/mob/living/carbon/get_item_by_slot(slot_id)
	switch(slot_id)
		if(slot_back)
			return back
		if(slot_wear_mask)
			return wear_mask
		if(slot_neck)
			return wear_neck
		if(slot_head)
			return head
		if(slot_handcuffed)
			return handcuffed
		if(slot_legcuffed)
			return legcuffed
	return null

/mob/living/carbon/proc/equip_in_one_of_slots(obj/item/I, list/slots, qdel_on_fail = 1)
	for(var/slot in slots)
		if(equip_to_slot_if_possible(I, slots[slot], qdel_on_fail = 0, disable_warning = TRUE))
			return slot
	if(qdel_on_fail)
		qdel(I)
	return null

//This is an UNSAFE proc. Use mob_can_equip() before calling this one! Or rather use equip_to_slot_if_possible() or advanced_equip_to_slot_if_possible()
/mob/living/carbon/equip_to_slot(obj/item/I, slot)
	if(!slot)
		return
	if(!istype(I))
		return

	var/index = get_held_index_of_item(I)
	if(index)
		held_items[index] = null

	if(I.pulledby)
		I.pulledby.stop_pulling()

	I.screen_loc = null
	if(client)
		client.screen -= I
	if(observers && observers.len)
		for(var/M in observers)
			var/mob/dead/observe = M
			if(observe.client)
				observe.client.screen -= I
	I.loc = src
	I.layer = ABOVE_HUD_LAYER
	I.plane = ABOVE_HUD_PLANE
	I.appearance_flags |= NO_CLIENT_COLOR
	var/not_handled = FALSE
	switch(slot)
		if(slot_back)
			back = I
			update_inv_back()
		if(slot_wear_mask)
			wear_mask = I
			wear_mask_update(I, toggle_off = 0)
		if(slot_head)
			head = I
			head_update(I)
		if(slot_neck)
			wear_neck = I
			update_inv_neck(I)
		if(slot_handcuffed)
			handcuffed = I
			update_handcuffed()
		if(slot_legcuffed)
			legcuffed = I
			update_inv_legcuffed()
		if(slot_hands)
			put_in_hands(I)
			update_inv_hands()
		if(slot_in_backpack)
			var/obj/item/weapon/storage/B = back
			var/prev_jimmies = B.rustle_jimmies
			B.rustle_jimmies = FALSE //don't conspicously rustle
			B.handle_item_insertion(I, 1, src)
			B.rustle_jimmies = prev_jimmies
		else
			not_handled = TRUE

	//Item has been handled at this point and equipped callback can be safely called
	//We cannot call it for items that have not been handled as they are not yet correctly
	//in a slot (handled further down inheritance chain, probably living/carbon/human/equip_to_slot
	if(!not_handled)
		I.equipped(src, slot)

	return not_handled

/mob/living/carbon/doUnEquip(obj/item/I)
	. = ..() //Sets the default return value to what the parent returns.
	if(!. || !I) //We don't want to set anything to null if the parent returned 0.
		return

	if(I == head)
		head = null
		head_update(I)
	else if(I == back)
		back = null
		update_inv_back()
	else if(I == wear_mask)
		wear_mask = null
		wear_mask_update(I, toggle_off = 1)
	if(I == wear_neck)
		wear_neck = null
		update_inv_neck(I)
	else if(I == handcuffed)
		handcuffed = null
		if(buckled && buckled.buckle_requires_restraints)
			buckled.unbuckle_mob(src)
		update_handcuffed()
	else if(I == legcuffed)
		legcuffed = null
		update_inv_legcuffed()

//handle stuff to update when a mob equips/unequips a mask.
/mob/living/proc/wear_mask_update(obj/item/clothing/C, toggle_off = 1)
	update_inv_wear_mask()

/mob/living/carbon/wear_mask_update(obj/item/clothing/C, toggle_off = 1)
	if(C.tint || initial(C.tint))
		update_tint()
	update_inv_wear_mask()

//handle stuff to update when a mob equips/unequips a headgear.
/mob/living/carbon/proc/head_update(obj/item/I, forced)
	if(istype(I, /obj/item/clothing))
		var/obj/item/clothing/C = I
		if(C.tint || initial(C.tint))
			update_tint()
		update_sight()
	if(I.flags_inv & HIDEMASK || forced)
		update_inv_wear_mask()
	update_inv_head()