USS KIROV- Medical Department

Medical Departmental Organization Updated SD 190807

Description

The medical department serves the health needs of the crew and passengers of the KIROV, also providing necessary medical care for away missions. The medical department on the KIROV is able to see emergencies and admit patients requiring more long term care. The medical department requires a strong relationship with the counselling department, as the two departments work together closely on regular occasions.

Watch Rotation

Watch	Time	Attending	Head Nurse
Alpha	0800 - 1200	TBA	TBA
Bravo	1200 - 1600	TBA	TBA
Charlie	1600 - 2000	TBA	TBA
Delta	2000 - 0000	TBA	TBA
Echo	0000 - 0400	TBA	TBA
Foxtrot	0400 - 0800	TBA	TBA

Departmental Positions

Attendings

Attendings are the highest ranking medics available. All attendings have an M.D., but do not have a required rank. Attendings are charged with organizing care for patients by diagnosis and treatment. Attendings can obtain a large workload when there are large amounts of patients. Attendings are either medical or surgical.

Nurses

Nurses provide care as designated by Doctors, and have a relationship with the patient, in a theraputic and professional manner. Organizing medication and patient communication are amongst a nurses main responsibilities.

Technicians

Technichians are responsible for managing the technological side of medicine. This includes setting up machinery for surgery and maintaining machines required for observation and research. Technicians are also responsible for carrying out research, but do not coordinate it.

Departmental Biofiles

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Medical protocols

Red alert protocol

When red alert is sounded, emergency medical teams should report to stations. These differ from normal watch rotations, as additional medics may be required. All attendings should report for duty at red alert. If alpha watch is on duty, then beta watch joins on to assist, and so on.

Radiation protocols

These are shipwide protocols that can be enforced by the CMO, CO, XO and SO. In these matters, the CMO has power over the CO.

RD1

Conditions: Background radiation. Poses no danger to crewmembers.

Actions: None necessary. Normal protocol.

RD2

Conditions: Elevated radiation. Small risk of radiation poisoning to crewmembers.

Actions: After exposure, medical examination of all crewmembers in affected zones.

RD3

Conditions: Moderate levels of radiation, causing harm to people on outer hull sections.

Actions: Evacuate outer sections of ship and provide necessary medical care.

RD4

Conditions: Hazardously high levels of radiation affecting all crewmembers, not fatally.

Actions: Evacuate outer sections of ship. Provide radiation protection for senior crew. Consider ship evacuation.

RD5

Conditions: Extreme levels of radiation, adversely affecting health of all crewmembers.

Action: Consideration of evacuating ship. This level can only be indicated by the CO.

Evactuation protocols

These evacuation protocols apply only to medical staff and patients, for whom it is required to have emergency transfer for patients.

Evacuation of patients should be facilitated by cargo transporters on deck 6. Necessary equipment should be transferred with each patient. Each patient is to be assigned a nurse or doctor each. If more patients than staff, attendings should take charge of more patients. Technicians should coordinate with the CMO to provide communication with other departments as required.

Majax

In the event of a major accident causing more casualties than can be facilitated in sickbay, the deck 6 cargo bay can be used to provide additional space. Triage should be carried out immediately by the head nurse on duty. In the event of a majax, all medical staff may be called to report for duty, as required by the CMO.