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|jobtitle = Medical Doctor
|jobtitle = Physician
|access = [[Medbay]], [[Morgue]], [[Operating Theatre]], [[Virology]]
|access = [[Job Guides#Medical|Medbay]], Morgue, [[Surgeon|Operating Theatre]]
|difficulty = Medium
|difficulty = Medium
|qualifications = At least 30 years of age, applicable MD from an accredited school and a completed 1 year of residency.
|qualifications = At least 30 years of age, applicable MD from an accredited school and a completed 2 year of residency.
|employers = [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]], [[Nanotrasen]], [[Private Military Contracting Group | The Private Military Contracting Group]]
|education = [[Lunar University of Medical Science]] - [[Skalamar University Of Medicine]] - [[Biesel Institute of Medical Sciences]] - [[Aliose University of Medical Sciences]] - [[Tajaran Educational Institutions#Trizar State Medical Academy|Trizar State Medical Academy]]
|superior = [[Chief Medical Officer]]
|superior = [[Chief Medical Officer]]
|duties = Keep the crew healthy, save lives.
|duties = Keep the crew healthy, save lives.
|guides = [[Guide to Medicine]]
|guides = [[Guide to Medicine]]
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'''Alternate Titles:''' [[Virologist]], [[Surgeon]], [[Emergency Medical Physician]], [[Nurse]]


The '''Medical Doctor''' as a role is an extremely important one. If you know what you're doing, as a Medical Doctor you ''will'' save lives. Nearly every death can be prevented, provided you reach the victim in time. Since Medical Doctors are the only ones with the tools and the [[in character]] experience to save them, Medical Doctors tend to make a lot of friends.
The '''Physician''' as a role is an extremely important one. If you know what you're doing, as a physician you ''will'' save lives. Nearly every death can be prevented, provided you reach the victim in time. Since physicians are <s>supposedly</s> the only ones with the tools and the in-character experience to save them, physicians tend to make a lot of friends.


== Overview ==
=== Your Coworkers and You ===
You start with an advanced first-aid kit and a health analyzer. You main work will be in the '''Medbay''', where there are spares, vending machines with more supplies, and more specialized kits. You have some standard medication in the Medical Supplies room, though you should ask '''Chemistry''' for some more specialized ones.
==== Surgeon ====
The duties and education of Physicians and [[Surgeon]]s have a good amount of overlap. Both you and the surgeons are expected to have the knowledge of various injuries, how to diagnose them, and how to treat them, among other things. The key difference, however, is how [[Guide_to_Medicine|treatment is done]]. Your focus in the medical bay, as compared to the Surgeons, is to treat injuries using mostly chemical means. There are some injuries, however, that you simply cannot treat through chemical means, and thus require the surgeon to treat them. Make sure to work with the surgeon to effectively distribute patients between chemical treatment and surgical treatment.


=== General Procedure ===
Sometimes a surgeon will not be present. In these situations, you are expected to know certain surgical operations which you can find [[Surgery|here]]. Do keep in mind, however, that if there are surgeons on shift, '''DO NOT''' operate on a patient unless the surgeons are busy or it is an emergency.
==== Pharmacist ====
[[Pharmacist]]s are your friend. As mentioned earlier, Physicians treat injuries through chemical means. The pharmacists are your source for medicine which you will use in your work. Because of this, you should work with your pharmacist to make sure there are enough chemicals in storage, and that any chemicals you may need are prepared. For instance, if you have a patient with a heart injury, you should inform your pharmacist to make [[Guide_to_Chemistry#Organ_Regeneratives|Adipemcina]]. In absence of a pharmacist, the Surgeon can treat the same injuries.
==== First Responder ====
[[First Responder]]s are who will be retrieving patients from throughout the ship and bringing them to the medical bay. While they are usually not in the General Treatment Room (GTR), you should work with the First Responders to understand what injuries an incoming patient will have. In return, you should help monitor suit sensors whenever you are not busy.
==== Medical Intern ====
[[Medical Intern]]s are the learners of the medical team. You should make sure interns who are interning to become physicians have a chance to learn about the procedures and chemicals used in the medical bay. After they have learned enough, you can even allow them to treat their own patient and monitor the process to see how they do.


