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16 October 2011 @ 08:40 pm

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On behalf of the infirmary, I would like to know who has experienced a death toll in the past, what the side effects of it were, and who hasn't experienced a death toll and would be willing to offer their assistance to the infirmary in case an emergency in which we simultaneously experience resurging symptoms should arise.

I would greatly appreciate a response.

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Someone familiar with where O'Brien's room is should get to him.

[Filtered to Una.]

What is Mr. O'Brien's condition? I'm concerned about his death toll recurrence.

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iam-aghost.livejournal.com on October 17th, 2011 04:37 pm (UTC)

I am... alive and well. So will come in as much as feasibly possible to help.

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championoftime on October 17th, 2011 08:56 pm (UTC)

[If only he knew the dark humor in that.] It is appreciated. Very much so.

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iam-aghost.livejournal.com on October 17th, 2011 09:00 pm (UTC)

How could I do anything else?

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championoftime on October 17th, 2011 09:11 pm (UTC)
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Can you prepare treatment for a constricted throat? I fear we might need it soon and better to be prepared.

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iam-aghost.livejournal.com on October 17th, 2011 09:15 pm (UTC)
[Private] - entirely struck out.

Certainly, I'll get to it straight away.

Are we sure these... treatments are actually working? ~~You cannot stop a ghost from bleeding.~~

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championoftime on October 17th, 2011 09:23 pm (UTC)
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Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't. But if someone should be distracted by their discomfort enough, even if they're no longer physically harmed, their body may react in unpredictable ways.

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iam-aghost.livejournal.com on October 17th, 2011 09:26 pm (UTC)
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In that even if the pain is psychological, the treatment should also have a placatory psychological effect?

Which makes me wonder if that is how the death toll works in general, and we could be giving people potentially highly addictive medicines when a placebo would do.

potentially. I would want hard evidence either way before I suggested any adjustment in treatment.

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championoftime on October 17th, 2011 09:31 pm (UTC)
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It appears to be legitimate pain for many. The receptors for the brain, even in aliens that should be able to control that sort of thing [like he and T'Pol] still register the pain, even if there are no wounds. So the treatment in that case stands.

But the existence of the pain I'm worrying can create more physical effects. And at the moment I'm also concerned that, do to the irregularity, genuine physical symptoms may start showing up soon.

[It's a little disappointing to hope that the death toll just stays as it is and doesn't progress.]

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iam-aghost.livejournal.com on October 17th, 2011 09:37 pm (UTC)
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But, essentially, to the high majority of us, relieving the pain of death is an exceptionally alien - if you forgive the term - concept. It's not something anyone's brain is prepared for.

Psychosomatic pain can lead to physical manifestations, and people are also more likely to do irrational things if the pain cannot be stopped.

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raisedinabox on October 17th, 2011 06:23 pm (UTC)

[Jim got eaten, but he is going to studiously withhold this knowledge from you.]

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championoftime on October 17th, 2011 09:04 pm (UTC)

[He won't press. Thankfully he has a doctor at close reference.]

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buildindreemz on October 17th, 2011 08:40 pm (UTC)

I'm willing to help if you need an extra set of hands. I'm not a doctor, but I have some very basic first-aid training, I'm a fast learner and I'm good at following orders.

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championoftime on October 17th, 2011 09:07 pm (UTC)

That would quite helpful. Lending a hand need not be directly medical. If one of our staff is quite tired, someone assisting in carrying things would help a great deal.

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buildindreemz on October 17th, 2011 09:20 pm (UTC)

Absolutely. Carrying things, I can do.

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Una Persson, temporal adventuress: can't be arsed

una_persson on October 18th, 2011 01:36 pm (UTC)
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going to fetch him now.

not doing so well myself but two birds and one stone and all

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