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Author Topic: Splints and Casts  (Read 1684 times)

Urist McGyver

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Splints and Casts
« on: March 08, 2011, 08:14:22 pm »
To fix a broken limb, do I really NEED plaster powder, or do I need splints only? Or both?

A dwarf just fell my pit of doom(luckily on a spot where it isn't as deadly a.k.a. the emergency stairs for diggers) and broke both arms and theres no reagents for plaster powder on sight!
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Re: Splints and Casts
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2011, 08:31:40 pm »
I've heard casts will let the wound heal faster, but they are bugged and it's just easier to use splints. I've also read that splints can be reused, but casts cannot. I can't personally confirm either of these, however.
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Re: Splints and Casts
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2011, 08:41:17 pm »
Plaster powder needs to to supervise the doctor in applying the caste. Splint do everything that a plaster powder caste does but marginally slower and doesn't require to to forbid the entire stock of buckets and watch your dwarves' movements closely.
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