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asifbaig t1_j45dwvb wrote

Reply to comment by verticallocomotive in [WP] In this world healers, while respected, are often looked down upon due to their limited offensive capabilities. One day your party is completely wiped out, and the world finds out just how dangerous knowledge of human anatomy can be. by Useless_homosapien

That story was absolutely delicious. Well done!

Also I learned something new today about tension pneumothorax management! I didn't know the 2nd intercostal space could fail half of the time!

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verticallocomotive t1_j46g7uu wrote

Thanks! :D

The 2nd intercostal does work if you're willing to use a longer catheter, but to my knowledge, the 5th intercostal is preferred by medics because the catheter is inserted from the side of the chest, which isn't obstructed by body armour. This is moot if you're a cleric wearing nothing but long flowy robes, but I'd like to think that medics in a magical setting are still trained that way because tanks and brawlers would probably wear some sort of armour!

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