==== Stay In Your Lane! ====
=== Mental Trauma and Policy ===
 
* All characters with a [[Physician|Medical Doctorate]] degree are capable of diagnosing [[Psychologist#Mental_Trauma|mental trauma]], as well as prescribing medication for their diagnosis.
As a regular medical doctor you do general treatments and give scheduled exams to the crew. Remember that you should NOT be performing the jobs of the specialized alt-titles. You are qualified to fill in for these roles if they are empty, but it is detrimental to medical's flow if you walk all over your co-workers trying to do everything else. If you have a paramedic, try to rely on them to bring in the wounded. If you have an Emergency Medical Physician, rely on them to stabilize the patient before they hand them off to you to follow up with treatment. If you have a surgeon, '''DON'T''' do surgery.
* [[Surgeon|Surgery]] trained Medical personnel are fully capable of neuro-surgery where necessary to treat mental trauma.
 
* [[Chemist|Chemists/Pharmacists]] are fully capable of synthesizing mental medication, but they cannot diagnose mental trauma.
==== Handling Patients ====
* [[Psychologist|Psychiatrists/Psychologists]] are the foremost experts on this type of illness; they are the only one capable of advanced treatment ([[Psychologist#Hypnosis|Hypnosis,]] [[Psychologist#Cognitive_Behavioral_Therapy|Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]], and [[Psychologist#Isolation|Isolation]]). They should be the first to treat [[Psychologist#Mental_Trauma|mental trauma]] when available.
 
You can diagnose injuries with the help of a [[health analyzer]], which you helpfully spawn with. Your PDA can also do a limited health readout.
 
You '''NEED''' to work with the rest of your team in medical to keep things running smoothly.
 
In terms of your equipment, the general rule is that chemical treatment works at all health levels, whereas physical treatments have limits where they become ineffective. Rolls of gauze and ointment are for minor injuries, and so only work if the brute or burn damage total less than 50 HP. Advanced Trauma and Burn kits are more effective, and so work all the way to 0 HP. Beyond that, more advanced treatment is needed.
 
Health runs from 100% to -100%, and it's your job to make sure it doesn't hit the bottom end. Below are the main types of damages and treatments. See the [[Guide to Medicine]] for a more detailed overview.
 
== The Four Basic Damage Types ==
 
=== Brute Damage ===
Whether it's from fists, bullets, or a kitchen knife, it's classified as Brute Damage. Brute Damage is inevitably the most common form of damage, and is easily treated.
 
There are two types of brute damage, bruises and wounds. Bruises are caused by blunt objects.They add to a persons brute damage, but unless particularly severe, they do not cause bleeding.
 
Wounds and cuts are caused by sharp objects, and cause bleeding, which can only be stopped with medical treatment.
 
If the patient is not in life-threatening danger, simply have them tell you where they were hit, use the body scanner in Medbay, or get them to strip off their jumpsuit and examine so you can see where. Apply gauze (for minor damage) or advanced trauma kits (for major damage) to affected areas and send them on their way.
 
Brute Damage takes the form of big red streaks, or blue-purple-red messes. Apply gauze or advanced trauma kits in those areas, inject with Tricordrazine or, in cases of a helpful [[Chemist]] and extreme damage, Bicaridine.
 
=== Burn Damage ===
The second type of damage is Burn Damage. This is caused by fires and blisteringly high or low temperatures, such as fire or space.
 
Burns work similar to wounds. Apply ointment or advanced burn kits to the affected area to heal it, or give them a kelotane pill. Chemicals take a few seconds to work, so don't waste supplies. For severe burns, give them Dermaline (a Chemist will be needed).
 
Burn Damage appears as grey streaks on a person's body, or you can use the various scanners to tell location, so apply ointment in those areas (usually the chest area).
 
=== Toxin Damage ===
Toxin Damage is the third kind of damage and is relatively uncommon.
 
Be it from a the aptly named toxin bottle, medicine overdoses, soporific, or radiation, Toxin Damage has no visible form, so can only be recognized via analyzing.
 
Inject with Dylovene, or give them Dylovene pills. This also shortens the time needed to wake someone up from Soporific or Chloral Hydrate.
 
