Posted by Lieutenant Commander Alexis Kane (Assistant Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - Secondary Sickbay

Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Secondary Sickbay

Posted by Gamemaster Mischief Maker (co-Gamemaster) in Main Sim - Secondary Sickbay
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Alexis had checked with the teams on decks 9, 8, and 7. They were doing just fine without her, and she was never one to micromanage unless people were incompetent (that could be a matter of perspective). Getting the go ahead from Walker, Alexis took the lift back down to deck 12 and secondary sickbay. She walked in and looked around, spotted the charge nurse, “Status.”

Lt. Cmdr. Kane, AMO

“We have some patients from Deck 9A. Most of them are ambulatory, but we have one Dr. Reems is dealing with and could probably use a hand. Engineer was electrocuted from a power surge. Heart stopped once already. Surgical Suite 2.”

Alexis moved into the presurgical area, scrubbed, and changed into the red surgical clothing. Then she entered the suite and looked at Reems, “Status?”

In the surgical bay, Reems was with a female engineer and was assessing the projected scans above Ensign Dani Acevedo. Reems looked up and gave Kane a grim look. “The current passed through her heart, damaged a bunch of it. I’m trying to figure out whether it’s worth trying to fix the damage, given her vitals are shaky and she’s already coded once.” And indeed, not only were her vitals unstable, but there were signs of neural trauma as well.

~Mischief Maker

The AMO looked at the nurse, “Call down to the bioengineering lab. Tell them we need an artificial heart, STAT.” She glanced at the scans, “Connect the Neural Stimulator. Let’s make sure the rest of her central nervous system stays active.” She reached over and placed a Neurocortial Monitor on Acevedo’s forehead and pulled up the encephalographic date. Then Alexis activated the Neurosynaptic Relay on the biobed so they had a more detailed monitoring of her neuroelectric activity.

“On it.” One of the surgical nurses moved over to make the request. Reems was busy trying to stabilize her rhythm.

“Call Dr Upsala in here,” Upsala was their resident neurologist. Alexis could do it, but she was going to have to deal with the heart. Another nurse stepped out and a few minutes later Upsala entered and looked at the scans. She nodded once to Dr Kane and then stepped to the head of the bed. “Prepare the Neuro Sequencer. I’m going to begin Neuropathway Induction. Keep the Cortical Stimulator on stand-by.”

Kane turned her attention to the surgical frame and focused in on the heart. The damage was severe. Given the already distressed state of all of Acevedo’s systems, a transplant was necessary. She adjusted the settings on the Cardio-Stimulator and Pulmonary Support Unit. She began using the tissue migrator to repair some of the damage to the surrounding tissues and vessels until the new heart arrived.

Lt. Cmdr. Kane, AMO

Stabilizing the surrounding tissues helped immensely, even as her heart rate was dangerously tachycardic. The neuropathic support also helped ease the oxygen deprivation the electrocution caused.

Meanwhile, Reems was assessing the path of electrical current and while the others were waiting for the heart, she examined Acevedo’s left hand, which had severe burns (fourth degree). “Her left hand is the exit wound. Right was the entry point. Her hand will need to be reconstructed, but all bleeding was cauterized.”

“That can come last. Start working on repairing the vessels so the blood flow can return to normal. 18ml Chloromide. Let’s stabilize the cardiac rhythm before we replace the heart. Give 10ml Dexalin for the oxygen deprivation.

Reema nodded and moved to focus on the arterial repairs. Meanwhile the surgical nurses prepped and administered the medicines.

A minute later, a biomed tech arrived with a sterile case. “I have the heart. It’s been replicated using her last physical and the scans forwarded,” he said, setting the artificial heart on the surgical side table.

~Mischief Maker

“I’m going to begin…” Alexis began.

=/\= 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

=/\=Kol’ray. Take a count. Medical staff and patients. Report that to the bridge.=/\= Alexis didn’t look up as she relayed the orders. Her focus on the patient in front of her. “Beginning opening of the chest cavity for cardiac replacement.” It was a long and delicate surgery. Made more so by all the other damage.

Lt. Cmdr. Kane, AMO

While the count happened, Reems moved to assist with the replacement. It wasn’t a difficult surgery on the surface, but lots of things could go wrong. “We’re ready to initiate heart-lung bypass,” she said.

~Mischief Maker