First Aid Should Be Possible To Do While Prone

[ShockUnitBlack]

Had a rage moment today when I tried to bandage myself while under fire. I was hiding behind a low wall and ended up dying while applying a field dressing to myself. In real life, I'd assume I'd be able to bandage a wound while lying on the ground, especially if standing up meant being caught in a hail of bullets. I should be able to in ArmA also.

[Intrepid]

I will agree fully with this. It would however require a new animation in order to be implemented. Perhaps something with the soldier rolling on to his back and making a wrapping motion around his left or right arm to simulate the application of a bandage/tourniquet.

First aid renders someone far too vulnerable and it's unrealistic that you wouldn't drop what you're doing if confronted by a danger-close enemy in plain sight. That wound can wait unless you want 16 more.

[Beee8190]

Originally Posted by ShockUnitBlack

Had a rage moment today when I tried to bandage myself while under fire. I was hiding behind a low wall and ended up dying while applying a field dressing to myself. In real life, I'd assume I'd be able to bandage a wound while lying on the ground, especially if standing up meant being caught in a hail of bullets. I should be able to in ArmA also.

Sounds to me like you should have ended up wounded as soon you got shot but due to desync you manage to take cover and start to bandage yourself?
Happened to me more than couple times and i always thought of it as the desync and server registering it late that i should be actually on the ground..Well IMO that would at least explain why some dudes are still able to shoot me back after i headshot em

[DDS]

Originally Posted by ShockUnitBlack

Had a rage moment today when I tried to bandage myself while under fire. I was hiding behind a low wall and ended up dying while applying a field dressing to myself. In real life, I'd assume I'd be able to bandage a wound while lying on the ground, especially if standing up meant being caught in a hail of bullets. I should be able to in ArmA also.

Haha... agree Shock. Same thing happened to me. Once you initiate the bandage you have to wait till it follows through. I was just waiting for one of those bullets to snag me in the noggin.

[autonomousw]

Originally Posted by ShockUnitBlack

Had a rage moment today when I tried to bandage myself while under fire. I was hiding behind a low wall and ended up dying while applying a field dressing to myself. In real life, I'd assume I'd be able to bandage a wound while lying on the ground, especially if standing up meant being caught in a hail of bullets. I should be able to in ArmA also.

not if you got shot in the stomach. In real life you would probably go into shock or not be able to find the wound through the mess of blood and torn clothing surrounding it while bullets zip over your head. I'm just saying.

[naash]

Yep, but IG, there's several kind of wounds.

When you're slightly wounded, you're able to stabilize the wound by yourself.

If it's more severe, you're just knocked down, you roll and the only thing that you can do is calling for a medic.


So, I think that, when you're able to treat yourself, you should be able to do it when you're crouched.

[i76]

Originally Posted by ShockUnitBlack

Had a rage moment today when I tried to bandage myself while under fire. I was hiding behind a low wall and ended up dying while applying a field dressing to myself. In real life, I'd assume I'd be able to bandage a wound while lying on the ground, especially if standing up meant being caught in a hail of bullets. I should be able to in ArmA also.

+1 I also agree with this

[[R-CON]Psyrus]

Originally Posted by Intrepid

I will agree fully with this. It would however require a new animation in order to be implemented. Perhaps something with the soldier rolling on to his back and making a wrapping motion around his left or right arm to simulate the application of a bandage/tourniquet.

First aid renders someone far too vulnerable and it's unrealistic that you wouldn't drop what you're doing if confronted by a danger-close enemy in plain sight. That wound can wait unless you want 16 more.

If the soldier is rolling on his back to apply this new healing animation, I'd argue it should take longer to accomplish the same level of healing, as the amount of times I've had to be on my back to accomplish a technically complex task (like applying one's own bandage, screwing something in upside down) it does take a fair bit longer than if I weren't inverted. It would essentially be a trade off situation: do you want a quick, exposed heal, or a longer heal in cover that potentially might result in an enemy entering the area before you're done.

[Reddeath]

Cant speak for other branches but Marines are trained to keep a low profile when providing first aid.

[[R-MOD]BabylonCome]

Tis a very good suggestion but if you want to create the animation please feel free...