Posted by Lieutenant Cara Esmé O’Farrell (Counselor / Education Specialist) in Concurrence of Jurisdiction

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Gravel Mardusk (Chief of Security) in Concurrence of Jurisdiction

Posted by Lieutenant Cara Esmé O’Farrell (Counselor / Education Specialist) in Concurrence of Jurisdiction
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“Yep, follow me.” and he led her to the lift and to Sickbay. As they arrived, Mardusk tapped his commbadge. =/\= Mardusk to Beta team. Keep eyes on Secondary Sickbay. Counselor has been requested for emergency consult. =/\= There was a few seconds and then a voice said =/\= Copy. En route. =/\= Gravel looked at Cara and said “You go. I’m going to observe and make sure everything is okay.”

Mardusk

Cara nodded her mind on whatever the problem might be and walked through the doors, looking for the duty nurse, but was stopped by the sounds of hysterical screaming. Cara made her way into the main bay taking in the scene. A young man was curled on the floor between two beds, with the duty nurse and a couple of medics and two engineers surrounding him, all talking over each other, loudly trying to be heard over the screams. Years of experience and training meant Cara caught the sound of his hyperventilating between the hysterics, the fine sheen of sweet, and once getting closer, the completely dilated eyes despite the bright lights and the medical bay, and the fine tremors.

Every time the nurse tried to get close the young officer would try to scramble away. Cara set a hand on the nurse’s shoulder. “Oh Lt O’Farrell. I don’t know what to do. He was in some kind of accident, they brought him in, he was only semi conscious and then he just…well you see.”

Cara nodded, “Let’s back up, everyone, and stop yelling. He can’t process what you are saying anyway and the raised voices will only make the attack worse. What’s his name?” She asked looking at the two engineers. “Crewman Poltier, Lt.” Cara turned and walked over to the long counter and took a PaDD and inputting her credentials pulled up his file, and in a hunch, she did a search for session notes with his name. She returned and sat on the floor, far enough away to give him room to move, cross legged because that was more relaxed than crouching and ready to move. And Cara waited.

Cara

As Cara moved into position to deal with the patient, Mardusk looked at the Nurse and nodded her over. “Ok, what happened and what is going on?” The Nurse looked up at Mardusk and said “The two Engineers brought him in. Said he was working and caught a surge of power from a conduit that knocked him over a console. They carried him here. He was semi-conscious, but when we laid him on the biobed to begin scanning, he suddenly became aggressive and hostile. He hit one of the medics and then tried to run, but collapsed then you and the Counselor came in.” Mardusk nodded and said “Ok. You stay, one medic. Get veryone that can get out, out. Then lock down the door.” and he turned back to the scene before him.

Mardusk

The nurse nodded, ushering the two engineers out of the room, sent one of the other nurses with the injured medic to primary sickbay and then everyone else out the door and locked it.

The man continued to scream, but Cara was able to hear snippets of the conversation. There was only a few ways the man could move. Over the biobeds or past her. Cara was far enough back the man could get past her, but she could, quite literally, roll safely out of the way. After several minutes the volume began to lessen and there were longer moments of breaths between. Cara took the time to glance at the files she’d requested, her eyes going wide over a couple of points. She turned her gaze back to Poltier, and finally got a good look at his hands, one was very badly burned. Probably from the power surge, and that meant there had to be an exit mark somewhere. She waved the nurse over quietly and in a hushed voice, “Has he ever been treated for burns before? Any history of this behavior before?” The nurse went to the computer and looked through his medical file and, “He’s been treated for plasma burns before, a welding accident once, but no record of this type of behavior.” Cara nodded, “I want screens on either side of the biobeds and reduce the lumens of the lights by 5.” Quietly she tossed back to whoever else was in the room, “I want ya outta his line of sight. Wherever ya gotta be ta stop him ifin’ he runs, but I want his focus on me not on the rest of ya.” Cara turned back…he was going to run out of the energy to scream in another minutes.

O’Farrell

Mardusk motioned the nurse behind the desk and then he stepped just out of sight around the central office wall.

Mardusk, CoS

Before the nurse stepped away Cara motioned her over one more time. “Can ya make something up for pain and a sedative?” The nurse contemplated. “Low dose, until I get better scans.” Cara nodded, she wasn’t certified to give medications but anything to get him calm enough the nurse could treat him. A hypo was placed at her side and then the nurse scurried behind the desk.

The body needed oxygen and his breath became gasping rather than hyperventilating. “Potlier isn’t it?” Cara spoke very softly, he could hear her, but it was low enough he’d have to concentrate, he couldn’t start yelling and screaming again. He didn’t answer but nodded, an automatic response. “Yer friends are worried about ya. Said ya got hurt.” He half lunged at her, “DON”T TOUCH ME.” Cara stayed still, the lunge was a protective gesture not aggressive. She took a breath and let it out nodding, “Okay, I’m not gonna touch ya, Lad. What did you have for breakfast this mornin’?” Potlier face twisted into confusion and then he looked at Cara for the first time. “Umm…oatmeal. W…who are you?” Cara smiled, “Lt O’Farrell.” Potlier studied her for a moment. Inwardly Cara thought at least her red hair was good for something. It distracted people. “I haven’t seen you before.” Cara shifted her weight forward slightly judging his reaction, “I arrived five days ago. I’m still gettin’ settled. Atlantis is really big.”

Potlier nodded but leaned back in response to her movement. Not quite there yet are ya lad? “She’s a wonderful ship. Her design is elegant and…” the conversation went back and forth for several minutes. Each time his attention wandered Cara gently redirected him. He leaned forward in his earnestness placing weight on the injured hand, which drew his attention away from her. He winced craddling it…the haunted look returning. “Tha’ looks like it hurts. Do ya want somethin’ for it?” She pointed, she thought carefully, at his hand. “I SAID DON’T TOUCH ME!” And he really lunged at her that time. She rolled out of the way. So much for the gentle approach. “Now lad I said I wouldna touch you so ya donna touch me. Now ya really in trouble. Sit down or we’ll make ya sit.”

Cara

At the second lunge Mardusk took three steps forward which put him one step behind O’Farrell. “Crewman…” the sound of distant thunder in mountains that was the rumble of the Security Chief’s voice filled the space between him and the patient. “You have seen me before. So listen to her. She’s here to help you. And no one will touch you unless you try to touch them first, okay? So let’s take a breath, start from the top. We just want to help you… whatever form of help that needs to take, ok?”

Mardusk