=== Suffocation Damage ===
The last main kind of damage often occurs when a patient is in critical health (-50% Health), and is usually accompanied by a another type of damage.
 
Suffocation can be cured using Dexalin, Dexalin Plus, or plain fresh air (if the patient is not critical). If the patient is in critical condition, then heal the other damage, and the suffocation should recover naturally. CPR also recovers suffocation damage slowly if the patient is in critical (click on them with an empty hand with the help intent).
 
Inaprovaline halts Suffocation damage, but only when in Critical.
 
== Uncommon Conditions ==
Other more unique damages and treatments can be found on the [[Guide to Medicine]].
 
Genetic diseases can be cured by Ryetalyn.
 
Viruses and Diseases are in the domain of the [[Virologist]]. Scanning people with your health analyzer might show an 'Unknown substance' in their blood stream or stomach, which may mean a virus, some chemicals, or a ham sandwich. Either way, take a blood sample and pass it to your Virologist to analyze.
 
Give your infected patients Spaceacillin to slow the spread and keep them isolated. Wearing gloves and a sterile mask helps to stop anyone else getting infected.
 
=== Blood Loss ===
''See Also: [[Guide_to_Medicine#Low_Blood_Count|A More Detailed Guide on Blood Loss]]''
 
Living things have blood. Blood is quite important for them to keep living. Cuts and loss of limbs will cause various amounts of bleeding, which require rolls of gauze or advanced trauma kits to stop.
 
Blood level can be found on the health analyser read out with warnings when levels get too low. Loss of blood can cause fainting or paleness of skin. Blood can either be injected from a donor, or a donor pack can be placed in an IV Drip and connected to the patient. 
 
When choosing a blood pack, find the patient's [[Medical Records|medical records]] either on the Patient Records computer in the lobby, or the "Patient Records" function on your PDA.  As a quick reminder, A, B and + are types of markers on blood, O and - indicate a lack of said markers.  Don't give someone markers they don't already have or they'll die.  If that doesn't make sense to you, [http://baystation12.net/wiki/images/a/a1/BloodTable.PNG here's a chart of compatible blood types.]
 
If you're unsure what blood type to use or the blood type of a patient, O- can be given to anyone.  There is a limited supply, so only use it if absolutely necessary.
 
=== Shock and Critical Condition ===
There are three type of medical states. The first is 'shock', which is the least dangerous of the three. If someone takes enough damage from each damage type, they may go into shock. This causes stammering and slow movement, and eventually collapsing and loss of consciousness. This can be cured by dealing with all the other types of damage, or temporarily by using tramadol.
 
The second is known as 'soft critical'. When someone is below 0% health (having taken more than 100 points of damage), they will suffer shock until they are above 0% health.
 
The third is known as 'critical' and occurs at -50% health (more than 150 points of damage). At this point, the patient will go unconscious, stop breathing, and take suffocation damage. This can be stopped with Inaprovaline or CPR. Chemical or Cryo treatment is usually necessary at this stage.
 
== Surgery ==
Surgery should not be performed by medical doctors unless no surgeon or CMO is available. Please see the [[Surgeon]] role here.
 
A guide to surgery is [[Surgery|here]].
 
=== The Levels of Surgery ===
 
==== Basic Surgery ====
These are able to be performed by Emergency Physicians, Medical Doctor, or a Surgeon.
*Bone repair
*Amputation
 
==== Advanced Surgery ====
These can be performed by Surgeons and some Medical Doctor's.
*Organs in the chest and lower body.
*Internal Bleeding
*Autopsy
*Hardsuit Removal
 
==== Specialized Surgeries ====
These can '''ONLY''' be performed by a surgeon or the Chief Medical Officer. Performing these surgeries as anyone else may get you bwoinked.
*Brain surgery
*Eye surgery
*Facial Reconstruction
*Limb replacement (not robotic limbs)
*Cavity surgery
*Organ removal/transplantation
*Necrotic Limb repair
*Extracting organs from detached body parts
 
==Modern Miracles==
=== Cryogenics ===
Setting up Cryogenics is easy and simple.
 
