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0000094Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Healthcarepublic2010-04-01 22:112022-10-10 05:42
Reporterrss 
Assigned ToToady One 
PriorityhighSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
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Product Version 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0000094: Injured dwarves not recovered, ignored by doctors, and/or don't get food/water
DescriptionA dwarf has no visible injuries outside, but is unconscious almost permanently and the "Diagnosis requested" shows up on the dwarf's profile. The chief medical dwarf routinely ignores him, even doing no job instead of at least bringing the dwarf to a bed.
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Tagshealthcare, save game
Relationships
related to 0002684resolved Toady One Wounded dwarf outside hospital will not rest properly, and therefore not recieve aid. Followed by death. 
related to 0002448new  Dwarves Give Water to non-wounded 
related to 0000681resolved Toady One Legless/footless dwarfs are ignored by healthcare 
parent of 0008374resolved Toady One Dwarves injured in hospital zone are not recovered and will not rest 
has duplicate 0002453resolved Footkerchief A dwarf with cut hand cannot move and dies of hunger 
has duplicate 0004518resolved Footkerchief Dwarf falling unconscious before reaching bed is ignored by healthcare 
has duplicate 0001167resolved Footkerchief Not Recovering Wounded 
has duplicate 0004830resolved Footkerchief Dwarves in Hospital die of Dehyrdration / Starvation 
has duplicate 0001410resolved Footkerchief Injured Soldiers Never Recover 
has duplicate 0005928resolved Footkerchief Injured dwarf not taken to hospital, stuck in place with "no job" 
has duplicate 0009765resolved Dwarfu Dwarf Attacked by undead, not being brought to hospital 
related to 0001582acknowledged Toady One Injured dwarves in bed receive no treatment after diagnosis 
related to 0004772new  Dwarf gets sick while handling animal, other dwarfs won't help him to a bed because he is still handling the animal 
related to 0000703confirmed Dwarfu Chained mother "cancels seek infant" until death from dehydration, and other imprisonment issues 
related to 0004850new  Injured Dwarves who are unable to stand are not recovered unless unconscious 
related to 0005544new  Hospitalized Dwarves die of starvation / dehydration 
related to 0001842new  Apparently babies aren't cared for when mothers are in hospital 
related to 0002905resolved Toady One Dwarves that recieve beatings do not heal 
related to 0005628resolved Toady One Dwarved won't care for a severely wounded dwarf for a long time 
related to 0001260resolved Footkerchief Salt water given to a resting dwarf 
related to 0007503new  Medical dwarves don't prioritize stanching blood flow 
related to 0008100assigned Footkerchief Doctor gets assigned to treat patients outside doctor's burrow, patient rests forever 
related to 0008214resolved Toady One Children injured due to 0007574 don't get taken to the hospital 
related to 0008025resolved Toady One Dwarf stuck in permanent unconsciousness/ sleep 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-04-01 22:11rssNew Issue
2010-04-02 06:41TodestoolTag Attached: healthcare
2010-04-07 07:32JusticeIssue Monitored: Justice
2010-04-21 12:23FootkerchiefRelationship addedchild of 0000351
2010-04-27 19:49EgregiusNote Added: 0005453
2010-04-28 14:01FootkerchiefCategoryGeneral => Dwarf Mode -- Jobs, Healthcare
2010-06-11 16:26paladin_of_lightTag Attached: unconcious
2010-06-11 16:26paladin_of_lightTag Detached: unconcious
2010-06-15 01:19Toady OneRelationship replacedrelated to 0000351
2010-06-15 01:20Toady OneNote Added: 0008467
2010-06-15 01:20Toady OneAssigned To => Toady One
2010-06-15 01:20Toady OneStatusnew => acknowledged
2010-06-15 01:27Toady OneRelationship addedrelated to 0001582
2010-06-18 22:18yeeshIssue Monitored: yeesh
2010-06-18 22:19yeeshIssue End Monitor: yeesh
2010-06-18 22:36yeeshNote Added: 0008662
2010-06-18 22:40yeeshNote Edited: 0008662bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0008662#r3315
2010-06-18 22:41yeeshTag Attached: save game
2010-06-20 11:14yeeshNote Edited: 0008662bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0008662#r3362
2010-06-23 22:32FootkerchiefRelationship addedparent of 0002453
2010-06-30 17:28Khym ChanurIssue Monitored: Khym Chanur
2010-07-16 11:20FootkerchiefRelationship addedparent of 0002684
2010-08-05 00:32ra2phoenixIssue Monitored: ra2phoenix
2010-08-05 00:34ra2phoenixNote Added: 0011515
2010-08-07 10:32ra2phoenixNote Edited: 0011515bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0011515#r4529
2010-08-10 10:03theqmannIssue Monitored: theqmann
2010-09-05 23:37kuketskiNote Added: 0012439
2010-09-05 23:39kuketskiNote Edited: 0012439bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0012439#r4841
2010-09-07 22:48kuketskiNote Edited: 0012439bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0012439#r4849
2010-12-10 10:32NaiaNote Added: 0014502
