you to assist in performing CPR. This is because a medic performing CPR is not any more or less effective than a soldier. It is more efficient for a medic to bandage, since they can do so quickly with '''Elastic Bandages''' and then immediately stitch the wound. CPR is performed by clicking the chest, clicking Advanced Medical treatment, and clicking CPR. Continue doing CPR until instructed to stop (you'll have to keep using the menu to do it over and over). If you notice the medic is busy and you have been doing it for awhile, you can check the individual's pulse. If there is '''none''' or it's '''weak''', keep going. If it's strong, notify the medic, cease CPR, and return to the fight.

A medic may occasionally ask you to assist in performing CPR. This is because a medic performing CPR is not any more or less effective than a soldier. It is more efficient for a medic to bandage, since they can do so quickly with '''Elastic Bandages''' and then immediately stitch the wound. CPR is performed by clicking the chest, clicking Advanced Medical treatment, and clicking CPR. Continue doing CPR until instructed to stop (you'll have to keep using the menu to do it over and over).

If you notice the medic is busy and you have been doing it for awhile, you can check the individual's pulse. If there is '''none''' or it's '''weak''', keep going. If it's '''strong''', notify the medic, cease CPR, and return to the fight.

== For the medic ==

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 # You otherwise feel fine.
-Keep fighting. If you cannot get bleeding to stop (either at all or the number of wounds indicates it will take a long time), or your blood loss indicator is orange or red, call for a medic.
+Keep fighting. If you cannot get bleeding to stop (either at all or the number of wounds indicates it will take a long time), your blood loss indicator is orange or red, or your condition is causing you to otherwise be combat ineffective, call for a medic. Generally, if you are performing due diligence and doing your best, it is better for a medic to look at you and bitch at you (lovingly... usually) for wasting their time than it is for you to go down because you misjudged your wounds.
-You likely have morphine on your person. Morphine has an adverse effect on your blood pressure and heart rate, but it will get rid of pain. Only use morphine without a medic's consultation if the level of pain you are experiencing is effecting your ability to adequately engage the enemy. If you simply notice you have pain during downtime, ask a medic to double check you won't accidentally incur cardiac arrest on yourself before use.
+The only other thing to mention here is pain. You likely have morphine on your person. Morphine will eliminate pain, but it messes with your blood pressure and heart rate for a ''very'' long time. If you are not careful, you can overdose, or application in combination with your condition can cause a heart attack. Only use morphine without a medic's consultation if the level of pain you are experiencing is effecting your ability to adequately engage the enemy and you need to engage the enemy '''right now'''. If you simply notice you have pain during downtime, ask a medic to give application a thumb's up.
 === CPR ===
-A medic may occasionally ask you to assist in performing CPR. This is because a medic performing CPR is not any more or less effective than a soldier. It is more efficient for a medic to bandage, since they can do so quickly with '''Elastic Bandages''' and then immediately stitch the wound. CPR is performed by clicking the chest, clicking Advanced Medical treatment, and clicking CPR. Continue doing CPR until instructed to stop (you'll have to keep using the menu to do it over and over). If you notice the medic is busy and you have been doing it for awhile, you can check the individual's pulse. If there is '''none''' or it's '''weak''', keep going. If it's strong, notify the medic, cease CPR, and return to the fight.
+A medic may occasionally ask you to assist in performing CPR. This is because a medic performing CPR is not any more or less effective than a soldier. It is more efficient for a medic to bandage, since they can do so quickly with '''Elastic Bandages''' and then immediately stitch the wound. CPR is performed by clicking the chest, clicking Advanced Medical treatment, and clicking CPR. Continue doing CPR until instructed to stop (you'll have to keep using the menu to do it over and over).
+If you notice the medic is busy and you have been doing it for awhile, you can check the individual's pulse. If there is '''none''' or it's '''weak''', keep going. If it's '''strong''', notify the medic, cease CPR, and return to the fight.
 == For the medic ==