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Shortage

“Shortage” is a Therapist task in Escape from Tarkov. Requires level 1. Reward: 3,000 XP. Objectives: Find 3 Salewa first aid kit in raid; Hand over the 3 first aid kits. Required for the Kappa container. Walkthrough, map and requirements.

Therapist — briefing

Hello, mercenary. Are you interested in a little part-time work? It's not a difficult task, but it's quite lucrative. Don't forget, you can get both food and drink from me, as well as expert medical care. But first, let's talk about the job. I require three emergency medical kits. They're called Salewa - the red western ones. I need you to obtain them yourself, not buy them off someone else. Just to prove that we're serious about this. We may know each other, but not enough for me to trust you yet. Are you up for the job?

Objectives

• Find 3 Salewa first aid kit in raid
• Hand over the 3 first aid kits

Tactical notes

• YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SEARCH — the medkits can be assembled in the hideout, which is more reliable than hoping for a roll out of medbags.
• If you do go into a raid, the best places are: the lab on the second floor of the library building; the hospital; and the pharmacies and medical shops — check tables and shelves there.
• Richest of all is the sanatorium in the centre of the map: from the burning gas station by the shore, turn away from the sea. Several of its rooms are open and need no keys.

On completion

Therapist: Thank you, young man. The first aid kits will be put to good use. I won't tell you any more than that, though.

Data

• Trader: Therapist
• Therapist loyalty level 1 required
• PMC level (for reference): 1
• EXP: +3,000
• Objectives: 2
• Kappa: Yes

Quest chain

• Next task: Sanitary Standards (Therapist · lvl 4)
• Next task: Operation Aquarius (Therapist · lvl 6)

More from this trader

Therapist

• A Healthy Alternative (lvl 1)
• Abandoned Cargo (lvl 1)
• Paramedic (lvl 1)
• Closer to the People (lvl 1)
• First in Line (lvl 1)
• Pets Won't Need It - Part 2 (lvl 1)

Rewards

• +3,000 EXP
• Therapist Rep +0.1
• 80,000 Roubles
• 84,000 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 1
• 92,000 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 2

What you need

• Salewa first aid kit