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    Multipurpose Scalpel Multipurpose Scalpel

    Description:

    The Multipurpose Scalpel combines the functionality of the regular scalpel, the organ procurement scalpels, and the trauma shears, while also providing the user with a way of intentionally harming the patient.

    This item is craftable at a regular fabricator.

    The mode of this Scalpel is changed by equipping the item (akin to a weapon or tool) and clicking on the available UI buttons which appear.

    Mode: Surgery Incision

    In this mode, the item behaves identically to a regular Scalpel Scalpel.

    Mode: Bandages, Casts, Malpractice

    In this mode, as long as the patient has a bandage or a cast, the item functions identically to Trauma shears Trauma shears. Is this not the case, then using it will result in the patient getting stabbed. Depending on location and surgical status of the patient, this can cause serious damage.

    Notable outcomes include:

    • a chance for causing fractures in extremeties that are currently opened for surgery
    • causing neurotrauma on opened heads
    • causing specific organ damage and internal bleeding on opened torsos

      Mode: Adaptive Organ Extraction

    In this mode, the item will have the ability to extract any organ from a patient, and it is a required item for Organ transplant surgery Organ transplant surgery. The organ extracted depends on which limb has Retracted skin Retracted skin, and which limb the Multipurpose Scalpel is used on:

    Retracted skin: Torso