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Heal Skill here.
This is something that has come up in our current game, and I've never really settled one way or another on how this use of Heal is intended to work. The skill seems to imply that it's on some other creature, but it doesn't say so right out.
An argument can be made that it makes perfect sense for a healer to try tending to their own wound. Applying medicine and such. However, you could make a counter-argument that it's much easier for the non-infected person to treat the other, they aren't being impacted by the pain, have better access to the poisoned/diseased areas, etc.
Interested to hear what the Rules forum thinks. Currently, I'm thinking treating yourself would be allowable, but with some kind of penalty (maybe -4) as it's more difficult to do.
Edit: A player pointed out that in Long Term Care it does say 'you can't do it to yourself', which does seem to imply that the other Heal options are usable on self.
It doesn't say you can't, except in that instance. It seems to be able to be used on yourself. Think about the cinematics -- it's a common trope in movies, fiction, etc. for a hero to get snakebit or something and to use a kit or improvised tools to treat his affliction. This suggests that it should be possible.