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Old 06-21-2015, 02:23 AM   #9
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Default Re: [Basic] Skill of the week: First Aid

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran View Post
It's against R.A.W., but I think First Aid should cover all similar species. It's not like treating broken dog/cat/wombat legs are that different from a human's.
The Physiology details are more long term species specific Vet specialties.
If going full-realism, probably depends greatly on the specific task. Of things that I suspect are quite different: proper rules of joint positioning during bandaging, arterial positioning (important when plugging an arterial bleeding directly), dosage and other specifics of first-response medchemicals etc.
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