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* While under the effects of a Emergency Stim, the player is able to fully sprint in any direction, including backwards, in the trivia section

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{{Infobox item
|name = Emergency Stim
|image = Emergency Stim icon.png
|release = 21 April 2016
|update = 0.321
|story = No
|type = First Aid
|equipable = yes
|stackable = No
|weight = 0.10
|actions =
|actions_radial =
|actions_ground =
|examine = Emergency steroid injection. Will provide a short-burst of energy. Then you'll collapse from exhaustion. Use as last resort!
|key =
|renewable=Yes ( [[Trader]] and rare [[Beachcombing]])
No ([[Interloper]])}}
'''Emergency Stim''' is a [[First Aid]] item in ''The Long Dark''. Upon use, it will restore some of the survivor's [[Condition]] and grant them unlimited energy for sprinting and rope climbing for one minute.

==Overview==
Emergency Stims are rare, powerful, and single-use only. When used, the Emergency Stim will:

* Instantly restore 15% Condition.
* Fully restore [[Fatigue]] for 60 real-time seconds.
* Grant unlimited [[Stamina]] (e.g. for Sprinting/Robe Climbing) for 60 seconds.
* Allow Sprinting, even if the survivor has [[Afflictions]] which would normally prevent it (see below).
* Allow climbing up/down deployed [[Mountaineering Rope|Mountaineering Ropes]], even if the survivor has [[Afflictions]] which would normally prevent it (see below).
* Inflict [[Afflictions|Exhausted]] after 60 seconds (drops the survivor's [[Fatigue]] to 0%).
Note: Afflictions such as [[Broken Ribs]] (which prevents climbing) and [[Sprained Ankle|Sprained Ankles]] (which prevents sprinting) are ignored while under the effects of the Emergency Stim; however, the survivor cannot use climbing ropes if [[Encumbrance|encumbered]], nor sprint if they are carrying 10 kg (22 lbs) or more over their maximum carry weight, even while under the effects of an emergency stim.

==Uses==
* Instantly restoring 15% condition.
* Sprinting long distances regardless of injuries.
* Outrunning [[wildlife]].
* Climbing ropes faster, regardless of injuries or Fatigue.
* Draining [[Fatigue]] to 0% can be useful to more quickly recover from afflictions that require sleep, such as [[Food Poisoning]].

==Spawn Locations==
Emergency Stims may be found rarely in most regions (8-10 across an entire world on [[Survival Mode|Interloper]]) in high-tier loot areas, [[First Aid Kit|First Aid Kits]], beside [[Frozen Corpse|Frozen Corpses]], or hidden beneath/around furniture. They can also be acquired by trading with the [[Trader]], but are only unlocked after reaching 400 [[Trader#Trust|Trust]], and not on [[Interloper]] or [[Misery]].

===Guaranteed===
* On the trek to the rope anchor above the [[Gold Mine]] entrance in [[Ash Canyon]], one will spawn along the rock walls on the left side if approaching from [[Wolf's Jaw Overlook]] (this looks to have been removed on Interloper).
* Inside of the barn at the [[Pleasant Valley Outbuildings|Outbuildings]] in [[Pleasant Valley]].
* Second floor of [[Lonely Lighthouse]] in [[Desolation Point]].
* Multiple spawns in [[Broken Railroad]]
** Bottom of the ravine underneath the [[Broken Bridge (Broken Railroad location)|Broken Bridge]].
** Inside the [[Hunting Lodge]].
* [[Mackenzie's Crashed Plane]] in [[Mountain Town]].
* The [[summit]] of [[Timberwolf Mountain]].
* [[Cinder Hills Coal Mine]] between [[Coastal Highway]] and [[Pleasant Valley]].
* The train cart at the bottom of [[The Ravine]].
* [[Marsh Ridge]] cave in [[Forlorn Muskeg]].

===Possible Spawns===
* Inside the [[Old Substation]] either on the ground or on the desk
* In a wooden crate in the [[Maintenance Yard]].
* A hunting blind in [[Mystery Lake (region)|Mystery Lake]].
*Below a workbench next to the entrance of [[Carter Hydro Dam]].
*Inside Cellblock C of [[Blackrock Prison]] inside the room with red chairs, beneath the table the chairs are around

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Emergency stim equipped.jpg|An emergency stim when equipped
File:Emergency stim equipped.png|An emergency stim when equipped (old version)
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* Emergency Stims in The Long Dark are "autoinjectors", a real-world medical device: usually a single use, disposable, spring-loaded syringe injector used to quickly self-administer a specific drug.
* The Long Dark's animation for an emergency stim is realistic: appearing to depict the autoinjector being pressed to the survivor's thigh.
* Given their gameplay effects and description, emergency stims in The Long Dark are likely loaded with hydrocortisone.
* While under the effects of a Emergency Stim, the player is able to fully sprint in any direction, including backwards.

==Update history==
{{Update history|
* {{Update list|type=update|update=The Long Dark/Early Access Changelog#0.321|date=21 April 2016}}
** Added to game.
}}

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