Medical Officer

Created by Captain Cian D'Anvers on 01/08/2020 @ 4:43pm

Medical Officer

Medical Problems

Prevention i.e. Physicals

Upon new assignment – Each person should receive a complete physical on two different occasions. Everyone is supposed to receive a yearly physical. Also, upon assignment to a new starship or Starbase, everyone should receive a baseline physical. During this physical four readings (heart rate, blood pressure, respirations, and temperature) and ten scans (Cranial scan, Brainwave scan by hyper-encephalogram, Bronchial scan, Gastrointestinal scan, Muscular scan by resonance tissue scanner, bone scan, cardiovascular scan, blood scan, lymphatic scan, reproductive scan) should be performed.

Although most people don’t do these regularly. Partial physicals are supposed to be done when a crewmember returns from an Away Team. Four readings (heart rate, blood pressure, respirations and temperature) and two scans (Brainwave scan by hyper-encephalogram and blood scan) should be done for this physical.

If as a Medical Officer you aren’t able to prevent diseases or injuries, your secondary purpose is the diagnosis of illnesses and diseases.

Once as a MO you’ve diagnosed an illness or injury, there are two ways that treatments can be rendered, technological treatments and pharmaceutical treatments.

Team Duty -- Depending on the mission, often a medical officer is sent along on the away team. Their main job of course is to see to any injuries that may occur to any member or the away team or any other medical emergencies.

Research – In the context of Mission Orders being sent with the purpose of research, medical often supports science, or replaces them if there is no science officer on the ship. Where science is scanning for everything under the sun, medical's main concern is anything that has to do with the biological. Biological includes plants, animals, insects, birds, fish, bacteria, microbes, anything defined as living.

Medical Assistance – There are times when a ship will be sent out to help another ship that is in the midst of a ship wide medical emergency. Medical on the ship will lend assistance to the ship on which the emergency is located.

Relief Aid – There are other times when planets may be in the midst of planet-wide or even a localized epidemic. Starships may be called in to assist or bring medical aid. In cases like this Medical may be called upon to research, diagnose, and treat the medical ailment. Often times discussing facts with your GM will be of great value. He or she will usually provide some information upon which you can go in hopes of solving the medical situation. Any duties assigned by the CMO.

When the CMO is not present, whether they are on an Away mission, or unable to make a mission, the MO steps in and basically covers for the CMO duties.