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[inteuniso]

It appears that elves are now the biggest medical suppliers, offering hundreds of splints and crutches. What's next, they offer special poultices and tourniquets?

[betamax]

Do they bring Gypsum Powder, too? It's the one medical thing I haven't been able to make yet

[cephalo]

Since this is a healthcare thread I'll ask. Anyone figure out who makes traction benches? Carpenter's and Masons do not.

[daemoria]

mechanics make traction benches

[inteuniso]

What exactly are traction benches used for? I'm a bit low on knowledge of healthcare.

[DooMJake]

Mechanics make the benches. You need a table, a mechanism and a chain.
It is used for dislocated(?) or broken bodyparts. At least in RL it was

[Kilowatt]

Yes, I would assume that it would be used in the treatment of broken and/or dislocated body parts, as I know there is a similar device used to set a break of the femur, as the muscles in the leg around the femur have a tendency to pull the two halves completely out of alignment- almost side-by-side. I, however, thought that it was used for torture or something in a manner similar to the rack.

[NRN_R_Sumo1]

Mechanics make the benches. You need a table, a mechanism and a chain.
It is used for dislocated(?) or broken bodyparts. At least in RL it was

in RL all I can find is a workout machine which looks very uncomfortable.
Is a traction bench for dwarves anything like this?
http://www.visualstatistics.net/East-West/Witch%20Trials/Rack.jpg

[thvaz]

I'm loving this healthcare system. Just had my first dwarf who needed a surgery. A bad case of broken skull.

[Ves]

I had a dwarf who needed surgery. He kept on moving while the Doctor was working on him, interrupting it. Then he succumbed to infection because I couldn't get a Soap Industry working quickly enough. An important lesson was learnt on this day.