Firstly, ensure the O2 canisters are connected to the ports. There's a wrench nearby to do this. Secondly, fill the tubes with Cryoxadone - beakers should be on the table. Then set the freezer to the minimum to start cooling the chamber down.
 
In order to use it for a patient, take off any temperature suits that have (RIG, Spacesuits, void suits, fire suits, etc.), grab them and put them in the cryo tube. Then turn it on and wait. You can monitor the patients vitals from outside. It's a smart idea to strip them down to their jumpsuit since this will allow cryo to cool them faster. Remember to eject them when they're better.
 
=== Medibots ===
Medibots no longer magically synthesize Tricordrazine, so you have to fill them for them to do any good.
 
Using your ID, you can alter their settings and fill them with a beaker of your choice.
 
As a traitor you can fill him with a beaker of Polytrinic Acid, or even Emag him. Once Emagged, the delightful little medibot buzzes around injecting everyone and everything with not-so-helpful chemicals.
 
==Traitoring==
There is so many wonderfully terrible things you can do. See that sleepy pen item? Guess what, when people get stabbed with those, they drag them to med bay to be "doctored" by you and other people. You can then take them some place private in Medbay, and take what you want or go for malpractice to end them. You can hide victims by putting little notes by morgue trays saying "This man has been cyborged" or "This man has been cloned" and no one will bat an eye at why they are naked, and why they are there. Usually.


==Roleplay Tips==
==Roleplay Tips==
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* Feel free to play a nice guy, or the next House. Just make sure people get healed, it's what you're there for after all.
* Feel free to play a nice guy, or the next House. Just make sure people get healed, it's what you're there for after all.


 
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MEDICAL STAFF
Physician
Physician 		Access: Medbay, Morgue, Operating Theatre
Qualifications: At least 30 years of age, applicable MD from an accredited school and a completed 2 year of residency.
Employers: Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, Nanotrasen, The Private Military Contracting Group
Supervisors: Chief Medical Officer
Duties: Keep the crew healthy, save lives.
Guides: Guide to Medicine

The Physician as a role is an extremely important one. If you know what you're doing, as a physician you will save lives. Nearly every death can be prevented, provided you reach the victim in time. Since physicians are supposedly the only ones with the tools and the in-character experience to save them, physicians tend to make a lot of friends.

Your Coworkers and You

Surgeon

The duties and education of Physicians and Surgeons have a good amount of overlap. Both you and the surgeons are expected to have the knowledge of various injuries, how to diagnose them, and how to treat them, among other things. The key difference, however, is how treatment is done. Your focus in the medical bay, as compared to the Surgeons, is to treat injuries using mostly chemical means. There are some injuries, however, that you simply cannot treat through chemical means, and thus require the surgeon to treat them. Make sure to work with the surgeon to effectively distribute patients between chemical treatment and surgical treatment.

Sometimes a surgeon will not be present. In these situations, you are expected to know certain surgical operations which you can find here. Do keep in mind, however, that if there are surgeons on shift, DO NOT operate on a patient unless the surgeons are busy or it is an emergency.

Pharmacist

Pharmacists are your friend. As mentioned earlier, Physicians treat injuries through chemical means. The pharmacists are your source for medicine which you will use in your work. Because of this, you should work with your pharmacist to make sure there are enough chemicals in storage, and that any chemicals you may need are prepared. For instance, if you have a patient with a heart injury, you should inform your pharmacist to make Adipemcina. In absence of a pharmacist, the Surgeon can treat the same injuries.

First Responder

First Responders are who will be retrieving patients from throughout the ship and bringing them to the medical bay. While they are usually not in the General Treatment Room (GTR), you should work with the First Responders to understand what injuries an incoming patient will have. In return, you should help monitor suit sensors whenever you are not busy.

Medical Intern

Medical Interns are the learners of the medical team. You should make sure interns who are interning to become physicians have a chance to learn about the procedures and chemicals used in the medical bay. After they have learned enough, you can even allow them to treat their own patient and monitor the process to see how they do.

Mental Trauma and Policy

Roleplay Tips

  • You most likely have a decent knowledge of people and medicines. Use it to help people.
  • Feel free to play a nice guy, or the next House. Just make sure people get healed, it's what you're there for after all.
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