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The primary
duty of any medical officer is to provide for the health and well being of
his or her Ship, Crew, and Captain. As a Doctor, you are also required to
render aid to anyone in any situation. You have jurisdiction over any
medically hazardous or medically necessary situation, making sure that it
can not endanger your ship. Because of this directive, it may be necessary
for you to leave the ship in order to provide care. It becomes your
responsibility to enter any situation that may endanger the lives of other
crewmembers, be it disease, bio-contamination, or plague.
You are responsible for the bio-hazard protocols on your ship, and for the
monitoring of the transport biofilters. Any medical care that is needed, be
it a small bruise or abrasion, or full scale cardiac surgery becomes your
responsibility. Your duty to the Commanding Officer is as follows: Ensure
that the Commanding Officer is at all times medically capable of performing
his or her duties. The Chief medical Officer may relieve the Commanding
Officer of duty. It is recommended that the CMO consult the Ship's Counselor
and perhaps other senior officers before doing so.
A log or record of your crew's medical history can be helpful in determining
future treatment. These logs may include Out of Sim treatments and
experiments, as well as supporting information of In Sim occurrences.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION
The medical Department is centralized in Sick Bay. The Sick Bay is made up
of a central care facility, surgery suites, a physical therapy facility, a
null grav therapy ward, a dental facility, and a bio-hazard containment
unit. Nearby can also be found the medical Staff's offices, a laboratory,
and a nursery.
In emergency situations, shuttle bays can be converted via emergency medical
modules to working triage/trauma centers. Guest quarters on the upper decks
can easily be adapted to serve as patient overflow areas.
The Chief medical Officer manages the medical Department. He or she is
primarily responsible for overseeing all care and procedures, and will
accompany Away Teams to ensure their safety and to provide immediate
emergency medical care. The Assistant medical Officer(s) provide additional
care, as well as filling in for the Chief medical Officer when he or she is
unavailable.
Staff Nurses and medical Technicians lend support as needed. (Nurses and
medical Techs are generally Non-Player characters (NPC's), utilized by YOU
during a sim.)
Additional medical support is available via the Emergency medical Hologram (EMH) Program. The EMH is a fully functional holographic physician that utilizes current Star Fleet medical databases to render treatment.
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