GFC Medical Stuff
Jun 23, 2012 13:10:10 GMT -5
Post by Chromeo on Jun 23, 2012 13:10:10 GMT -5
mg: Milligrams
cc: Cubic Centimeters
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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.
Begin from dose of 50mg and increases depending on circumstances.
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NETINALINE- A less powerful stimulant used to revive unconscious patients.
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DEXALIN- Used to treat patients suffering from oxygen deprivation. Replacement for the older tri-ox compound.
Only to administer 50cc's! Lethal above this dosage.
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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 ADRENALIN instead.
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STERILITE- Anti-infective agent used during surgery and in the general treatment of wounds to produce rapid death of harmful microorganisms and parasitic agents.
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NOT ISSUED TO NORMAL MEDICAL STAFF (banned by medical code 106):
ANESTHETINE- A general anesthetic. Fatal if present in the air in high concentrations. Used in most starships intruder defense systems.
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Other Drugs: Not issued as standard, may be issued by medical officers to treat rare disorders.
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CPR should be administered if a patient is unresponsive, or not breathing. It means 'Cardiopulmonary resuscitation' and is a method for circulating blood and oxygen around the body if the heart has stopped (cardiac arrest). It is mainly designed to delay tissue death and permanent brain damage by simulating the mechanisms of the heart, and is unlikely to in itself restart the heart, but instead give more time for emergency personnel to arrive, or, in a GFC field medical situation, to buy time for defibrillation or transport to sickbay for further care by more experienced staff.
CPR can be performed either with or without 'artificial respiration', in the field likely performed by the medic manually with their own mouth and body, and current recommendations are that 'high quality (chest) compressions' are of a higher priority than artificial respiration if both cannot be confidently provided, as well as to prevent the possible spread of disease. A simplified method involving no respiration is recommended for untrained persons, but for the purposes of GFC medical I will outline the performance of the more advanced variant (for adults):
1: Place your hands on the centre of the person's chest and, with the heel of your hand, press down by 5–6cm at a steady rate, slightly faster than one compression a second.
2: After every 30 chest compressions, give two breaths.
3: Tilt the casualty's head gently and lift the chin up with two fingers. Pinch the person’s nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth. Check that their chest rises. Give two rescue breaths, each over one second.
4: Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until the casualty begins to recover or more advanced care can be administered at sickbay or in the field.
(note: despite the proliferation of non-humans throughout the Galaxy and the GFC, including myself, the standard human-oriented method is effective on the majority of non-human bipeds, not including creatures with an exoskeleton.)
The defibrillation kit used by GFC is the AED or the "automated external defibrillator", which unlike older models has the capability to auto-diagnose 'cardiac arrythmias' or put simply an irregular and dysfunctional heartbeat. This means that the AED can be used by persons with limited or no training even in an emergency situation, aided by the fact that the modern AED provides audio and visual prompts for use during an emergency situation. However, for the sake of emergencies, the proper procedure for use of the device follows:
1: The AED, in common with all defibrillators, is not designed to administer shocks to 'flatline' patients, ie. those with no heartbeat whatsoever. For this reason, CPR should be utilised to attempt to restart or maintain an irregular heartbeart prior to use of the AED.
2: All clothing should be removed from the casualty's chest, and the AED's pads applied according to the instructions on the pads, for reference these are included here, the first or Right pad to the right shoulder of the casualty, and the second or Left pad to the left of the chest of the patient, wrapping slightly around to their side, an inch or so below their left nipple.
3: DO NOT TOUCH THE PATIENT while the AED evaluates their heart rate, after a short period it will announce either 'no shock advised', in which case the AED should be removed, or:
4: 'shock advised', in which case the rescuer should stand away while the AED charges, and then press the shock button when prompted to manualy deliver the shock, This is to minimise the risk of the machine accidentally catching the operator or other rescuer in the shock If you are not the only person attending the casualty, remember to tell the others to move away as well, remember that electricity conducts through the whole body
5: After the shock is deivered, CPR shoud be performed for anther 2 minutes, (leave the AED pads in place) and then repeat through step 3 (evaluation f heart rate) until the patient is either stabe, removed by mre experienced medical staff, or decared dead Hwever, statistics show when a cardiac arrest victim is treated immediately by CPR and AED by a trained or semitrained person, the survival rate is approximately 90%
cc: Cubic Centimeters
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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.
