diff --git a/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm b/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
index 2dfecd2a9c7..5aac20bb238 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@
 
 		// Internal wounds get worse over time. Low temperatures (cryo) stop them.
 		if(W.internal && !W.is_treated() && owner.bodytemperature >= 170)
-			W.open_wound(0.1 * wound_update_accuracy)
+			if(!owner.reagents/has_reagent("bicaridine"))	//bicard stops internal wounds from growing bigger with time
+				W.open_wound(0.1 * wound_update_accuracy)
 			owner.vessel.remove_reagent("blood",0.07 * W.damage * wound_update_accuracy)
 			if(prob(1 * wound_update_accuracy))
 				owner.custom_pain("You feel a stabbing pain in your [display_name]!",1)