Posted by Lieutenant Drake Marshall (Surgery and Emergency Medicine) in Main sim - secondary sickbay

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Melaia couldn’t help but chuckle. “Oh, this is hardly my first go-round in Sickbay, trust me.” She eyed Marshall. “Bet you didn’t know I was a Starfleet officer not all that long ago and had four pips to my name as well, did you? I’ve been battered, bruised and sent into surgery on more than one occasion. Some fractures aren’t nearly as dramatic as some of the stuff that I’ve had happen.”

~Melaia Reez, Scientist

Drake spun the tricorder around on the tray where it lay. The scan showing the spiral fracture appeared. “Had many spiral fractures Captain and before that scientist Reez?” He nodded at the PaDD with her chart on it. “I read.” Setting the bone knitter aside, its work complete, he retrieved a specialised soft tissue scanner. He knew tendons and ligaments would likely be damaged, but there was always the chance of something worse.

-Dr Drake Marshall

Somehow Cai seemed to be standing at Mel and Drake’s side. Watching with clear interest what was happening. He frowned at the tissue scanner. “Why’d your mom give you death glares?” He asked Mel as he watched.

Cai

“Don’t mind me. I’m just performing a medical procedure. Chat away.” Drake said.

-Dr Drake Marshall

Cai looked up at Drake and scowled however, he couldn’t help himself. “Does that sort of break hurt the blood vessels too? Would the deep tissue scanner repair them if it did?” He asked.

Cai

“Depends. Spiral fractures and distal radial fractures, there’s a chance that a jagged edge nicked a nerve or blood vessel. Thus the scanner. Interested in medicine?”

-Dr Drake Marshall

Cai shrugged. “Science in general, not specifically medicine. I prefer maths.” He said “What will you do if you find some damage?” He looked at Mel and then glanced back at where her family were waiting. “It was lucky your kids weren’t hurt.”

Cai