Begin from dose of 50mg and increases depending on circumstances.
---
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.
Only to administer 50cc's! Lethal above this dosage.
---
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 ADRENALIN 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.
---
NOT ISSUED TO NORMAL MEDICAL STAFF (banned by medical code 106):
ANESTHETINE- A general anesthetic. Fatal if present in the air in high concentrations. Used in most starships intruder defense systems.
---
Other Drugs: Not issued as standard, may be issued by medical officers to treat rare disorders.
*****************
CPR should be administered if a patient is unresponsive, or not breathing. It means 'Cardiopulmonary resuscitation' and is a method for circulating blood and oxygen around the body if the heart has stopped (cardiac arrest). It is mainly designed to delay tissue death and permanent brain damage by simulating the mechanisms of the heart, and is unlikely to in itself restart the heart, but instead give more time for emergency personnel to arrive, or, in a GFC field medical situation, to buy time for defibrillation or transport to sickbay for further care by more experienced staff.
CPR can be performed either with or without 'artificial respiration', in the field likely performed by the medic manually with their own mouth and body, and current recommendations are that 'high quality (chest) compressions' are of a higher priority than artificial respiration if both cannot be confidently provided, as well as to prevent the possible spread of disease. A simplified method involving no respiration is recommended for untrained persons, but for the purposes of GFC medical I will outline the performance of the more advanced variant (for adults):
1: Place your hands on the centre of the person's chest and, with the heel of your hand, press down by 5–6cm at a steady rate, slightly faster than one compression a second.
2: After every 30 chest compressions, give two breaths.
3: Tilt the casualty's head gently and lift the chin up with two fingers. Pinch the person’s nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth. Check that their chest rises. Give two rescue breaths, each over one second.
4: Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until the casualty begins to recover or more advanced care can be administered at sickbay or in the field.
(note: despite the proliferation of non-humans throughout the Galaxy and the GFC, including myself, the standard human-oriented method is effective on the majority of non-human bipeds, not including creatures with an exoskeleton.)
The defibrillation kit used by GFC is the AED or the "automated external defibrillator", which unlike older models has the capability to auto-diagnose 'cardiac arrythmias' or put simply an irregular and dysfunctional heartbeat. This means that the AED can be used by persons with limited or no training even in an emergency situation, aided by the fact that the modern AED provides audio and visual prompts for use during an emergency situation. However, for the sake of emergencies, the proper procedure for use of the device follows:
1: The AED, in common with all defibrillators, is not designed to administer shocks to 'flatline' patients, ie. those with no heartbeat whatsoever. For this reason, CPR should be utilised to attempt to restart or maintain an irregular heartbeart prior to use of the AED.
2: All clothing should be removed from the casualty's chest, and the AED's pads applied according to the instructions on the pads, for reference these are included here, the first or Right pad to the right shoulder of the casualty, and the second or Left pad to the left of the chest of the patient, wrapping slightly around to their side, an inch or so below their left nipple.
3: DO NOT TOUCH THE PATIENT while the AED evaluates their heart rate, after a short period it will announce either 'no shock advised', in which case the AED should be removed, or:
4: 'shock advised', in which case the rescuer should stand away while the AED charges, and then press the shock button when prompted to manualy deliver the shock, This is to minimise the risk of the machine accidentally catching the operator or other rescuer in the shock If you are not the only person attending the casualty, remember to tell the others to move away as well, remember that electricity conducts through the whole body
5: After the shock is deivered, CPR shoud be performed for anther 2 minutes, (leave the AED pads in place) and then repeat through step 3 (evaluation f heart rate) until the patient is either stabe, removed by mre experienced medical staff, or decared dead Hwever, statistics show when a cardiac arrest victim is treated immediately by CPR and AED by a trained or semitrained person, the survival rate is approximately 90%
