<USS Eagle> CMO's Log: Saving Sssufarn
- From: Jean Marziale <alleymarziacat@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: usseagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 12:36:50 -0800 (PST)
Daisy noticed the smell first. As soon as she entered the small ship her nose
was filled with the distinct tang of blood – and a large quantity of it.
Runtawr led her directly to the rear of the vessel where a makeshift pallet had
been laid out, laying on it was another felinoid. Her head and pinnae had been
hastily wrapped with a gauzy dressing but bright red blood still nearly covered
the cloth. Much of her dappled fur seemed clotted with blood though a quick
visual inspection showed no other obvious wounds. What was obvious however was
her gravid belly. Tricorder readings picked up four faint heartbeats fading
fast.
The felinoids eyes fluttered open and she moaned. Fear clouded her eyes and she
tried to move away but only succeeded in howling in pain. Runtawr rushed to her
side and licked the side of her face comfortingly
“Don't be afraid Sssufarn, this is their healer.” He said to her, adding
something in his language that the UT did not yet have the base to translate.
“I need to get her to our sickbay immediately.” Daisy interjected. “She's lost
a lot of blood and the kittens are in danger too.'' Runtawr moved out of her
way as she rushed her patient out of the small ship on an anti-grav stretcher
and headed for sickbay
“I need a sterile containment field immediately, Dr. T'Sul, I need you're
capable hands, and three to assist. We need a large incubator in the field and
someone needs to hang a pint of synthesized felinoid blood and a bag of
Ringer's Lactate.” Daisy loudly called out her orders as she entered sickbay
with the injured Felusian. Medical personnel began to scurry about to carry
them out and prep as needed.
Entering the field with the Vulcan doctor, Daisy passed her hands through the
infra-red sterilizing beam. A trio of medical personnel were already inside and
ready for further instruction.
Daisy turned her attention to her patient trying to reassure her. “It's going
to be okay Sssufarn, We are going to do our best to take care of you and the
kittens.”
Sssufarn moaned and weakly shook her head. She managed a hoarse whisper. “If
you must choossse healerrr, ssssave them and let me die.”
Daisy gave her what she hoped wasn't too stern of a look. “No one is dying
here. Y'all will be fine.” She insisted to the Felusian, a hint of a Southern
accent surfacing in her voice.
Before Daisy or Dr. T'Sul could do or say anything else, Sssufarn lost
consciousness and the vital signs monitors on the biobed dipped. The team
sprang into action along with the doctors. Daisy and Dr. T'Sul examined the
head wound and applied the osteo-regenerator on the highest setting and then
sealed the rift in her fur with the dermal laser. Even with the transfusing
blood and their skillful treatment the vital signs on the biobed continued to
sink lower.
“We need to get those kittens out now. She's already weak and they are putting
stress on her systems.” Daisy announced and T'Sul nodded in agreement.
With Dr. T'Sul monitoring the mother, Daisy directed a technician to move the
microtransporter into place and one by one she beamed the tiny kittens into a
waiting incubator. She then instructed the nurses in the swift removal of their
cauls and the drying of their fur. Their efforts were rewarded by tiny mewing
and squirming from all but one of the kittens. Daisy lifted the silent kitten
and listened – she had a faint heartbeat but was not breathing. She briskly
rubbed her fur. She was cool to the touch and there was no response.
“One cc of Acalfazene stat!” She called out to a nurse who rushed a hypospray
over to the doctor.
Sssufarn had awoken and looked over at Daisy, who was working on the still
kitten, and let out a pained cry. “Ssshe's dying, I can feel herrr ssslipping
away.”
Daisy administered the hypo and then bent over and covered the kitten's nose
and mouth with her mouth and blew in a breath of air. She massaged the kitten
some more and repeated the procedure, the kitten remained still but she didn't
give up. She called for another cc of the resuscitative drug and administered
it.
“Replicate an O2 mask in a size to fit her muzzle.” She ordered and Nurse
Tanaka hurried to comply.
She placed the tiny mask over the kitten's face and started a flow of oxygen.
She wrapped the kitten in a warming blanket and brought her over to Sssufarn
trying to hold back her own tears. As she settled the kitten into her mother's
arms she finally shuddered and took a breath. A muffled mew came from inside
the mask and she squirmed in the blanket. Daisy removed the O2 mask and the
kitten breathed on her own. Sssufarn licked the top of her head then looked up
at Daisy.
“Thank you...thank you.” Sssufarn clasped the tiny kitten to her chest and kept
licking her.
Daisy checked the vital signs of the other kittens and their mother and was
pleased. She had been so busy that she had not seen Runtawr, Moonshadows and
Captain McCloud enter sickbay but when she looked up they were waiting nearby.
Runtawr approached her, noticing the doctor's smile.
“That look is one of pleasure?” He inquired.
“Yes it's called a smile.” Daisy explained
“Then they all will be okay?” He asked.
“Sssufarn had a nasty head wound but it should heal well and the kittens are a
little small but yes, I believe they will all be okay. I'd like to keep them
all here for a couple of days to be sure.”
“I can remain with them?” Runtawr asked.
“Of course.” Daisy agreed. “You can bring the other three kittens to their
mother now. From their mews it sounds like they're hungry. Let me give you and
your companion some privacy.”
Daisy gestured to the rest of the medical team and they moved out of the area,
Daisy pulled a curtain around the Felusian family.
She looked up and noticed the Captain and Moonshadows still waiting nearby and
walked over to them.
“They're fine.” She told McCloud then turned to Moonshadows. “Thank you for
your efforts Lieutenant. If we hadn't gotten Sssufarn into sickbay when we did
we would have lost her and the kittens.”
THE END
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