Surgeon

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Skill: Surgeon

Association
Profession	Doctor
Job Title	Surgeon
Labor	Surgery
Tasks
Move patient to surgery area Surgery on injured dwarves
Workshop
None
Attributes
Agility Focus Spatial Sense Kinesthetic Sense

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Surgeon is the skill associated with the Surgery labor. Surgeons are responsible for treatment of complex overlapping injuries, damage to internal organs, and syndromes, using the tables and traction benches at a hospital.

Surgeon skill level is related to rate of success and post-operation infection^[Verify]. The patient must be at rest to perform surgery. If the patient is not at rest, the surgeon will cancel surgery. The patient will stop resting when they get too hungry or thirsty. The patient may cease resting while being carried to the surgery table, if it is a long distance away.

A job to remove necrotic tissue starts with a Surgery job, which appears to be a prep phase, followed by a Remove Rotten Tissue job, after which another Surgery job occurs. The necrotic tissue is gone at the end of the Remove Rotten Tissue job. The body parts from which the tissue was removed will be light yellow (oddly, even body parts that were previously darker due to existing injuries). The initial surgery job will be preceded by a Clean Patient job if possible.

Surgeons bring your fortress' injured heroes back from the brink as part of the health care industry. The surgeon skill is also used by scholars when thinking about medical science-related topics:

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Topic	Description	Wikipedia link	Subdivision	Skills used in research
Anesthesia	Anesthesia	Anesthesia	Method	Diagnostician
Asylum for mentally ill	The creation of asylums for the mentally ill.	Psychiatric hospital	Method	Critical thinker
Autopsy	The method of autopsy	Autopsy	Method	Diagnostician
Cataract surgery	Cataract surgery	Cataract surgery	Method	Surgeon
Cauterization	Cauterization	Cauterization	Method	Surgeon
Fracture immobilization	The method of fracture immobilization	Bone fracture § Immobilization	Method	Bone doctor
Fracture treatment	The treatment of fractures	Bone fracture § Treatment	Method	Bone doctor
Hernia surgery	Hernia surgery	Hernia § Surgery	Method	Surgeon
Hospital lab	The use of a laboratory for preparation of remedies in a hospital	Medical laboratory	Method	Critical thinker
Lithotomy surgery	The lithotomy surgery	Lithotomy	Method	Surgeon
Medical school	Schools of medicine	Medical school	Method	Critical thinker
Physical examination	The method of physical examination in diagnosing illness	Physical examination	Method	Diagnostician
Professional hospital staff	The use of professional hospital staff	Surgeon and Physician	Method	Critical thinker
Specialized wards	The use of specialized wards in hospitals	Hospital § Departments or wards	Method	Critical thinker
Tracheotomy surgery	The tracheotomy surgery	Tracheotomy	Method	Surgeon
Traumatic injuries	The treatment of traumatic injuries	Major trauma	Method	Diagnostician
Draining	The surgical method of draining	Drain (surgery)	Method (surgery)	Surgeon
Excision	The surgical method of excision	Surgery § Types of surgery	Method (surgery)	Surgeon
Incision	The surgical method of incision	Surgical incision	Method (surgery)	Surgeon
Ligature	The surgical method of ligature	Ligature (medicine)	Method (surgery)	Suturer
Probing	The surgical method of probing	Surgical instrument § Classification	Method (surgery)	Surgeon
Scraping	The surgical method of scraping	Surgical instrument § Classification	Method (surgery)	Surgeon
Suturing	The surgical method of suturing	Surgical suture	Method (surgery)	Suturer
Acute and chronic conditions	The distinction between acute and chronic conditions	Acute (medicine) and Chronic condition	Theory	Diagnostician
Anatomical studies	Anatomical studies for medical edification	Human body	Theory	Surgeon
Blood vessels	The distinction between veins and arteries	Blood vessel	Theory	Surgeon
Classification of bodily fluids	The classification of bodily fluids	Body fluid or Humorism	Theory	Surgeon
Classification of mental illnesses	The classification of mental illnesses	Mental disorder	Theory	Critical thinker, Diagnostician
Classification of muscles	The classification of muscles	Muscle	Theory	Surgeon
Comparative anatomy	Comparative anatomical studies for the use in medicine	Comparative anatomy	Theory	Surgeon
Convalescence	The theory of convalescence	Convalescence	Theory	Diagnostician
Disease and fouled water	The connection between disease and fouled water	Waterborne diseases	Theory	Critical thinker
Endemic disease	The theory of endemic disease	Endemic (epidemiology)	Theory	Diagnostician
Epidemic disease	The theory of epidemic disease	Epidemic	Theory	Diagnostician
Exacerbation	The notion of the exacerbation of a patient's condition	Exacerbation	Theory	Diagnostician
Eye anatomy	The anatomy of the eye	Human eye	Theory	Surgeon
Fracture classification	The classification of fractures	Bone fracture § Classification	Theory	Bone doctor
Motor vs sensory nerves	The distinction between motor and sensory nerves	Motor nerve and Sensory nerve	Theory	Surgeon
Nervous system function	The function of the nervous system	Nervous system	Theory	Diagnostician
Paroxysm	The notion of paroxysm	Paroxysmal attack	Theory	Diagnostician
Pathology	The classification of disease	Nosology	Theory	Diagnostician
Prognosis	Determining the likely outcome of a disease given a patient's current status	Prognosis	Theory	Diagnostician
Pulmonary circulation	Pulmonary circulation	Pulmonary circulation	Theory	Surgeon
Pulmonary medicine	Pulmonary medicine	Pulmonology	Theory	Diagnostician
Reaction time	The study of reaction time	Mental chronometry	Theory	Diagnostician
Relapse	The notion of relapse	Relapse	Theory	Diagnostician
Specialized surgical instruments	The use of specialized surgical instruments	Surgical instrument	Theory	Surgeon
Surgical models	The use of practice models in surgery	Anatomical model	Theory	Surgeon
The voice	The source of the voice	Phonation	Theory	Surgeon
Toxicology	The classification of toxic substances	Toxicology	Theory	Diagnostician
Treatment of mental illnesses	The treatment of mental illnesses	Treatment of mental disorders	Theory	Diagnostician
Animals as surgical models	The use of animals as surgical models	Vivisection	Tool	Surgeon
Animal remedies	Remedies prepared from animals	Traditional Chinese medicine § Animal substances	Tool	Diagnostician
Bandages	The method of bandaging wounds	Bandage	Tool	Wound dresser
Dedicated hospitals	The preparation and use of dedicated hospitals	Hospital	Tool	Critical thinker
Forceps	The construction and use of forceps	Forceps	Tool	Surgeon
Herbal remedies	Herbal remedies	Herbalism	Tool	Diagnostician
Mineral remedies	Mineral remedies	List of traditional Chinese medicines § Minerals	Tool	Diagnostician
Mud bags as surgical models	The use of mud bags as surgical models	Anatomical model	Tool	Surgeon
Needles	The construction and use of surgical needles	Surgical suture § Needles	Tool	Surgeon
Orthopedic cast	The creation and use of the orthopedic cast	Orthopedic cast	Tool	Bone doctor
Plants as surgical models	The use of plants as surgical models	Anatomical model	Tool	Surgeon
Scalpel	The construction and use of the scalpel	Scalpel	Tool	Surgeon
Surgical scissors	The construction and use of surgical sissors	Surgical scissors	Tool	Surgeon
Traction bench	The construction and use of the traction bench	Hippocratic bench	Tool	Bone doctor

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