Why advanced starship crews still need pressure suits

Should starship bridge crews have seat belts or other protection against battle damage?

Yes, and pressure suits would be an even more important precaution against sudden depressurization when force fields fail.

A question about bridge restraints prompts a wider survivability lesson. In the science-fiction example given, a captain studies casualty patterns and requires pressure suits because personnel usually die when compartments depressurize. Redundant personal protection still matters when sophisticated shipwide systems fail catastrophically.