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[Thelogman]

My miner dwarves from the last fortress got hurt pretty bad, and though they healed up in the transfer over, they've been acting pretty strange now, refusing to do anything but rest in the hospital, even though one of them is totally healed up (the other has a function-lost spine, but was working fine until this happened).

But my chief medical dwarf doesn't recognize them as a medical problem, so I want to cause an injury bad enough to get them hospitalized, but okay enough that there's no chance of anything worse than buts and bruises.

What's the best way to do that without risking broken bones or nerve damage? I was thinking cavein, but I'm afraid that might result in spinal damage. Repeating spikes maybe?

[Oliolli]

A 1 z-level drop should cause the doc to re-evaluate them, without causing damage.

[ASCIt]

Easiest way to deal with this would be controlled fire, followed by a dip in a lake. Plus, I'm pretty sure fat melts off, so that can only help.

[Thelogman]

I checked their health screens, even though the transit to the new fortress healed their wounds, the medical world was baffled enough to insist they needed several operations. But since the chief medical dwarf didn't want to diagnose dwarves that were totally healthy, the end result was a deadlock that kept my miners from ever doing anything.

I unappointed my medical dwarf, and removed the hospital zone, and the dwarves got right back to work.

I suppose I just have to only make the hospital active when I've got injured, and remember that my two hypochondriac miners will be out of commission as long as I keep the hospital up.

[Telgin]

You could try what Oliolli said.  Just give them a 1-2 z-level drop.  The worst you're likely to get from that is a broken bone, if even that.  They should get diagnosed and treated for that then.  With any luck they'll be satisfied at that point and get back to work without you having to screw up your hospital.

[Girlinhat]

A 1 level drop will cause a stun but no combat logs.  2 level is safest.  Or, my preference, a 1x wooden training spear upright spike.  Burrow/squad them atop the trap, use a lever to activate, and continue until they get a cut or a break.

[Loud Whispers]

2 z lvl drop, or find a reliable syndrome from your nearest megabeast.

Or now that I think about it, a healthy dose of evil biome would work too.

[Dynastia]

If you have enough animals, pasture them all on your malingerer's bed and wait for him to get bitten. Easier than trying to arrange a fall or a fire.

Use dogs, cats, birds, etc. Don't use any hoofed livestock.

[MarcAFK]

Even turkeys can get a lucky shot to the head, jamming the skull through the brain, maybe give them some head armour first, or yeah, i would go for the danger room/ small drop.

[h0lx]

A 1 level drop will cause a stun but no combat logs.  2 level is safest.  Or, my preference, a 1x wooden training spear upright spike.  Burrow/squad them atop the trap, use a lever to activate, and continue until they get a cut or a break.

That will just make them legendary fighters.

[Broseph Stalin]

Use military commands to get them decked out in armor everywhere except the foot and danger room them until they break a toe.