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'''Treatment:'''
'''Treatment:'''


* Mind the difference between chemical named "toxin" and toxic damage: chemical deals toxic damage as long as it is present in bloodstream. Things that heal toxic damage do not do anything with the chemicals, and, in case of severe poisoning it might be necessary to keep the person in medbay. In extreme cases the person might be taking toxic damage faster than you can treat it!
* Mind the difference between chemical named "toxin" and toxic damage: the chemical deals toxic damage as long as it is present in bloodstream. Anti-toxins purge toxins and heal the damage. In extreme cases the person might be taking toxic damage faster than the anti-toxin can heal it! In these cases, you need to prioritise purging the toxic chemicals.
* Anti-toxin ([[Charcoal]]) heals toxic damage.
* Anti-toxin ([[Charcoal]]) heals toxic damage and slowly purges toxic chemicals.
* Pentetic acid heals toxic damage and purges toxins more quickly than charcoal, but deals some brute damage.
* Calomel purges toxic chemicals more quickly than pentetic acid but doesn't heal toxic damage, and will '''deal''' toxic damage if the patient has 20 health or more.  
* [[Cryoxadone]] in a [[Medical_items#Cryogenics Tube & Freezer|cryotube]] or a very cold environment heal most types of damage, including toxic.  
* [[Cryoxadone]] in a [[Medical_items#Cryogenics Tube & Freezer|cryotube]] or a very cold environment heal most types of damage, including toxic.  
* Lime juice, tea, iced tea can slowly heal it.
* Lime juice, tea, iced tea can slowly heal it.
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