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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0002919Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Healthcarepublic2010-08-01 15:362010-08-14 17:37
Reporterqpingu 
Assigned ToDwarfu 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusresolvedResolutionno change required 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.12 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0002919: Doctor stuck trying to treat caged patient, who dies of thirst
DescriptionFirst off, I'd like to apologize for the lack of certainty or detail in this report. This happened a few days ago before I knew this bug tracker existed.

One of my soldiers must have fractured a bone in combat and needed treatment. My chief medical dwarf, who was an inexperienced bone setter but I enabled the labor, took him down to one of the animal stockpiles and placed this hurt dwarf in a cage. The doctor proceeded to try and set the bone, but I had no plaster anywhere in my fortress and no progress was made. Eventually, the dwarf died of thirst, sitting in a cage in my butchering room with the doctor still standing over him.
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Attached Files

- Relationships
child of 0000703confirmedDwarfu Chained mother "cancels seek infant" until death from dehydration, and other imprisonment issues 

-  Notes
(0011378)
Footkerchief (manager)
2010-08-01 18:00

Generally, dwarves only get put in cages as a result of dwarven justice. Did you fail any mandates recently?
(0011407)
qpingu (reporter)
2010-08-02 12:07

The caged dwarf was a full-time soldier, which makes him pretty immune to failing mandates, and he did have wounds that needed treating. I did not see the doctor take the dwarf down to the cage, just him standing over it trying to apply a cast.

Also, I am fairly certain that I had a traction bench in my hospital, but it would make sense to cage the dwarf if a traction bench could not be found.
(0011409)
Footkerchief (manager)
2010-08-02 12:48
edited on: 2010-08-02 12:51

The caged dwarf was a full-time soldier, which makes him pretty immune to failing mandates

What makes you sure? 0001521 involved a soldier failing a mandate. Please check your z -> Justice screen and look through the soldier's combat logs to find out how he got the broken bone.

Also, I am fairly certain that I had a traction bench in my hospital, but it would make sense to cage the dwarf if a traction bench could not be found.

I don't think that would make sense at all, as cages don't immobilize, and in any event Toady has never mentioned using cages (or restraints) for medical purposes.

(0011794)
qpingu (reporter)
2010-08-14 14:13

I just had this happen again. I believe it is caused by a hurt dwarf setting off a cage trap, and was just complicated by the doctor trying to treat the hurt dwarf. Close the issue if possible.
(0011800)
Dwarfu (manager)
2010-08-14 17:37

I'll close it for now, but if you or any other reporter encounters this issue with more to add, please reopen the report with your new findings.

- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-08-01 15:36 qpingu New Issue
2010-08-01 18:00 Footkerchief Note Added: 0011378
2010-08-01 18:00 Footkerchief Tag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2010-08-02 12:07 qpingu Note Added: 0011407
2010-08-02 12:48 Footkerchief Note Added: 0011409
2010-08-02 12:49 Footkerchief Note Edited: 0011409 View Revisions
2010-08-02 12:50 Footkerchief Summary Doctor cages hurt dwarf, leads to dehydration/starvation => Doctor stuck trying to treat caged patient, who dies of thirst
2010-08-02 12:51 Footkerchief Note Edited: 0011409 View Revisions
2010-08-02 12:51 Footkerchief Relationship added child of 0000703
2010-08-14 14:13 qpingu Note Added: 0011794
2010-08-14 17:37 Dwarfu Note Added: 0011800
2010-08-14 17:37 Dwarfu Status new => resolved
2010-08-14 17:37 Dwarfu Resolution open => no change required
2010-08-14 17:37 Dwarfu Assigned To => Dwarfu
2010-08-14 17:37 Dwarfu Tag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE


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