Check the Injured Limb for Embedded Debris
Open the health panel with R and inspect the damaged limb for embedded debris and the Remove shrapnel interaction. Bleeding alone does not identify shrapnel: glass or fragments can remain alongside an open wound, a fracture, or an internal injury.
Treat the fragment and the surrounding wound as separate things to check. Your immediate goal is to identify what remains in the limb, choose an extraction method, and then inspect the injury again before continuing.
Check Your Build and Prepare the Wound
The default health-panel control described here is from Steam demo 7.0.1. Keep that demo context separate from the itch prototype and full release when matching controls and medical interactions to your game.
If the limb is bleeding, you can bandage it before removing the debris. You do not need to leave the wound bleeding throughout the extraction, so check blood loss before focusing on the minigame.
Tweezers remove shrapnel cleanly and painlessly. If you are using the manual Remove shrapnel interaction instead, plan to work slowly and respond to pain or shaking rather than forcing the attempt.
Remove the Debris Without Forcing the Attempt
- Press R to open the health panel, giving you access to the injured limb.
- Inspect the damaged limb for embedded debris and Remove shrapnel, so you identify an extraction target rather than guessing from bleeding.
- Bandage ongoing bleeding before extraction if needed, allowing you to address blood loss while the debris remains.
- Use Tweezers for a clean, painless removal when available.
- For manual extraction, choose Remove shrapnel to enter the extraction minigame.
- Work slowly through the manual minigame, pausing if pain spikes or the hand starts shaking so you can reassess the attempt.
- Reinspect the limb after extraction to check for remaining fragments, bleeding, damaged skin, and infection.
- Disinfect and dress the remaining wound as needed, addressing the injury that still requires care after the debris is removed.
Recognize an Incomplete or Unsafe Extraction
A fragment still present in the limb means removal is incomplete. A worsening pain response during manual extraction also means the attempt has not safely completed; pause and reassess instead of treating the interaction itself as proof of success.
Check the fragment directly when judging the result. The health panel tracks other injuries too, so remaining bleeding or pain deserves another inspection rather than an assumption that every symptom comes from debris.
Recheck the Wound Before Descending
- Check for remaining fragments before considering the extraction finished.
- Check ongoing bleeding and damaged skin, then dress the wound where needed.
- Check for infection and disinfect the wound as needed before returning your attention to the descent.