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==Tips==

* You can clone people that have been turned into an alien, by extracting the alien's brain and shoving it into a human body.

*The sleepers in medbay will show any chemical in the patient’s body, not just the chemicals you can inject them with. The same applies to advanced health analyzers.

* Showers (wrenched to be cold) work just as well as cryo, as long as you have Cryoxodone in your system.

*Chemicals DO NOT metabolize while people are on a stasis bed or dead!

*Irradiated crewmembers should be given a shower as soon as possible to prevent the spread of radiation.

* You will be forced to conduct [[Coronary Bypass]] surgery during a shift sooner or later. This must be done when a patient's heart has reached over 60 damage.

*Syringe guns are one of the most potentially lethal weapons on the station. A simple 15-unit Lexorin or Plasma syringe will either kill or severely wound the victim unless the victim receives actual medical care. If you have more time, you can also create interesting poison mixes that will down people in less than 10 seconds, or add something that stuns to the mix. Anyone with a thick suit will block syringes, unless you are using Piercing Syringes. Your killing potential can be upped even more by getting a bluespace syringe which can hold 60 units in total.

* You can hide items in the department linen box.

*Emagged defibrillators on disarm intent act as a stun baton would.

* Muzzles can be used quickly to shut people up before they yell a very incriminating message on common radio. Pair this up with an anesthetic tank and quickly swap the muzzle with a medical mask, set internals and that's a wrap.

*Using the sedate button can easily overdose your victim with morphine.

You are a Doctor. Your job is to help people - sometimes forcibly - and deal with the fallout from the numerous violent calamities that inevitably descend on the station. You serve both as a go-between for the station at large and the more specialized Medical departments. Medical is a challenging and thankless place to work. People will only acknowledge your existence when they have a need for your services, and even then they will shove their way past you to put themselves in a Sleeper Pod and demand attention. Additionally, individuals will often seek Medical's supplies, such as soap, space cleaner bottles, and syringe guns. You're a likely target in an attack on the station, as wiping out the ability to heal and clone significantly cripples the station. People will often grab supplies from the Medical vending machines and leave without a word, only stopping to yell profanities at you when you try and stop them. It can be discouraging and crushing work, especially when a rush of injured people all pour in at once and do nothing but scream at you to help them first, or when a viral outbreak occurs and your department is swamped by rioting plagued people. But being a Medical Doctor can be full of rewards, such as seeing someone who came through the doors nearly dead walk out unassisted in perfect health thanks to your intervention, or getting a heartfelt thank you from the Botanist after you stitched his legs back on.

If you seek respect in this job, you have to go out of your way to earn it. Prove yourself to be a cut above the rest. For many, you are the thin line between life and death, so remember the gravity of your position, and apply yourself as best as you can.<br>

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