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Diagnostics can be one of the most difficult parts of medicine. With so many systems intertwined it is sometimes difficult to separate out the cause from the symptoms. However, for the injures you are likely to be seeing, there are some basic rules.
First, do not immediately rely on jutsu. Unless the injury is due to poison or a jutsu, it is likely there is some external sign that can give you an indication to what is wrong. Obviously look for bleeding, but also bruises and signs like shortness of breath, unfocused eyes, and spasms. In cases of suspected spinal injury do not move the patient until you have imobilized the head. In fact, try not to move patients in general, unless you are in an unsafe location or need to get them to a medical facility.
When locating the cause of the problem through jutsu, use a basic healing jutsu but leave it 'unactivated' - usually possible by leaving off the last seal. Someone with more training can usually go without seals all together and do this by balancing their chakra completely and then focusing it on their hands. Either way, the jutsu must be passive, rather than active, lest you risk beginning your healing too quickly.
With your hands, lightly touch the patient's body. You now should be able to 'sense' the energies moving within it. Follow the energies to the point where they are most intense; usually this is the source of the problem.
Now that you know the source of the problem, do another visual inspection. Are there any obvious broken bones? If not, you might be able to feel a fracture - breaks and tears are usually the easiest to sense. If a poision or illness is the cause, there may be visible burns. If not, it still can be sensed as a kind of radiating burn moving through the blood-stream. Jutsus, while similar, usually attack the chakra paths or nervious system. With practice you can distiguish between the two.
All of this is easier if you have some sense of what the healthy body feels like. Obviously you cannot test this out on your students, but a friend or teammate could help you. Each individual is different, and sometimes their medical history or Talents can change the way their bodies feel. Old wounds can draw energy but can be ignored for the short term, some jutsus will automatically draw energy into protecting the brain or nervious system. Be aware of this when diagnosing a patient. Get as much information as possible from the student about the situation leading to the injury; often this will lead to never having to use diagnostic jutsu at all, except to verify the problem.
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Trust a teacher to begin with the hardest question.Diagnostics can be one of the most difficult parts of medicine. With so many systems intertwined it is sometimes difficult to separate out the cause from the symptoms. However, for the injures you are likely to be seeing, there are some basic rules.
First, do not immediately rely on jutsu. Unless the injury is due to poison or a jutsu, it is likely there is some external sign that can give you an indication to what is wrong. Obviously look for bleeding, but also bruises and signs like shortness of breath, unfocused eyes, and spasms. In cases of suspected spinal injury do not move the patient until you have imobilized the head. In fact, try not to move patients in general, unless you are in an unsafe location or need to get them to a medical facility.
When locating the cause of the problem through jutsu, use a basic healing jutsu but leave it 'unactivated' - usually possible by leaving off the last seal. Someone with more training can usually go without seals all together and do this by balancing their chakra completely and then focusing it on their hands. Either way, the jutsu must be passive, rather than active, lest you risk beginning your healing too quickly.
With your hands, lightly touch the patient's body. You now should be able to 'sense' the energies moving within it. Follow the energies to the point where they are most intense; usually this is the source of the problem.
Now that you know the source of the problem, do another visual inspection. Are there any obvious broken bones? If not, you might be able to feel a fracture - breaks and tears are usually the easiest to sense. If a poision or illness is the cause, there may be visible burns. If not, it still can be sensed as a kind of radiating burn moving through the blood-stream. Jutsus, while similar, usually attack the chakra paths or nervious system. With practice you can distiguish between the two.
All of this is easier if you have some sense of what the healthy body feels like. Obviously you cannot test this out on your students, but a friend or teammate could help you. Each individual is different, and sometimes their medical history or Talents can change the way their bodies feel. Old wounds can draw energy but can be ignored for the short term, some jutsus will automatically draw energy into protecting the brain or nervious system. Be aware of this when diagnosing a patient. Get as much information as possible from the student about the situation leading to the injury; often this will lead to never having to use diagnostic jutsu at all, except to verify the problem.
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