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I've responded to your Steam message, please get back to me.Joe

Check your PM Yazber ...Joe

And, with no offense to the fine gentleman, he didn't really know about antibiotics and what they were for. I was trying, with little success, to creep by zeds on my way to him when he mentioned that he was coughing a lot ... sheesh ... and me without antibiotics ... and going to treat a patient who needed them. My bedside manner with that patient may have been a bit ...brusque ... but it's my understanding that the infection is contagious.I wished him luck of course but fully expected that he would be knocked unconscious and be eaten by the next zed that hit him. I recommended the hospital that would be more likely to have them but hardly expected him to find any. I wasn't even out of town before he popped up on Teamspeak again to tell me had some ... it's not fair I tell you. :D Joe

Well you helped me with a transfusion as well after I took a few hits from overly alert zeds so thanks to you. I'm glad you found the antibiotics ... but I gotta tell you pal ... beginner's luck :)Joe

Hoskins, check your PM.Joe

Sarge, check your PM ...Joe

I think the TMW medics need a theme song ... here's one to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" Fix Me Up Here In Cherno by Joe Shaw Fix me up here in Cherno Fix me up right away Bring me some blood and some morphine please Broke my leg crawling over a tree And some beans, beans, beans or some pasta Or a nice steak just the same For there's zeds, zeds, zeds all around In my Day Z game. Joe

SHinOCk I've added you in Steam, please PM me there if you still have need of assistance.Joe

Happy to help Daxin, as luck would have it I DCed just south of where you and I met and I had a call from south of Bor so I just met another great guy and helped him ... that's a win/win in the Medic business. Sounds like our friends in RMG may be able to help you this time.And you're welcome as well tatortodd22 ... it was nice meeting you. No fuss, no muss and no zombies ... just the way I like it. I'll sneak into Bor when I connect again and refill my water bottles. And Doc Wasteland, tatertodd is interested in a support role with TMW, I can certainly recommend him. Joe

Just got back to my PC, PMing you now.Joe

Wow ... now that sucks. Joe

I'm in that area, I'll shoot you a PM here.Joe

Hotshot, where are you in game, just generally.Joe

Look for my PM.Joe

Very kind of you Flame, I'm sure some of our colleagues would appreciate a bus. I'm a lone medic myself and suspect a bus might be a bit more ... conspicuous than I like to be.But as a medic you should know by now ... where are you? :D If you're still up north I won't be able to assist you for example. Joe

Sanchez, we really do need at least a general location since many/most of us are foot travelers and need to know if you're in our area. In addition, you'll probably get a better response if you post in the "Need Medical Attention? We Can Help" thread. Joe

A noble try sir, my hat's off to you.Joe

Excellent my friend, perhaps you're not so bone idle after all :DI do hope our friends on this thread don't mind us taking the time for some role playing stories ... but that's what Doc Wasteland wanted from the start as I recall. Joe

