Posted by Cadet Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in side-sim Mess Hall

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Rainns (Incoming Chief of Security) in side-sim Mess Hall

Posted by Cadet Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in side-sim Mess Hall
Posted by… suppressed (2) by the Post Ghost! 👻

OOC: I have NO idea if this is accurate or not, do not follow any of my directions, I made it all up based on internet searches.
IC:
Fayth had spent several days, back to back, in the Biochemistry lab. She was still reading the information she had compiled on her PaDD as she walked cluelessly down the hallway. She wasn’t sure what time it was or how long she had been working, but she was hungry and was headed to the mess hall.

She had managed to select one plant/mineral/chemical for identification for each medicine she wanted to be able to provide: antibiotic, anti-inflammatory for pain, and a sedative. There were many options, but for a start she had picked one for each. In addition to the following information she included the chemical composition for each. Hopefully this information would allow the person to find something that would help them.

Antibiotic: Earth Name: St. John’s Wort: Yellow/Orange star shaped flower. Grind and mix with warm water to make a past or grind and mix with honey to make a salve: Apply to wounds. Open wounds–apply near and round, but not in open wound.
Anti-inflammatory for pain: Earth Name: Comfrey: Small purple buds that weep (or hang down). Grind and mix with warm water to make paste. Apply to area of pain as a hot compress, do not put in open wound.
Sedative: Earth Name: Chamomile: Small flower with white petals and yellow center. Put whole flowers (or grind gently) in boiling water, drink as a tea.

She wandered down the hallway, occasionally bumping into someone, mumbling an apology under her breath and moving on. When she arrived at the mess hall she sat down at a table away from the main push of people getting food, and continued to pour over her notes.

In addition to the other information, Fayth had created step by step instructions on how to create each medication. Of course these would not be as effective as being in sickbay, but it would lower the chance of complications. She had tried to think of everything. Including mentioning making a bowl out of clay or rock. She had seen her brother use a phaser to hollow out a rock one time. She didn’t think she could do it, but someone familiar with how to program a phaser should be able to. Water was usually readily available on m-class planets. If not they should have rations. Satisfied with the first report she sent it to Lt. Mika for review/approval to continue.

She reached out to pick up her glass and got empty air. She looked up confused and realized she had made it to the mess hall, but had been so engrossed in her work she hadn’t actually ordered anything. She saw the line for the replicators and decided to wait till it thinned a bit. She put her head back and rolled the ache out of her shoulders. What time was it anyway?
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

A padd was dropped on the table in front of her, and Joseph Rainns sat down, holding a tray with a ham and cheese sandwich. “Afternoon Doctor.” He said, quickly praying and then eating.

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah glanced at the PaDD slightly startled and looked up, then smiling. Her day just got a lot better. “Is it dinner time already?” Obviously it was a meal time, she just hadn’t realized which one. “I’ll be right back.” She went to wait in the shortened line and came back with fruit and yogurt. She sat down and began to eat, ‘Forgive the small talk, but how are you doing? I feel like I haven’t seen you in days.’
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Rainns took a small bite of his sandwich, and chewed quickly. ‘It’s fine. I’m quite alright, vetting some new cadets, scheduling shifts and working on my own personal tasks. How about yourself?’

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah tapped the PaDD she had been working on, ‘Working on this research project. I just sent the initial draft to Lt. Mika. I’m not sure how clear the…details are. It’s meant for non-medical personel, so I’m trying not to get lost in the medical terminology. After hours with experiments and research I’m stuck in doctor mode I guess and I’m getting frustrated at myself. I came down here to step away from it. Guess I shouldn’t have brought the PaDD with me.’ She shrugged a little.
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Just talking to Fayth made Rainns feel at peace and happy. He had been busy all day and was finally able to relax for a bit. ‘what’s wrong with doctor mode’ He asked, making air quotes with his fingers. ‘If you ever need a guinea pig to read your writings meant for non medical professional, I happen to be a non medical professional myself.’

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

‘Actually, that’s a wonderful offer. Just one possible problem, you know how I think, so it may read clearer to you than someone else. But I’ll take your offer. The problem is that…wait…Let me start over.’ Sharah took the last bite of her food and then started over speaking aloud, “I’ve been creating a list of folk, or herbal, medicines. The idea is to provide a list of plants/minerals/chemical compounds for away teams to look for. Most often away teams don’t take medical personnel with them unless medical help is requested before hand. And, not necessarily due to dangerous circumstances, away teams get disconnected from their ships with no medical help available and people get injured. So the idea is to have this list, with information on how to make these folk remedies to help injured personnel until medical help arrives.” She was starting to speak quickly because she was excited about her research and to share with him what she had been doing the last several days.
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Joseph smiled and leaned back in his seat. “I assume these medicines are proven to be effective. ” he took a sip of water from his glass. “And are not just medical recipes from ancient tapestries.” He could tell what Sharah was talking about excited her, and he couldn’t help but feel a little of that enthusiasm impress itself upon him.

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS

Sharah paused looking at him quizzically as she spoke, “Oh..yes, of course they are. It’s all based on chemical composition and these plants share that. They also share chemical composition with medicines we use in sickbay. Of course, it’s plausible that there won’t be any plant that resembles the ones I’ve listed so in that case the chemical and mineral bases are listed so that they can be searched for instead. I mean ideally an away team would have a med kit, but that’s not standard. A medkit is carried by medical staff and we aren’t part of initial away teams. We, as a department, don’t usually have the training needed. We become a liability rather than help if things become dangerous. So this,” she tapped her PaDD again, “maybe will bridge that gap before medical personnel can arrive.” She glanced at the information on the PaDD again, “If anyone understands my ramblings but me.” She laughed a little at herself and put the PaDD down. She wasn’t here to obsess over her work, not right now anyway. She glanced over at Joseph, “Sorry, I tend to obsess over my little projects.” She sat back acknowledging the fact that she was much more relaxed since he sat down than she had been earlier.
Cadet Fayth, Doctor

Joseph reached out with a hand and put it on hers. “I’m doing an ok job of following you.” He said with a soft smile. “I think that’s great, you are doing your best to help other be more prepared and ready to handle problems in life, which is a very admirable goal, and there is nothing wrong with “obsessing” over it. You want to do the best you can, don’t apologize for that.”

Lt. JG Joseph Rainns- COS