Amputation

[Foamy007]

Would amputation be a common procedure to do or attempt, I am compiling a bit of information and am curious if it would be and such, even if it does not succed but a few times in a hundred would it still be attempted to try and save someone with a broken leg with kankfly maggots in it or someone who has lost use of their hand and is getting rot.

Just wondering
Thanks

[amoeba]

Would amputation be a common procedure to do or attempt, I am compiling a bit of information and am curious if it would be and such, even if it does not succed but a few times in a hundred would it still be attempted to try and save someone with a broken leg with kankfly maggots in it or someone who has lost use of their hand and is getting rot.

On a side note, maggots eat necrotic tissue and have actually been introduced therapeutically to treat such conditions.  Did amputation exist? Probably under some conditions. Think painfull with a  poor outcome.

[Foamy007]

Yea, but it was common if maggots where found to amputate the limb because of fear it would rot and all. Not many things were common, but yes maggots are actually usefull if used correctly and not allowed to pupate.

Thanks and more input is helpful.

[LBO]

Would seem from the helpfile below that amputation is practiced in Zalanthas:

http://www.armageddon.org/general/illness.html[/url]"]Gangrene - Festering wounds, from battle or otherwise and typically on a limb, are a common cause of illness on Zalanthas. Gangrenous wounds turn black and mushy, and are notoriously foul smelling. The corruption spreads to adjacent tissues, and will usually progress to death if unaddressed. Physicians of every part of the Known World have myriad treatments for gangrene, but the only widely known definitive treatment is limb amputation, termed "giving Vychia her due" in Gol Krathu for the legendary ancient physician fabled to have discovered amputation as a life saving measure, one of her many achievements.

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

Not only is it practiced in the hospice, it is also a naturally occuring event on the battlefield.

[Foamy007]

Nice, I would like to see it rped out a couple of times, nothing serious say a finger, or a hand, if the player was willing and everything, this is one of those consented things.

But as I often play a healer, thanks for the insite and such.

[Bogre]

I've done amputations in game. It was great.

[Eniriah]

I played a char long ago who had to perform an amputation on someone and it was intense, to say the least, but a blast.

Yep - amputation is very common.