Posted by Ensign Sutalo (Nurse (NE)) in Sickbay – Ajhilaa’s Arrival

Posted by Lieutenant Ajhilaa sh’Ararhiq (Science Officer) in Sickbay – Ajhilaa’s Arrival

Posted by Ensign Sutalo (Nurse (NE)) in Sickbay – Ajhilaa’s Arrival
Posted by… suppressed (5) by the Post Ghost! 👻
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OOC: Sounds good! Thank you for the clarification.
IC:
Ajhilaa bade Forster and Ricky farewell before slipping into her quarters and relieving the bag narrowly hinged on her shoulder onto the bed. She took a few moments to unpack her uniform and a few select trinkets she feared might break or become too compressed if she waited until after her check-ins.

Satisfied with their placement, Ajhilaa made her way toward Sickbay. She never minded physicals. They were quick, painless, and essential for maintaining up-to-date records on all crew.

So, it was with a relaxed and somewhat placid disposition that she stepped into the sickbay and approached the nurses station, saying to whoever was there:

“Hello, my name is Ajhilaa Ararhiq. Are there any appointments available for an onboarding physical?”

— Ajhilaa sh’Ararhiq, Science Officer

It was Ensign Sutalo whom Ajhilaa met. For him it was nice to see a new recruit who was not yet another human. In Sutalo’s heart, there was this minority solidarity, as if saying while we are different species, from different planets, different lives, we have much in common, not being human. He smiled at the new patient/coworker.

Ajhilaa hadn’t realized the tension wedged between her shoulders until it released when she was close enough to see he wasn’t human. Efrosian, perhaps? His cranial ridges were less pronounced than she expected, but his white hair gave her some confidence in her assessment. (OOC: basing this on your description of him in his biography!)

(OOC: well captured!)

“Hello, I am Sutalo, head nurse. We don’t really have any free appointments now…” Sutalo looked down on his pad, made some quick motions with his finger, tapped a bit here and there as if a bit restless while on it. “… but I can make it work, if you let me start off with some history and tests, and then the on-call physician will join us shortly in doing the doctory bits. That OK? Otherwise there’s a slot day after tomorrow.”

Sutalo, Ens.
Nurse / Medical Officer
USS Chernov

“I appreciate you making the time, Sutalo.” Ajhilaa noticed the haste in his movements, but made no mention of it. He was a nurse aboard a ship with a crew complement of nearly 500. She could only imagine what his patient load looked like from day to day, especially when it was Sutalo and his nurses providing most of the supportive care. Offering a smile, Ararhiq lifted her hand in a directionless gesture. “Lead the way,” she said in an effort not to delay, “and let me know what information you need.”

— Ajhilaa sh’Ararhiq, Science Officer

Sutalo nodded with a smile, and brought out his medical tricorder. “I’ll do a quick scan now, just the usual.” He scanned Ajhilaa to get the vitals and to see if there was anything concerning in the findings. He looked at blood pressure, blood perfusion, heartbeat, and other vitals, just as he was looking for signs of injury or infection.

All vitals appeared within normal ranges. Her heatrate and blood pressure were slightly elevated, but it could be easily attributed to mild stress response. Excitement, most likely.

As he was trying to make sense of the data, he checked also her medical records. She was above average height for a member of her sex and species. He saw a note about avoiding intravenuous injections and instead favouring intramuscular. There was a note on embedded debris still existing in an inaccessible area under her exoskeleton, but that could be felt.

“Your records tell of debris embedded under your exoskeleton. Could you tell me where I might be able to find debris on you? I’d like to make a scan of it for the physician to have a look at, just so that we can monitor any changes.”

Sutalo, Ens.
Nurse / Medical Officer
USS Chernov

“Of course,” Ajhilaa expected the question and made a swift gesture to her lower spine, “it’s situated in the lumber region. Around L5, I believe?”

If he were to run a scan, it would reveal small calciferous nodules that seemed almost like a series of small bone spurs. Whatever was there was either embedded deep in the calcifications or reabsorbed by her body. It did not appear to pose any threat to the integrity of her spine, but but had most likely migrated to be slightly obstructed by the vertebrae. It suggested there was some potential for it continuing to move over time, potentially into the pelvis or surrounding muscle, if very slowly.

— Ajhilaa sh’Ararhiq, Science Officer