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[Buckermann]

One of my engravers got stabbed in the lower spine by a dirty thief. He was promptly hauled to the intensive care unit and received all necessary treatment. Now his lower spine is blue; structurally intact but lost all function.
As this is nerve damage it is very unlikely (impossible?) to heal. But I wonder if he will ever leave the hospital bed, or if he is confined to it for the rest of his life.

[nooblet]

Not entirely sure but i think he will be. In the old version a red spinal injury would mean you had a permanent invalid, and i think blue is basically the same as red in the new version.

[Murgen]

I'm not sure entirely what blue is supposed to represent, but from my experience, blue injuries tend to heal, though I have never seen a blue spine.  Usually just livers, guts, and eyes.

[shadowclasper]

keep an eye on him and report back to us on what happens, that way we can report it for the wiki =3 blue injuries being new and all

[Buckermann]

keep an eye on him and report back to us on what happens, that way we can report it for the wiki =3 blue injuries being new and all

Will do. May take a while though, 120 Urists tend to slow done the gameplay a little for me. But I placed a gold statue of him near his bed, maybe that will speed up the healing process...

[piesquared]

I don't know about a blue spine, but check out his "status" on the health-care screen. Here's one for a dwarf who is permenantely stuck in bed (well, has been stuck for almost 3 years with no improvement):

• Ability to stand lost
  
• Motor nerve damage
• Sensory nerve damage

His wound (as far as I can tell after the fact) was just to his left leg. Plenty of crutches about, and my doctors have otherwise preformed admirably. But I suspect the "motor nerve damage" led to the permanent "ability to stand lost" with no recourse but magma.

[Josephus]

Oh, man. Can you imagine increased doctor functionality?

[A]pply magma to left lower leg.

[Ahp77]

I don't know about a blue spine, but check out his "status" on the health-care screen. Here's one for a dwarf who is permenantely stuck in bed (well, has been stuck for almost 3 years with no improvement):

• Ability to stand lost
  
• Motor nerve damage
• Sensory nerve damage

His wound (as far as I can tell after the fact) was just to his left leg. Plenty of crutches about, and my doctors have otherwise preformed admirably. But I suspect the "motor nerve damage" led to the permanent "ability to stand lost" with no recourse but magma.

Also, you may find that there is "no treatment scheduled", yet s/he retains the injury.

[Buckermann]

Ability to stand lost, but "only" heavy bruising to the spine; nothing severed or broken. This makes me ever so slightly optimistic.
And I will never throw her (just noticed that the dwarf in question is female) into the magma. She engraved "The Greatest Beer"! Although I have no clue what this engraving is about, the name alone makes it special enough the she will be cared for for the rest of her natural life. No "accidents".

[TopRamen]

"The Greatest Beer"  I like that

[KrazyDocK]

I recall in 40d nervous system injuries never healed, even the most minor injuries.  If that is still the case in DF2010 then, alas, that will not heal.

KD

[CognitiveDissonance]

Blue nerve damage CAN heal, I've seen an Ogre do it right in front of me.
There IS hope!