Posted by Gamemaster Mischief Maker (co-Gamemaster) in Main Sim - ICU1

Posted by Lieutenant John McCandless (Head Nurse) in Main Sim - ICU1

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=/\= Attention. Attention. All hands. All non-essential personnel are hereby ordered to Emergency Muster areas. Decks 7, 8, and 9 are off limits to all personnel not assigned to damage control. Any personnel on those decks are directed to find Muster stations on other decks 6 and 10. Muster Officers will provide the bridge with personnel account every five minutes until all personnel are accounted for. Bridge out. =/\=

Sinclair, XO

Ch’zaraahan moved their scanner to show a holographic image of their patient’s vascular system. He moved it along slowly, zooming in. “There! One of the branches of the middle colic artery. Actually two. Right near where the lower right corner of the metal had stopped. If you move about five centimeters to your left and two centimeters down, you’ll probably find it.”

~Mischief Maker

“Well spotted, Doctor.” Drake moved where Ch’zaraahan indicated and set to work. “When we’re done here, we may have more casualties to deal with. Are you my second pair of hands?” When he had sealed off the wounded artery, he did one last check for problems, waiting to close until he was sure they were done.

-Dr Drake Marshall

“Ummm, I can be,” Ch’zaraahan said, though it was clear he wasn’t feeling very confident about the prospect.

OOC: I’m not sure if it’s appropriate for my character to be here or go with you, just trying to find the most appropriate place to slot in!

IC:

John was just doing the rounds of ICU making sure the nursing staff were all in order. Since starting the role of Head Nurse he prided himself on stepping in when required and getting his hands dirty. He found this helped moral and also kept up his nursing skills.

He overheard Doctor Marshall as he was checking in with a nearby nurse. He coughed by way of interruption.
“Excuse me Doctor Marshall.” He said in a deep voice off to the side of Drake.
“I could go with you and be your second. The nurses are all okay here and I could check in with the other Sickbays when we’re done.” He waited patiently for a response from Doctor Marshall.

John McCandless, Head Nurse

Drake looked up at the Head Nurse. “That works as well. Once we close here, you and I can move onto other urgent cases. Last I knew, there were other urgent surgeries and a shortage of specialists, we might be busy. Depends how things have been going. Dr Ch’Zaraahan, you move to the triage area when we’re done.”

-Dr Drake Marshall

The Andorian resident nodded, still clearly unnerved by this case that spiralled out of his hands.

John nodded at Drake. This was going to turn into one long shift. While Drake was closing up John took the time to get everything together that they might need. A Doctor valued a nurse who predicted need rather than waiting to be told what to get. It was John’s job to make Drake’s job as smooth and easy as possible.

John McCandless, Head Nurse

It didn’t take long to repair the stubborn bleed, and as soon as Drake had, their patient’s pressure started going back up. Ch’zaraahan looked to McCandless. “When we’re done, he can finish off the rest of the blood transfusion but after that last unit we should switch him to a saline infusion with 5% glucose,” he said, though he glanced at Marshall for confirmation as if he was second-guessing all his decisions now.

~Mischief Maker

John nodded and walked over to NE Nurse Lyra, an Orion, and whispered.
“Wait for confirmation from Dr Marshall, finish the blood transfusion then give the saline infusion with 5% glucose. I’ll be with Dr Marshall assisting around Sickbay if you need me.”
John waited for Drake to finish and made ready to follow him.

John McCandless, Head Nurse