2011-03-04 23:10FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0002448
2011-03-04 23:11FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000681
2011-03-04 23:11FootkerchiefSummaryDwarves ignore dwarf outside in coma => Dwarves won't bring unconscious injured dwarf to a bed
2011-03-04 23:11FootkerchiefSticky IssueNo => Yes
2011-04-14 07:43FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004518
2011-04-14 12:59FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0001167
2011-04-14 12:59FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Footkerchief
2011-04-14 12:59FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Cakeonslaught
2011-04-14 12:59FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Creidieki
2011-04-14 12:59FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: kwieland
2011-04-14 12:59FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: brainspank
2011-04-14 12:59FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000770
2011-04-14 13:03kwielandNote Added: 0017369
2011-07-28 10:00FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0004772
2012-03-05 08:39FootkerchiefRelationship replacedhas duplicate 0002453
2012-03-05 08:40FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000703
2012-03-05 08:49FootkerchiefSummaryDwarves won't bring unconscious injured dwarf to a bed => Injured dwarves don't receive medical attention or food/water
2012-03-05 08:50FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004830
2012-03-05 08:51FootkerchiefNote Added: 0021123
2012-03-05 08:51FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0021123bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0021123#r7864
2012-03-05 08:52FootkerchiefSummaryInjured dwarves don't receive medical attention or food/water => Injured dwarves not recovered, ignored by doctors, and/or don't get food/water
2012-03-05 08:53FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0004850
2012-03-05 08:55FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005544
2012-03-05 08:56FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0001842
2012-03-05 09:04FootkerchiefRelationship deletedrelated to 0000351
2012-03-05 09:04FootkerchiefRelationship replacedrelated to 0002684
2012-03-05 09:07FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0002905
2012-03-05 09:08FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0003403
2012-03-05 09:08FootkerchiefRelationship deletedrelated to 0003403
2012-03-13 11:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005628
2012-03-18 23:51kentoIssue Monitored: kento
2012-04-11 11:59FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0001410
2012-06-11 13:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0005928
2014-01-27 10:50FootkerchiefRelationship deletedrelated to 0000770
2014-01-27 11:35FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0003212
2014-01-27 11:35FootkerchiefRelationship deletedrelated to 0003212
2014-01-27 13:06FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0001260
2014-07-01 01:03qophNote Added: 0024856
2014-07-21 21:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0007503
2014-07-23 18:02AisherNote Added: 0027368
2014-08-09 11:03DwarfuStatusacknowledged => confirmed
2014-08-21 06:55FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008100
2014-09-01 14:12FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008214
2014-09-02 07:38LociNote Added: 0029890
2014-09-02 13:004maskwolfIssue Monitored: 4maskwolf
2014-09-04 14:59Toady OneNote Added: 0029943
2014-09-13 09:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008025
2014-09-27 12:03LociNote Added: 0030405
2014-10-26 19:37OrkelNote Added: 0030748
2014-10-26 20:40OrkelNote Edited: 0030748bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0030748#r12126
2014-10-27 04:20ptb_ptbNote Added: 0030751
2014-10-27 09:04FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Orkel
2014-10-27 09:04FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: ptb_ptb
2014-10-27 09:04FootkerchiefNote Added: 0030752
2014-10-27 18:48OrkelNote Added: 0030762
2014-10-30 12:24ptb_ptbNote Added: 0030804
2014-11-03 17:32CalatharNote Added: 0030859
2014-12-01 03:19ptb_ptbIssue End Monitor: ptb_ptb
2015-03-29 18:39LociNote Added: 0032460
2015-03-29 19:25Afghani84Issue Monitored: Afghani84
2015-03-29 19:51LociNote Edited: 0032460bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0032460#r12999
2016-05-17 15:34DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0009765
2016-06-07 13:09Toady OneNote Added: 0035365
2016-06-07 14:22DwarfuIssue Monitored: Dwarfu
2017-05-03 09:03LociRelationship addedparent of 0008374
2018-01-02 05:57OrkelNote Added: 0037473
2018-01-02 05:59OrkelNote Edited: 0037473bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0037473#r15156
2018-01-02 05:59OrkelNote Edited: 0037473bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0037473#r15157
2018-01-03 09:57HuntthetrollIssue Monitored: Huntthetroll
2018-02-05 11:15OrkelNote Added: 0037758
2022-10-10 05:42Alex321Note Added: 0041339
2022-10-10 05:45Alex321Issue Monitored: Alex321

