Saline

Saline: Main volume expander for blood loss; also thins blood. In-game item, not medical advice.

Use, trade-offs and mechanics

Saline is primarily a volume-management fluid in the game's medical simulation. The community entry records one hundred milliliters injected as adding one hundred thirty-three milliliters of blood volume, hydration and a reduction in blood viscosity. This is different from simply closing a bleeding wound: replacing volume and stopping its continuing loss are separate tasks.

An IV bag is the normal listed container, with application through the health panel's injection interaction. Drinking the same fluid is a different action with different effects. The reference gives oral saline a hydration benefit together with sickness and a small mood reduction; it does not list the injected blood-volume benefit for that route. Identifying the liquid is therefore only half the problem: the interaction used to consume it matters too.

Saline is craftable at INT 9. Its recipe combines clean water, bio-chem fluid and a source of Blood quality. It can also be found in IV bags and mini-barrels. The recipe's output volume should not be confused with a universal recommended injection amount.

Its Water quality has crafting uses beyond treatment, including several food, medicine and material recipes. Compare those uses before spending a limited supply. A character with active bleeding may still need dressing or another bleeding treatment, while a character with an unrelated low-oxygen problem may need a different intervention entirely. Read the blood-volume, viscosity and oxygen fields together rather than treating saline as a cure for every circulation warning.

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