Editing Guide to medicine (section)

===[[File:Huddead.png]] Death===
If the patient is dead, the basic procedure for handling stiffs is the same. Your first plan of action should be trying to [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defibrillate]] the body and bring them back to life quickly. If they have this icon on your [[Medical_items#Health_Scanner_HUD|health scanner hud]]: [[File:Huddefib.gif|64px]] it means the body is fresh enough for [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defibrillation]]. The defibrillation maximum timer is 15 minutes, but the heart will [[#Organ_damage|decay]] in only 3 minutes and must typically be [[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|repaired]] for a late defibrillation to work. 

# Examine the body. Does it say they '''committed suicide''' or that their '''soul has departed'''? Nothing you can do for them, fast track them to the [[morgue]] (might wanna try the second one tho, just for peace of mind).
# If examining the body just says "'''He/she is limp and unresponsive; there are no signs of life...'''" it means the corpse has a soul. Buckle the patient to a [[#Lifeform_Stasis_Units|Stasis Bed]] to stop the decay timer, and scan them with a [[Medical_items#Health_Analyzer|health analyzer]]. Do they have more than 180 brute or burn damage (tracked separately, having 179 of each is fine)? If so, you must heal the corpse with [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|synthflesh]] or [[Surgery#Tend_Wounds|surgery]] until it has under 180 brute and burn. You can buy [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|synthflesh]] from the [[Vending_machines#NanoMed_Plus|NanoMed Plus]] or have it made in [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|chemistry]].
# If the [[Medical_items#Health_Analyzer|health analyzer]] says the patient's heart is non-functional, the heart must be [[Surgery#Coronary_Bypass|repaired]] or [[Surgery#Organ_Manipulation|replaced]]. 
# If the patient is wearing a space suit or [[Clothing_and_Accessories#Hardsuits|hardsuit]], take it off. To take it off, drag the sprite of the patient onto yours, and click the hardsuit in the menu that pops up. 
# Once the patient is prepared, equip your [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defib]]. The [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|large one]] goes on your backpack slot, and the [[Medical_items#Compact_Defibrillator|compact defib]] that the [[CMO]] gets goes on your belt slot. Then empty both of your hands, and click the new defib hud icon on your top left to take out the paddles. Activate/click the paddles with the hand you're holding them in to wield them in both hands. Stop dragging the patient (with '''H''' or '''delete''') or you will be shocked. Switch to '''help''' [[File:Intent_Help.png]] intent, target the chest, and then click on the patient. After a few seconds, you'll deliver an electric shock. 
# If the defib pings and says the resuscitation was successful, use [[#Treatment|medicine]] on them and then unbuckle them from the [[#Lifeform_Stasis_Units|Stasis Bed]] to make them start healing up. If the defib instead says they have severe tissue damage, they have more than 180 brute or burn damage, and needs more [[Guide_to_chemistry#Synthflesh|synthflesh]]. If it says the heart tissue has decayed beyond saving, you are too late. If the body is a [[Terminology#Husk|husk]] then defib will never work. 


If defibrillation can't be done, you have a few choices:
# The easiest solution is usually to drag the corpse to [[Guide_to_genetics#Cloning|cloning]]. If cloning is upgraded enough, you will be able to clone even [[Terminology#Husk|husks]] and [[Surgery#Brain|brains]]. 
# If you have many corpses then cloning can be a slow process. Sometimes [[Guide_to_genetics#Cloning|cloning]] might even be sabotaged. Consider doing [[Surgery#Revival|revival surgery]] instead, if available. 
# Another option for revival is the [[Guide_to_chemistry|chemical]] [[Guide_to_chemistry#Strange_Reagent|strange reagent]], which works similarly to [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defibrillation]], except the patient needs to be below 100 brute and burn damage (instead of 180), and it works on corpses of any age. 
# You can also clone people in [[Hydroponics]], which works even if the patient is missing a head. See [[Guide_to_hydroponics#Replica_Pod_Cloning|Replica Pod Cloning]]. This option creates [[Podman|podperson]] clones.


'''PLEASE NOTE''' In the morgue there are lights on the side of the trays. The red light means there is a dead body with no ghost occupying it. Green light means there is a body with a ghost in it, which means you should [[Guide_to_genetics#Cloning|clone]] it. The green light is normally accompanied by a beeping sound as well, which can be turned off by alt-clicking the tray.