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Medicine is the noble art of preventing things, mainly people, from being dead. Unfortunately, many things in Space wants the Torch's Crew's Dead, so you'll need some essential knowledge about the Inner Workings of the Human Body to prevent that from happening. This Guide will attempt to provide you with the knowledge needed to save both your life, and your fellow crewmembers.

The Health Analyzer
The best place to start to learn about how the body works is by using the Health Analyzer on someone (or yourself) and read the Information it gives you. You can also use the Health Analyzer in-hand (Default key: Y) to read the last scan you did.

Let's talk in-depth about all the information the Health Analyzer tells you:

Brain Activity
Brain Activity is the most important piece of data. It ranges from normal, to weak, to extremely weak, to fading, to dead. Once the brain is dead, that's it - the patient is dead. As such, keeping the brain healthy is your number one priority.

Pulse Rate
Self explanatory, it's the heartbeat. Any Number above 120 BPM is an indication of severe pain, which might cause the Heart to stop beating entirely unless Painkillers are administered.

Blood Pressure and Blood Oxygenation

Blood Pressure gives you a rough estimate of how much Blood is pumping through the body, with normal values being around (not exactly) 120/80. Low Blood Pressure can be caused by Heart Damage, Cardiac Arrest, or Blood Loss, and will always result in Lower Blood Oxygenation.

Blood Oxygenation gives you an estimate of how much Oxygen Blood is giving to the brain, with the normal value being 100%. If Blood Oxygenation goes below 85%, the brain will slowly start dying.

Aside from Low Blood Pressure, Low Blood Oxygentation can be caused by Lung Failure or Oxygen Deprivation.

Radiation Level

Unlike Toxins, which are listed in the Reagent Scan, Radiation doesn't Metabolize, and will not be purged by the Liver, necessitating Medicines to be treated effectively.

Keep in mind that Radiation will damage the Liver directly, which will cause it to release Toxins into the Patient's Bloodstream.

Specific Limb Damage

This section will tell you if any limbs suffer from Physical Trauma, or Burns. It will also tell you if any Limbs are Bleeding, which will cause the Patient to lose Blood overtime, and if there are any Broken Bones or Arterial Bleeds, although without telling you the location of those last two.

Reagent Scan
This section will tell you what medicines patients have in their bloodstream or stomach. It will highlight anything that isn't a Medicine as an "Unknown Substance". Keep in mind that that doesn't necessarily mean Toxins.