Medicine
Characteristic: Intellect
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Minor injuries may not require medical intervention, but more serious ones may need the attentions of a trained professional. The Medicine skill is that training, and can be used to heal cuts and bruises as well as life-threatening injuries.
- • Routine first aid, including medpacs, depend upon a character's abilities in Medicine. Medpacs are mercifully simple to use, but the difficulty may be complicated by the severity of the wound.
- • The ability to treat a poison — or to inflict one — falls under the Medicine skill. This also governs the use of pharmaceutical and recreational drugs.
- • Many planets harbor unique infectious diseases as well as parasites. A well-traveled medical technician may become familiar with both the symptoms and treatments for many such planetary syndromes.
- • More serious treatments — including surgeries, cybernetic augmentations, and psychotherapy — are governed by Medicine, but generally require additional pharmaceuticals and medical instruments.