Sapient species tend to have various medical needs, due to the sheer variety of physical forms that living organisms can take. Species closer together in biology tend to have similar care requirements, while particularly unusual aliens will require specialised care that's best carried out by members of their own kind.
While regenerative medicine and autodocs are able to trivialise most wounds, this guide aims to describe basic care techniques for each species, in order to facilitate medical roleplay and longer-term consequences of injuries.
In the 33rd century, the life expectancy of a human has increased to over a hundred years with the right medical procedures and genetic treatment. Medical technology has been greatly improved, and many previously-terminal illnesses and permanent injuries are now resolvable. Despite this, the anatomy of the average human is identical to the modern era, and emergency field care remains the same.
Overwhelmingly similar to humans. Apex medical needs are exactly what one would expect from an anthropoid organic species. A major medical curiosity regarding apex biology is their compatibility with human blood. Direct cross-species transfusions have a surprisingly high success rate even without immunosuppressants. Unfortunately, study of this topic has been challenging, as apex scientists commonly experience a second medical curiosity regarding the link between suicide rates and research into this subject.
Similar to humans and apex, and have few specific care requirements. When an Avian breaks a bone, the risk of the bone shattering is much higher due to their internal structure, meaning medical treatment of those injuries requires more anatomical knowledge and medical resources when compared to a similar injury in a human. Their lungs are also highly resilient against collapse and rupture from internal trauma, though are still subject to infection.
Most hylotl are mesothermic, giving them a lower hypothermia tolerance than warm-blooded species. Dehydration also takes place if they cannot regularly apply water to their skin, causing the mucus layer to dry out and their skin to crack. Hylotl gills are difficult to physically heal without modern medicine. They're able to regenerate on their own, particularly when exposed to oxygenated water to encourage activity and cell restructuring, but there was little that historical doctors could do apart from relying on a patient's own ability to repair damage. Fortunately, modern medication and regenerative serums are able to easily treat damaged gills in the space age.
Glitch rely on their unique nanocells to function. As they emulate living organisms more closely than androids and robots, glitch aren't as tolerant to damage to their bodies as one might expect from a mechanical lifeform. It's possible for a glitch to bleed to death if they lose too much of their oil-like blood, as they become unable to transmit electrical signals to their organs. They possess repair cells within their blood that reconstruct muscle and bone tissue, and are able to naturally heal from muscular injuries significantly faster than many organics. Treatment often revolves around sealing the plastic tubing that transports their blood, in order to prevent further loss of nanocells. This can be done with heat, putty, sealant foam, or any kind of strong adhesive in emergencies. Glitch blood transfusions are near universal, as nanocells tend to be uniform.
As Florans make use of plant cells in their body, their anatomy varies greatly from many other species. Florans have a high capability for recovery. So long as lethal organ damage has not occurred, their transport networks are able to safely reroute themselves over time while waiting for scar tissue to grow. This makes flesh wounds particularly survivable for florans. The largest hazard to a floran is infection and necrosis, especially considering the prevalence of microorganisms and pathogens that target plant matter. Primitive treatment primarily consisted of flesh removal and medicated poultices, in order to prevent these elements from spreading throughout the body.
Despite their biology varying heavily on a macro scale, florans are highly receptive of sap from one another, and even other plant-based organisms. It's particularly easy to create a nutrient-rich artificial substitute that's accepted by a Floran body, and many Greenfingers were able to cultivate reservoirs of sap for transfusions even before adopting modern medical techniques.
Novakid medical care is both simpler and harder than organics. Due to incompatibility with organic anatomy, novakid medical needs are commonly disregarded by understocked medbays within the Fringe. The primary danger to novakids (and doctors treating them) is plasma loss. A novakid dies upon losing 75% of their plasma, and must intake combustible material or high-caloric food in order to replenish this material. In the 33rd century, Ferozium-weave bandages are often used to seal up wounds, though eventually overheat and require replacements. Novakids also possess medical equipment that creates powerful magnetic fields, encouraging swifter regeneration of their external membrane.
Before mass industrialization and access to heat-resistant materials, novakids had to make do with items in their environment in order to repair injuries. A common method used in distant frontiers to stem bleeding is to pack dirt and grit directly into a wound. Depending on soil composition, it may be possible for a novakid to create a layer of molten slag that can keep their plasma in place until their membrane regenerates on its own. Another treatment for particularly large wounds is to use a tourniquet to compress their own shell, preventing bleeding at the cost of abandoning all parts of the body beyond the tourniquet. This process is extremely painful, however, and not all can stomach performing it on themselves. Once they're able to ingest fuel, the stunted limb is able to regrow to its original length over time.