I think getting healed by a healer would help you get rid of it. Most definitly, being a Master Healer yourself would cure the injuries.
This helps only with *your* injuries, probably not with *urs*.
Unfortunately points into the heal skill and the first aid kits is pretty necessary as far as I know. I've heard that certain npcs can heal one's player character for money and that some of them can heal status drops.
Never tried it myself... cause I'm a cheapskate.
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