Notes
(0005453)
Egregius   
2010-04-27 19:49   
Try setting a hospital zone 'over' the dwarf in question. I've seen a wounded dwarf being brought to the hospital inside with beds only after I declared him to be in a hospital zone.
(0008467)
Toady One   
2010-06-15 01:20   
The feeding/watering part of this should be fixed for 0.31.07, but the general ignoring of the dwarf will require a save or more information.
(0008662)
yeesh   
2010-06-18 22:36   
(edited on: 2010-06-20 11:14)
I believe I have a save illustrating the problem as originally reported. The dwarf took part in a fight against a forgotten beast and was somehow knocked unconscious although he has no other injuries reported. The other dwarfs left him where he lay. Eventually I tried to wake him up by collapsing him down a level but to no avail. He does not wake up and he is completely ignored.

Here is the save, pardon my bloated fortress: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=2540 [^]

EDIT: I'd like to report that with 31.08, the other dwarfs did indeed begin feeding and watering the unconscious dwarf... so that he could survive long enough to go insane from depression. He'd been ecstatic when he was knocked unconscious, but eventually the strain of lying there having no injuries and not recovering proved too much for him. He was never moved to a hospital, and his action remained stuck on Go To Indiv Combat Drill. RIP.
(0011515)
ra2phoenix   
2010-08-05 00:34   
(edited on: 2010-08-07 10:32)
Had three dwarves injured in combat. They cancelled rest when first injured because enemies were nearby. Now they're lying there on the ground unable to move (faint, missing legs, etc.) and they're being ignored. Two have diagnostic requests, the third has apparently accepted his fate. I did have a problem at the same time with the chief medical dwarf getting reassigned to a non-doctor. After setting it back, the chief medical dwarf has all other labors turned off and is showing No Job. I'll get a save uploaded showing this tomorrow.

Edit: After reloading my save, they eventually went and hauled them to a hospital.. but one dwarf never did get a diagnostic due to him failing to rest when first injured.
(0012439)
kuketski   
2010-09-05 23:37   
(edited on: 2010-09-07 22:48)
Version - 31.12.

Had 3 dwarwes injured. Two - due to training in "danger room" barracks, and one - beaten by law enforcer.

All three NEVER move an inch from the very moment they was injured. Later, two of them died because of infection and the last one was lying in "danger room" for two or tree years, while constantly being attacked by "training spear", but - thanks to his clothes - all attacks glanced away. For now, he have two INHIBITED(bright yellow) wounds and no one wants to drag him to hospital or at least diagnose him on sight.

I suppose he has some kind of brain trauma, but i cant even see that, because he still need diagnosis.

Oh! And he recieves water and food regularly and actually "was happy recently" about that. :-D

EDIT: here is the save http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=3079 [^]
(0014502)
Naia   
2010-12-10 10:32   
Sorry for necroing this, but think I've found a workaround.

31.18.

Problem as already mentioned. Dwarf whit minor injuries, who keeps flashing the "passed out" and never gets taken to the hospital for treatment. ( he did get food/water )

Tried the usual trix to try and wake him up, but no luck.

However, building a cagetrap on his tile generated : Urist cancels Rest: Caged.
I then constructed the cage at my hospital, and as soon as he was free, he was properly put to bed and treated
(0017369)
kwieland   
2011-04-14 13:03   
Wow. that is a clever workaround Naia.
(0021123)
Footkerchief   
2012-03-05 08:51   
0.31.25 saves from 0004830:
Thirsty patients: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4836 [^]
Dehydrated patients: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4837 [^]
(0024856)
qoph   
2014-07-01 01:03   
A workaround that worked for me was to set an alert with the injured dwarves outside the required burrow. This somehow allowed them to crawl their way into the hospital on their own.
(0027368)
Aisher   
2014-07-23 18:02   
similar bugfix. based in Naia workaround http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9129 [^]
(0029890)
Loci   
2014-09-02 07:38   
v0.40.10: After a minecart riding mishap, an unconscious woodcutter was left outside the fortress walls. No "Recover Wounded" job was generated, and the hospital staff eventually end up treating the dwarf where he lies.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9595 [^]
(0029943)
Toady One   
2014-09-04 14:59   
From 0008214:

"The issue with this particular rest job was that the dwarf went unconscious before arriving at their destination, and another part of the code caused the ko to never end because there was a rest job, regardless of whether or not the dwarf got to their rest goal. It could also happen with injured dwarves with sleep jobs, though those at least would still terminate when drowsiness was gone. This is probably the source of a good number of the rest errors, and I've tried to patch broken jobs out of old saves (worked on this one, anyway).

