Posted by Captain Sidney Parker (Commanding Officer) in Sickbay, USS Brian A. Olinski

Posted by Commander Jason Harn (Executive Officer) in Sickbay, USS Brian A. Olinski

Posted by Captain Sidney Parker (Commanding Officer) in Sickbay, USS Brian A. Olinski
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The EMH started to scan their brains and their vitals. “This is strange,” he muttered, “I do not detect any anomaly in their brains except that there is a fair excess of electropathic residue.” Scanning further, he said, “It is almost like they have been given a extremely strong post-hypnotic suggestion.”

GM

“Doolittle, if these were crewmembers were hypnotized we can probably break it to wake them up.” The Counselor stated. Trevor was now worried about the possibility of someone on the ship hypnotizing the crew but would be less worrisome if someone off of the ship was causing this.

“How likely can this be transferred through contact?” Lieutenant Michaels asked the EMH.

CNS

Doolittle was now very interested because this might be more psychiatric in nature. However how could they all receive such a suggestion. Low frequency emitters? He waited for the EMH to answer Michaels.

Doolittle

“Vulcans could do it by touch, although it would take quite a bit of effort unless they were specially trained,” remarked the EMH. “The Ullians are also capable, but they are not allowed by their law not to interfere in the memories of others. With implants we could cause this to happen, but there are no implants detected. If there is an unknown species that can do that, the database does not have that information.”

=^=Sickbay, this is the CAG. I’ve got six men down in CIC. All appear to be conscious, but unable to move or respond. I need a medical team here, STAT.=^=

Ricochet (CAG)

“Doctor Doolittle,” said the EMH, “Please activate the Electronic Medical Holograms Green and Gold to attend to the emergencies in CIC.”

GM

“This doesn’t appear to have an obvious pattern.” The Counselor stated, taking note of the CAG’s comm call. “How many people with telepathic abilities are aboard the Olinski now?” Trevor called out to the computer.

=^=Commander, until we can figure out what’s causing this, please don’t touch them… we have two EMHs on the way.=^= Lieutenant Michaels replied as he waited for the computer’s response.

CNS

Ric’s replied over the com. =^=Ahhhhh, that may be a problem, Counselor. I may have touched them when I entered CIC and saw them all on the floor.=^=

Ricochet (CAG)

=^=EMH’s Gold and Green activate and respond to the CIC for patients. The primary EMH has the data of what we have so far.=^=

Doolittle again was thankful for the EMH which was probably better programmed than he was trained.

About that time he received data from the Bridge.

//There have been singular cases that were psychiatric in nature, however, there are two that stood out. One occurred 74 years before on a starship and it was found to be the invasion of a alien virus. The virus attacked the brain and caused the brain to shut down. It was transmitted via contact. The infected person must have touched the face of another to infect. The other case was a recent one where four people in the Gara Colony (about 7 light years from their present location) were found to be in a similar state. There was no indication how it happened. The four people in the Colony knew each other but there was no other link to show why they ended up so. The only medical characteristic was that they had unusual electropathic residue readings.//

Doolittle showed the EMH and Michaels this new data on the Sickbays main view screen.

Doolittle MD

The EMH looked at the data and then tapped a few parts of his console and then said, “There is no virus infection. Therefore, unless this is a new phenomenon, the symptoms are very alike to the situation at Gara Colony, right down to the pattern in the unusual electropathic residue readings.”

Just at that time Redding was transported to sickbay.

OOC: Joining thread from https://www.star-fleet.com/core/stf5/olinski/notes/74428/

IC: The EMH looked at Redding’s readings and said, “This man is also struck by the same malaise.”

GM

The patients were piling up.

“Give them all neural inhibitors.” Doolittle ordered his staff.

This would help with the anxiety they seemed to be in. However it had not woken them up yet.

“EMH give me a synopsis of the Gara Colony medical incident that mirrors this one. What was the outcome?” He asked.

Doolittle

“Four people from various parts of the colony,” began the EMH, “were found unconscious one the same morning. The doctors on the colony were not able to understand what was happening. There was an unusual level of electropathic residue that could not be explained. However, their brainwaves showed that they were agitated. Love signs showed stress but their bodies were totally paralysed. Three of them died seven hours later. A nurse on hand was able to communicate with the last patient and calmed her down. It was then that they realised that although unable to respond, they were able to perceive what was told them. The patient was able to open her eyes and blink to questions. However, she also died four days later. The body’s nervous system began to breakdown causing body wide organ failure.” The EMH then turned and looked at the console again and said, “Doctor Doolittle, if we don’t do anything to help them, these crewmembers would die in five days.”

