The primary duty of any medical officer
is to provide for the health and well being of his or
her Ship, Crew, and Captain. As a Doctor, you are also
required to render aid to anyone in any situation. You
have jurisdiction over any medically hazardous or medically
necessary situation, making sure that it can not endanger
your ship. Because of this directive, it may be necessary
for you to leave the ship in order to provide care. It
becomes your responsibility to enter any situation that
may endanger the lives of other crewmembers, be it disease,
bio-contamination, or plague.
You are responsible for the bio-hazard
protocols on your ship, and for the monitoring of the
transport biofilters. Any medical care that is needed,
be it a small bruise or abrasion, or full scale cardiac
surgery becomes your responsibility. Your duty to the
Commanding Officer is as follows: Ensure that the Commanding
Officer is at all times medically capable of performing
his or her duties. The Chief medical Officer may relieve
the Commanding Officer of duty. It is recommended that
the CMO consult the Ship's Counselor and perhaps other
senior officers before doing so.
A log or record of your crew's medical
history can be helpful in determining future treatment.
These logs may include Out of Sim treatments and experiments,
as well as supporting information of In Sim occurrences.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION
The medical Department is centralized in Sick Bay. The
Sick Bay is made up of a central care facility, surgery
suites, a Physical therapy facility, a null grav therapy
ward, a dental facility, and a bio-hazard containment
unit. Nearby can also be found the medical Staff's offices,
a laboratory, and a nursery.
In emergency situations, shuttle bays
can be converted via emergency medical modules to working
triage/trauma centers. Guest quarters on the upper decks
can easily be adapted to serve as patient overflow areas.
The Chief medical Officer manages the
medical Department. He or she is primarily responsible
for overseeing all care and procedures, and will accompany
Away Teams to ensure their safety and to provide immediate
emergency medical care. The Assistant medical Officer (s)
provide additional care, as well as filling in for the
Chief medical Officer when he or she is unavailable.
Staff Nurses and medical Technicians lend
support as needed. (Nurses and medical Techs are generally
Non-Player characters (NPC's), utilized by YOU during
a sim.)
Additional medical support is available
via the Emergency medical Hologram (EMH) Program. The
EMH is a fully functional holographic physician that utilizes
current Star Fleet medical databases to render treatment.
