MERSI ideas, comments, suggestions thread

Please use this thread for MERSI (Medical Emergency Response Service Initiative), lead by Angelis Bourne. Any thoughts and suggestions you have are greatly appreciated!

Ideas for classes at GFC Academy

As you know, I have recently accepted the appointment of Dean of Health Sciences, succeeding Dr. Deej Kasshiki. We have two new courses in the final stages of development and hopefully both will be added to the GFC Academy curriculum. I would like to ask you for suggestions for potential new class topics, as well as changes you feel would make Medical 101 a better class. Please use this thread to reply or IM me. I'd like to see some discussion among our team on these topics, so please consider using this thread. Thank you in advance for your contributions.

Michiko Akina
Ensign/Asst CMO

Hypospray,Medkit, Supply Cabinet, and Replicator Thread

Use this thread to post any questions or comments you have about the new hypospray and medkits, supply cabinets, and replicators provided to the Medical Division by Dr. Da5id Weatherwax.

Again, many thanks to Dr. Weatherwax for his dedication and contribution to the Medical Division!!!

Highlights from 2008-09-20 Medical Staff Meeting

The following are highlights from our Medical Staff Meeting held on September 20, 2008, at the McCoy-Troi Medical Center:

• Dr. Da5id Weatherwax has devoted time and energy to developing a new scripted medkit and a new scripted hypospray for all of us on the Medical team. If you have not received one, please contact Dr. Juran, Dr. Weatherwax, or me.

• There is a supply cabinet in the main ward and in the the therapeutic ward where you can re-supply your hypospray. We also have a replicator in the main lab and in intensive care. Both supply cabinet and replicator work in the same way: right-click and select Touch; both will ask you what medication you want.

• Standard and alternative are the two choices for the hypospray refills, with standard being the six drugs discussed in Medical 101 and alternate will be the same plus safer options such as adrenaline which can be used in furries or hybrids. The cabinets re-supply every hour, but the replicators have unlimited quantities

• As a reminder, the six medications covered in Medical 101 are:
• Cordrazine
  A powerful stimulant. Useful for waking unconscious patients, or as a general stimulant to keep patients awake. To be given in SMALL doses only as overdose can cause cardiac problems.
  
  Netinaline
  A less powerful stimulant used to revive unconscious patients.
  
  Dexalin
  Used to treat patients suffering from oxygen deprivation. Replacement for the older tri-ox compound.
  
  Hyronalin
  Synthetic drug used to treat radiation sickness in humanoids, also given as an immunization prior to exposure to radiation. Replaced adrenaline which was used prior to its discovery.
  NOTE: DO NOT ADMINISTER THIS DRUG TO FURRIES as it can result in severe allergic reactions. Use Adrenaline instead.
  
  Sterilite
  Anti-infective agent used during surgery and in the general treatment of wounds to produce rapid death of harmful microorganisms and parasitic agents.
  
  Anesthezine
  A general anesthetic. Fatal if present in the air in high concentrations. Used in most starships intruder defense systems.

• Medkits accept refills from the supply points and they can hold 5 refills. If you are not wearing the medkit when you try to draw supply, it will not be refilled. The medkits can resupply the hypospray and the hypospray only holds one refill.

• There is an instruction card with the medkit and hypospray; please take time to read them.

• VERY IMPORTANT: THIS IS FOR MEDICAL DIVISION MEMBERS ONLY. We do NOT want to see these available grid-wide. If you happen to get one that has full perms, PLEASE SET IT TO NOMOD BEFORE PASSING IT ALONG TO ANOTHER TEAM MEMBER.

• For Medical 101 instructors, there is a hypospray training simulator available. It works the same way but only simulates an injection.

• This is, to our best knowledge, the most sophisticated rp scripted hypospray in SL. Our thanks go to Dr. Weatherwax for his work to create these items and enhance the experience in Medical and rp's.

• Since everyone was not at the meeting to hear Dr. Weatherwax, I am going to start a new thread on our blog dedicated to the new items. If you have questions or suggestions, please post in that thread.

• Angelis Bourne continues to work on the MERSI project and has been in contact with Engineering and is working on a medical emergency simulation that would involve a building collapsing and a large number of injuries. Ideally this would involve a large number of Fleet personnel. We also discussed other possibilities for Medical rp's that are not necessarily emergencies. Please pass along any ideas you may have to Angelis via IM, notecard, or in our blog.

• FADM Katrina Bixby attended our meeting and reported that one of our members has created a device that allows for sim-to-sim transport within the Galaxy regions. This means that when it is officially operational, it will make it very easy to transport people directly to the Medical Center. This will also enhance our rp capabilities.

Michiko Akina
Ensign/Asst CMO

Medical Staff Meeting this Saturday, September 6th @ 4:30pm SLT

Reminder to all that we have a Medical Staff meeting this Saturday, September 6th, at 4:30pm SLT at the McCoy-Troi Medical Center. We have a number of topics to discuss, including changes in the recruit exam processing. Please try to be there if possible.

For those unable to make the meeting, highlights will be posted on this blog afterwards.

Michiko Akina
Ens/Asst CMO