Posted May 20, 2022, 4:38 p.m. by Lieutenant Seddk Vock (Chief Medical Officer) (James Sinclair)
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Cassidy Abrams (Chief of Security) in Sickbay- Seeking Advice
Posted by Lieutenant Seddk Vock (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay- Seeking Advice
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Cassidy Abrams (Chief of Security) in Sickbay- Seeking Advice
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“You know, a cup of coffee would be great right now. With milk, thank you,” she said as she slipped into the chair, crossing her legs at the knee. “And yes, your comment is correct. For the moment I just want to suss out what a situation looks like and the consequences so I have all the information I require.”
“So, I guess my initial inquiry is how you deal with unreported injuries when you notice them at a later point here in Sickbay. What’s your procedure?”
Abrams, COS
Vock set the coffe down in front of her and a cup of a strong but pleasant smelling tea in front of his chair before taking a seat. “That would depend on the nature of the injury. If it was irrelevant to the individuals continued ability to perform in their role on board, I would simply remind them that any injury, no matter how minor, should be at least discussed with a member of the Medical staff. If the injury had been something more severe and the individual had taken pains to hide the injury for whatever reason and now it was impairing their ability to perform their duties, I would treat them to the best of my ability and then refer them to the Counselor before allowing them to return to full duty.” He took a sip of the tea and set it back down.
Wrapping her fingers around the cup, she sipped on it as she leaned back in the chair, listening atentively.
“The ‘how’ the knowledge of the previous injury occurred would be a factor in determining what the next steps would be as well. If the old injury were discovered when the person came in for a current injury, then we would try and investigate how and what happened and if it had any causal relationship to the current issue. If the injury were discovered by way of something akin to a regular physical, we would note it’s presence and make sure that the injury did not have any adverse lasting effect before sending the patient on with the aforementioned reminder.” He looked at the Security Chief with a blank expression. “Does that answer your question to your satisfaction?”
Vock, CMO
“It does and it is as I expected. “Hypothetically, if there was an injury or perhaps even string of them and they went unreported, and it wasn’t so obviously affecting their ability to perform their duties, how would we proceed?” A suspicion did not make for evidence and before she took any action she wanted to have the lay of the land as it were. She could order a physical, and she might have to do that in the end, but if she could avoid it, it was her preference.
Abrams, COS
Seddk sipped his tea and then said “Failing to report an injury, or worse hiding them, is a serious offense. It can result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from Star Fleet. If anyone… hypothetically, of course… had knowledge of such an issue and failed to disclose it, that individual could face serious repercussions as well. That being said, if there was to be an individual demonstrating such behaviour as hiding injuries and no one was aware of it… I fail to see how it could be discovered unless it was detrimental to their performance or was discovered in the course of standard medical screenings or treatment.” And he took a sip of his tea and then said “Unless one was to look at the individual’s replicator history or inventory the emergency medical supplies of the injured individual’s workspace. A consistent and-or icreased usage of such supplied could be an indicator of this behaviour.”
Vock, CMO
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