It was a dark and stormy night atop Kustryk hill south of Pulkovo ... well okay it wasn't actually dark, just getting on toward twilight and it wasn't stormy, more like kinda drizzly but it was a nasty little drizzle and and medic could catch his death in that kind of weather. My buddy, Trout, was lazing about as he usually does, the man is bone idle folks and not at all dedicated to the medical profession. He abandoned an opportunity to score some antibiotics just to avenge a teammate's death ... he was already dead for Pete's sake ... but I digress. There I was when the call came in ... "Help, I'm bleeding and broken in the Firetower in Cherno, can you help me?" Well folks, as a dedicated medic, unlike my companion, I didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately responded, "Uh ... that's bandit territory ... and the Firetower is pretty much Ground Zero. Can't you get somewhere, you know, safer?" I may be dedicated but I'm not stupid after all. "Well, yeah," the response came, "I probably can. Let me try to crawl down the stairs and out of town while I avoid Zombies and Bandits on my belly while bleeding ... I can try that." Frankly I didn't care for his tone, like it was MY fault that he'd have to crawl down the stairs and through some of the nastiest pieces of town. I had my practice to consider and my safety and the rent on my tent ... uh ... the future welfare of my patients. Also did I mention the nasty drizzle? Nonetheless he said he'd try. I told him to get back with me when he was in the woods. Of course if he got scragged in the process I could just snuggle down in my sleeping bag and catch some more Z's ... the sleeping kind, not the other kind. Unfortunately it was not to be, another message crackled down the ether ... "Oh no, I ran into a bandit and killed him but he nailed me too and now I'm bleeding out and I used my last bandage. I won't last long. Can you come now?" Some people are just inconsiderate you know? With a heavy sigh I told Trout that it was time to saddle up, he'd have to provide overwatch for me. He said "Geeze Joe, I'm pooped, I was up all night raiding treestands. Why don't you take it, good luck and keep your head down." With that he rolled over and started snoring again. I told you folks, bone idle and no dedication. I got back on the horn with my patient, "How far did you get, where are you now?" ... The response was not what I'd hoped, "I got down one level in the tower, I can't move any further or I'll bleed out." Like I said, inconsiderate. "Fine, let me head on out, I'll run the whole way and just have to hope I don't get sniped or massively aggroed." I stood up and glanced around ... hmmmm ... this isn't right, according to the map there shouldn't be a road there, but there is. "Trout," I nudged him with my toe, okay maybe I kicked him, "Where are we?" "We're where we stopped last night, on the hill southwest of Pustoshka, no lemme alone, I need my sleep." Remember the dark and stormy night part that wasn't ... well I guess the location wasn't either. Now I was about twice as far away as I originally thought. I told my patient that I might a bit ... delayed ... but to hang in there. With that I started running ... and running ... and then there was the running part, followed by more running this time from an aggroed Zed who would NOT leave. I finally had to stop and plug him with my revolver. I was feeling a bit peekish at that point so I stopped and cooked some meat, I had to keep my strength up after all. Finally I made it to Cherno ... and the fun part. I screwed up my courage, fast evaporating, and went into crouch mode as I navigated through the zombies expecting every moment to hear the crack of a sniper round well if I was lucky I'd hear the crack. But after a few tense moments I entered the Firetower and radioed my patient, "I'm here, I'll be coming up the stairs ... don't shoot." "Please hurry, I'm not going to last long," was the weak reply. I could hear him moaning up above me. I cautiously crept up the stairs, one floor, two floors (hey, a 1911 mag I can use that), three floors and there he was. I was stunned at his callous betrayal of my trust ... he was wearing a New York Giants sweatshirt ... I nearly finished him off myself but I remembered my oath and promptly bandaged him to stop the bleeding. But then I couldn't get him transfused or mend the broken bones ... DUH ... I needed to get the items into my main inventory. Finally he was whole again and then came the moment of truth, I was standing there with a hatchet in hand, my normal weapon (I'm a medic, why do I need a rifle after all) and he was well and healthy with an AKM in his hands. It's always touchy at that moment. I looked at him and said "Well, I'll be heading out, good luck to you." "Thanks a bunch," he said, "I really appreciate the effort and the help. You take care of yourself." We shook hands and I turned and went down the stairs ... and out of Cherno. This wasn't a particularly thrilling or nervous medical run, but it was a good run after all, I'm glad I made it. Joe

I've PMed you Keylime but my time window is very tight so depending on when you get back to me I may or may not be able to assist.Joe

Connor88 is a straight shooter, that's not the problem ... however, considering where he is ... he may well NEED Obi Wan to come help him :DJoe

COle, he PMed me and was taken care of by our colleagues. I'll let him fill in the details.Joe

Charlieraf, I'm near that general area and have to head South anyway, but it won't be immediately. If someone is closer that would probably be a better bet.I'll PM you in any case. Joe

Kyle, you're absolutely correct about the infection of course but there are a couple of points for Kken to remember. 1. The coughing MAY tend to aggro Zombies and alert nearby players. I don't know if anyone has confirmed that but it's certainly possible and I believe the "Infection" thread by the Surgeon General states that. 2. I believe the maximum blood level is capped at 6000. With that, one hit from a Zombie can knock you unconscious and then you're really screwed. So if infected you have to be extremely careful. The good news is that Medics as a group (not me personally though I keep looking) do have a greater likelihood of running across Antibiotics ... if only because we tend to "shop" at hospitals quite a bit B) Hang in there, Joe

It was my pleasure, quick easy run and nice guys at the end of it. Good luck to you.Joe