Battlefield Medicine in T2K
I agree with Castle on this with a couple of exceptions:
1) Glass manufacture would probably pickup some of the slack of the disposable plastic items that we have all become used to having (albeit with the penalty of increasing the need for cleaning).
2) Homeopathic solutions for painkillers and stomach issues would be back in vogue, if they cane be sourced.
3) Illicit drugs would probably become another source of pain suppression and sedatives if possible to source.
4) No hope/little hope cases would probably be terminated without expending medical supplies...draconian but necessary.
5) Tapes, bandaids, sterile pads and gauze would be all cloth and/or commercial tapes (Electrical tape. etc) with the penalty of either one use and throw or sterilization).
6) Gunpowder and red hot metal with be back in the battlefield medics pouch again.
Captured medical supplies and personnel with be almost as valuable as ammo, food or gas....if they can be located!
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