Dwarves that are dropped while being carried can bug out in a similar way, and I haven't dealt with that yet."

I'll still be testing some saves from here to see what other issues there are. Rest jobs broken in the way described above prevent bed-carries, as well as feeding.
(0030405)
Loci   
2014-09-27 12:03   
v0.40.13: Another minecart riding mishap. An unconscious herbalist was left where he landed; no "Recover Wounded" job was generated. After a couple days of rest the herbalist recovers sufficiently to hobble himself to the hospital.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9803 [^]
(0030748)
Orkel   
2014-10-26 19:37   
(edited on: 2014-10-26 20:40)
Two of my dwarves are on traction benches getting diagnosed over and over again but never done anything further than that on. They both have hundreds of "diagnosed by X" in their medical page but their bones are not being "tractioned".

Edit: After a hundreds (or thousands?) of diagnoses the injury seems to have healed itself and they're both back up and running.
(0030751)
ptb_ptb   
2014-10-27 04:20   
"Two of my dwarves are on traction benches getting diagnosed over and over again but never done anything further than that on. "

Sounds like my medical history. :/
(0030752)
Footkerchief   
2014-10-27 09:04   
Reminder sent to: Orkel, ptb_ptb

Saves needed!
(0030762)
Orkel   
2014-10-27 18:48   
Here's the save - you can see 1-2 dwarves in the hospital getting constantly diagnosed.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9985 [^]
(0030804)
ptb_ptb   
2014-10-30 12:24   
@Footkerchief

I was referring to my RL medical history. Sorry for the confusion.
(0030859)
Calathar   
2014-11-03 17:32   
I can confirm Orkel's problem for 40.14 with constant diagnoses, but I should note that it has nothing to do with this bug report, since injured dwarves are seen by doctors, get food and water, and are recovered. Maybe the bug was introduced when Toady added the traction bench check to release dwarves from traction? In this case, dwarves are still injured while in traction.

My saved game demonstrating the problem:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=10021 [^]
(0032460)
Loci   
2015-03-29 18:39   
(edited on: 2015-03-29 19:51)
v0.40.24:

A dwarf was injured unintentionally testing a pit trap. After a wall was deconstructed, the dwarf just sat there performing "rest"; no recover wounded job was generated. Eventually, the dwarf recovers sufficiently to walk to the hospital for treatment.

http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=10719 [^]
(0035365)
Toady One   
2016-06-07 13:09   
I tested the 0.40.24 save and the dwarf went immediately to the hospital, so it's possible some of the issues have been fixed in the upcoming 0.43.04 release (where the code analyzer found an issue with the rest/medical code). I'm not sure there aren't other issues though, so we should probably just keep an eye on this one after the next release.
(0037473)
Orkel   
2018-01-02 05:57   
(edited on: 2018-01-02 05:59)
This save was primarily for the stuttering bug ticket, but there are two wounded dwarves not getting attention so I'll post it here too. One is a child in the hospital stuck with "Play" job (he was stuck in a traction bench before, getting spam-evaluated by doctors yet receiving no treatment, before I deconstructed the TB, then he just got stuck with "Play"). Another is a baby being held by one of the soldiers, with several arrow wounds.

http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13370 [^]
(0037758)
Orkel   
2018-02-05 11:15   
4 dwarves were "Rest"ing in the hospital, not getting any attention from doctors. Some were "Requires diagnosis", some were already diagnosed but the treating was not continued by the doctors.

So I unbuilt the beds from under them, and then rebuilt the beds, now they're just there with "No Job" and still not getting diagnosed/healed.

http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13489 [^]
(0041339)
Alex321   
2022-10-10 05:42   
Just happened in my playthrough (0.47.05, PyLNP): Clean Patient job got cancelled. I wanted another doctor to do that job, so I temporary military-mobilized the dwarf that it was assigned to. I didn't go as planned though: now the injured dwarf is lying in the hospital, its health status is showing "needs cleaning", but the old cleaning job has disappeared and new one isn't getting generated.

Logically, I would expect the game to re-create the job ASAP for something as time-critical as healthcare. If it doesn't reliably re-create medical jobs if th old one's gone, then it could be responsible for many problems with injuries getting ignored. After all, in a large fort with a lot going on, there could be a number of reasons why a specific dwarf may drop a job, due to some user action, burrows/accessibility, "interrupted by ..." or whatever.