GM

Doolittle was not a brain surgeon or even a surgeon of any kind but he did know the human psyche. He needed more info but he had an idea.

“EMH what do you mean “electropathic residue? Give me an explanation.” Doolittle asked. He was unsure if the EMH was talking figuratively or of a substance.

Doolitle

Trevor paused for a moment after listening to the computer’s report. “All of those years practicing medicine.... and I’m finally out of my depth.” The Counselor said with a hint of defeat.

“But wait!” Lieutenant Michaels exclaimed. “What did the last person communicate to the nurse?” He asked, hoping to find some answers to how they were ‘attacked’.

CNS

OOC: I am sorry for not posting, I had some problems with my internet connection. Hopefully it holds out. I am also changing the location to Sickbay as the patients were beamed into sickbay in the early part of this thread.

IC: In answer to Doolittle, the EMH replied, “Elevated levels of electropathic residue together with depressed histamine levels ( see https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Electropathic_residue) is a symptom of Iresine syndrome, a neurological disorder. However, the histamine levels are not only not depressed but slightly elevated as well. I have compared it to the situation of Ullian telepathic memory invasion, but found the situation different. I have also scanned the patients for the presence of at least 22 non-medical substances that can cause the elevated levels, but did not find them. Thus, I concluded that the condition of the crew is not a sudden development of Iresine syndrome or from any of the known causes but something else.”

The EMH turned to the nurses present and asked, “Did the patients say anything to you?”

GM

OOC: I was referring to the nurse in the scenario you gave us about a patient being able to blink to communicate :)

-Ray

OOC: thanks!

IC:

“EMH how about injecting them with Inaprovaline?” This may help reduce the symptoms and bring them to a conscious state?” Doolittle said not fully knowing if it would work or not.

Doolittle

A nurse said, “Doctor, they are not exactly unconscious. They cannot respond but I believe they can hear us. One of them,” she pointed to the patient in the third biobed, “that one, blinked in response when I asked him if he could hear me.” The EMH said, “Inaprovaline is used to stimulate someone out of the unconsciousness. If they are not really unconscious I would not recommend it. Perhaps we can use their ability to blink communicate with the patients.”

GM

“My goodness woman we are in the 24th century with the most advanced medical systems in the galaxy and you want to get answers from blinking?” Doolittle said letting out his frustration at being the CMO of a ship like the Olinski and having to rely on visual cues.

“Ok.” He said and walked to the indicated patient.

“Crewman can you hear and understand me?” He asked.

Doolittle

The man blinked once. However before the doctor could ask another question, the EMH asked, “Is there a Betazoid on the ship, we might be able to get answers if the man is conscious. Whilst he might not be able to respond physically, he might be able to respond telepathically?”

GM

=^=Computer identify any betazoid crew member on board, select the highest ranking and send them to Sickbay.=^= Doolittle called out.

As a psychiatrist he was not fond of empaths but there was a place for the skill.

Doolittle

OOC: A Vulcan would also do in a pinch.

R Smith AKA Jason Harn

OOC: How ironic that the closest we have to a Vulcan is a Romulan lol On a quick LOA but will add on 5/2
-Ray

OOC: I could play an NPC Vulcan nurse. It would give me an excuse to post more so I could maintain my “post every three days” obligation.

OOC: If you feel comfortable to do it then go for it.
IC:

Doolittle waited for a response but it seemed the ship was Betazoid intolerant.

Doolittle

Nurse T’fanni, a short slender woman with raven black hair approached Doolittle holding a PADD in her long spidery fingers. “Petty Officer Carras is one quarter Betazoid,” she announced softly. It was only then that the others noticed her pointed ears.

Nurse T’fanni of Vulcan

“And just a little more Vulcan I believe.” Was the reply by Doolittle. “We are in a pinch. Nurse T’fanni can you try and reach this crewman on a telepathic level?”

“I could, but then I would expose myself to the contagion,” the greenblooded nurse replied heartlessly. “Even telepathic contact is still contact. And as a touch telepath I would have to touch the patient physically as well as mentally.”

Nurse T’fanni, not quite as heroic as Mr. Spock and may take some convincing

Doolittle