Chief Surgeon's Log

Posted on Mon 3rd Oct, 2016 @ 1:45am by Lieutenant Commander Lanis Dhuro MD
Edited on Mon 3rd Oct, 2016 @ 2:22am

342 words; about a 2 minute read

10021.6

Well, I have spent my time doing quite lot of surgery lately, but not on actual people--nor on holograms. No, I'm making sure all of my surgical instruments are in good working order.

Some bright boy--and a girl or two--from Engineering have been working on the holo-emitters in the surgical practice room for the past week. Something about the original ones being burnt out or damaged and it being difficult to replicate replacement parts because the type used for reproducing the holography needed for surgery practice is so complex, given the number of pathologies and the number of different species both in and outside of the Federation. A lot of the pesky little devices are needed, and, by the way, the ones we have are due for two decades' worth of software upgrades.

Yes, it makes my mind boggle, too.

Now, I'm used to working with old instruments--everything we ever had during the Occupation was old--and, back on Bajor, I'd have wept for joy to have had the wealth and completeness of what I've found here. Could have saved a lot of lives, back then. But I admit, if nowhere else but here, I've gotten spoiled after fifteen or so years of being used to having the most state-of-the-art surgical instruments available at my beck and call. I've worked with amazing doo-hickeys that could practically suture by themselves. Returning to 'situation normal; all fouled up' is taking some readjustment.

One good thing--since I'm able to recalibrate and repair some of these old tools myself, it's saving time for the Engineering folks, who have got their hands full with everything else that's falling apart on this station. All they have to do is double-check my work, which I insist on. The Prophets know I don't want to depend on just my pair of eyes to make certain something functions properly.

I'm making sure I have a full set of antique, non-electronic instruments as a back-up, just in case. Steel has never failed me yet, and it's a lot easier to replicate.

 

Tags: dhurolanis, surgeonslog

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