h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*Kat watches the orderlies as they carefully begin to remove Paol's armour and clothing. The burns covering him weep and look like fire licking at his skin. A gash along his side, momentarily let up when the armour is removed begins to pour blood.

Kat's eyes dart as she rushes forwards*

A little help anywhere? *she notices Peace standing by the door* You! Here now! Hands over this, press hard, I'll sort it I promise, just keep it pressed down yes?

*walks over and disinfects her hands.*

Here? Ok.

*Presses down on the wound.*

*Doing a rather impressive spin that leaves skidmarks on the floor Kat grabs gloves and wheels next to Peace, taking clips and a needle and thread from the tray at the side of the bed, and looks down at the blood trickling through Peace's hands*

~~Failure. She can't do this, she shouldn't be a surgeon. She failed Ruth and now she'll fail again. Red blood coursing over Ruth's neck as she stares into Kat's eyes, willing her and begging her but above all trusting her...~~

Okay I want you to press down on either side of the wound and push it together. I know it's slippery and this most definitely isn't your job I'm sorry, my medics are all off world.

*As Peace moves her hands Kat delves into the wound, catching the offending vein and clipping it quickly. She begins to sew it up before unclipping it and swallowing*

Okay that's the worst. Keep tight hold whilst I start to sew the rest. Then I'll deal with those burns. Be careful not to touch them. He really ought to be completely quarentined but it's too difficult right now.

*She begins to sew up the flesh, drawing together muscle and globs of unidentifiable tissue*

Are you alright Lieutenant? I'm not sure if you have any medical experience but you're doing well. You look rather dazed though, is anything the matter?

I'm okay, I was just a bit preoccupied before I came in.

*Concentrates on what she's doing.*

*Glances at Paol.*

How's he doing?

*Kat finishes sewing up the last bit and gestures to the sink for Peace to scrub her hands*

He'll do. A note came through with him from my medic Rodgersmith saying he had taken a blast and had fallen on some rocks.

*As she is speaking she takes her stethascope and then pauses whilst she listens to Paol's heart and breathing*

She said that he may have hit his head, although he looks reasonable to me, and that all vital signs were strong and steady. Having said that, that was before he started losing blood.
Those burns are nasty and so was the cut but his symbiote will help him to recover at almost double the speed you or I would. Handy things in some ways.

*she wheels to a cabinet and unlocks it*
If you go to the fridge over there *gestures to a large refrigeration unit humming in an alcove* then you'll find bags of blood in the top rack. Get one out of the LEFT hand stack please.

*Finishes scrubbing her hands and grabs a suitable blood bag. After handing it to Kat she hangs back to let her work.*

I can see how quiker healing would be handy.


I didn't expectto see injuries so soon.

*Dr. Felsner is escorted to a bed, where he sits with his head in his hands.*

*Shatterwolf enters the Medical Bay and sits down on a spare chair and waits*

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*Murray and Rogersmith come in and start organizing the medics into teams to deal with the people in the medical bay*

*leaves the medical bay*

*Even though the medics have checked him out and cleared him, Dr. Felsner remains sitting on the bed until Murray chases him out.*

*Finishes tidying some equipment and leaves.*

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*Exhausted and dirty the medics turn to each other*

Kat: Well done guys, I'm impressed. You both dealt with the situation well and this event will definitely be going down in your records. Now go and get a shower and some rest. Don't forget to get some food at the same time. I've heard rumour that there's still a lot of excitement going on, although I'm unsure what at the moment; please be prepared for any further activity. As soon as my other medics return from their courses I'll put you in for R and R I promise.

*Murray salutes half-heartedly and grins*

Murray: Sure captain, we know it's tough right now, especially now you can't go rushing to every emergency yourself. We're right behind you all the way until you are back on your feet. It would be nice if our men could keep themselves in one piece sometimes but hey ho...

*He turns and sees that Rodgersmith is visibly wilting*
Come on then girly, let's go and get some grub and then I'll escort you back to your quarters...but I won't escort you into the shower, I think you can do that yourself.
*He winks at Kat as Rodgersmith punches him lightly on the arm and they leave*

Kat slumps in her chair before pulling a face and sniffing her armpit*

Right...shower for me too I think.
*She slowly trundles off down the corridor to her quarters next to the medical bay*

*walks in after a long nap in the mess, glancing around. After noticing the absence of a number of medical personell, decides to take this shift.*

*Having spent the week absorbed in reading Carol Shields, Kate Atkinson, and Helen Dunmore books whilst drinking vodka and lemonade and exercising her woefully wasted legs, Kat finally wheels back to her beloved medical bay. She stops in the doorway, surveying her kingdom in the dim light of the auxillery lighting, and smiles*

*having spent the last week eating, sleeping, and working in the medical bay, the Lt. is pleased to be relieved*

So how have you enjoyed yourself at the helm Lieutenant? I assume there were no emergencies as I wasn't called. Did your training course go well?