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      Commander Garth Triss, MD

      SD 240301.26

  This document is made as a supplement to the Medical Guide V.5.0, out from the idea that it’s not all equipment, medications and procedures that one can or should memorize.

  It is our intention to make this as complete as possible, and if you found something you think should be here, let us know at medcourse@academy.ucip.org, and we will include it as soon as possible.

Alpha Wave Inducer

The Alpha Wave Inducer is a device meant to induce sleep in most humanoids. It is not meant to replace natural sleep, and cannot be used frequently. Itt is an electronic version of an anesthetic. Subject enters a deep dreamless sleep during which surgical procedures can be carried out without causing pain to the subject.

Anabolic Protoplasers

  These devices are used to heal internal and external body damage without the need of opening the body cavity of the patient to effect repairs. They use small forcefields, phase-modulated lasers, and anabolic accelerators to quickly heal injuries without scarring. They come in a variety of sizes for different repairs.

  Smaller units are useful for fine work involving the eyes and ears, while larger units heal cuts and even broken bones.

  They temporarily confer the advantage of Instant Regeneration to the area treated, but cannot replace surgery in serious injuries. For example, if used on a very deep stab wound, they could seal the damaged tissues and prevent further blood loss, but a subcutaneous hole would remain unless closed with surgery.

This device will not repair incidental damage resulting from the original injury. For example, an officer who has been stabbed may have the wound repaired in sickbay in 15 minutes, but will still have to deal with the blood loss.

Autosuture

  An Autosuture is used to close wounds in patients. It has the same function as 20th-century sutures. It is similar to the Anabolic Protoplaser.

Bandages

  Starfleet's Medical department has a wide variety of bandage options. Simple bandages made of sterile, inert materials that do not bind with clotting wounds are common. Dermapatch is available in a spray applicator, or in larger pre-formed pieces.

Baristatic Filter

  Purifies planetary atmosphere by removing toxins and pollutants.

Biobed

  This is an orthopedically-designed hospital bed which has an array of biofunction sensors that monitor all bodily systems. The bed is raised to allow the doctor to comfortably examine the patient. It has a graphic display at the head which gives the patient's current status. Restraining fields are available on some models.

Bioregenerative Field

  A Bioregenerative Field is an energy field used to accelerate cellular growth. It temporarily confers the advantage of Regeneration on the patient. A sterilite unit is typically used during this procedure to keep infection from being multiplied by the Bioregenerative Field.

Cardiostimulators

  This is a defibrillator that can also restart a stopped heart. Unlike current defibrillators, this device will not damage surface tissues.

Cortical Stimulator

  The Cortical Stimulator provides a method of resuscitation for patients. It is particularly effective for head injuries and comatose patients. It is an electronic version of Tricordrazine.

Dermal Regenerator

  Hand held device that utilizes a Biogenerative field to accelerate tissue growth. The device will promote a chemical balance which supports the growth of normal skin tissue over scar tissue. Wounds of up to moderate severity can be healed through a dermal regenerator, but use of the device must take into account foreign material in the wound site, depth of the wound, type of tissue, and several other factors. Except for minor wounds, dermal regeneration often serves only as a stopgap for the most critical wounds, which require hospitalization.

Exoscalpel

  An electronic relative of a 20th-century scalpel. It is escentially an electronic knife.

Genetronic Replicator

  An experimental medical device used to stimulate the genetic code of an individual into growing whatever types of cells are needed by the patients. It temporarily confers the advantage of Instant Regeneration on patients.

Hypospray

  The Hypospray is a hand-held device used for subcutaneous and intravenous administration of carefully-controlled dosages of medication on a subject. The Hypospray injects the subject by use of a pinpoint, high-pressure, low-volume, microscopic, aerosuspension stream. It allows medication to be given through the skin or clothing without mechanical penetration. It takes one second to remove and one to replace a medicine vial. The air cartridge is good for 100 injections. It takes one second to remove and one second to replace the air cartridge. Weight is 1/2 lb.

Medical Tricorders

  The Medical Tricorder is a modified TR-580 with an extra external medical probe and scanner attachment. It has the following capabilities: Biosampler Bioscanner Chemscanner Datalink Environmental Analysis Medscanner Multiscanner Radscanner.

For its size, the Medical Tricorder can maintain and store vast amounts of data in its own memory, which it uses to help evaluate conditions on site.

  The Medical Tricorder has an external hand-held sensing device.

  This peripheral contains over 100 sensors, and the Tricorder contains a specialized medical database that provides detailed medical diagnostic tools in the field including tomographic and micrographic imaging. A small diagnosis wand fits into the top of the peripheral and is occasionally used by the physician to provide close high-resolution scans.

Together, these sensors allow the Medical Tricorder to make very detailed diagnosis on known species. On unknown species, it is limited to telling if the life-form is sick or dying. A detailed analysis is not possible in such a situation. Effective range is about three yards.

Microtome

An electronic instrument used to cut very thin sections of organic tissue  for microscopic examinations. Useful to acquire samples of diseased tissue for medical analysis. It is essentially the same as 20th-century Microtome.

Motor Assist Bands

 An electronic strap attached to damaged limbs of patients which increase the neurological impulses provided by the patient to the damaged limb. Useful for rehabilitation.

Nanosurgeons

A suspension of nanotechnological assemblies that are typically used to survey cellular genetic damage and effect repairs.

  They report to, and are monitored by, the attending physician. Nanosurgeons are useful to repair additional damage that drugs (for example) cannot affect.

Neuralstimulator

  This device "jumpstarts" the Central Nervous System of patients who has suffered some form of neuro-synaptic failure. This is particularly useful to treat a patient who has suffered CNS shock from the higher settings of a Phaser.

Neural Stimulators

An instrument used to stimulate the Central Nervous System of a patient. They are frequently used to help in attempts to revive unconscious and/or comatose patients.

Neural Transducer

  Medical devices that provide the same function as the Motor Assist Bands above, but are temporarily and/or permanently implanted in patients to increase transmission of neural impulses from the brain to whatever area of the body the Transducers are attached to. They are frequently used for spinal cord damage patients.

Neurolink

Allows a healthy "donor" to take over autonomic functions for a patient suffering from brain stem damage. One link is attached to the head of the "donor" and the other on the head of the patient. Upon activation, the autonomic functions of the donor control the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, etc.

Osteotractors

  These are medical tractor fields used to set and immobilize a broken bone prior to treatment with a Protoplaser. They act as a temporary cast during treatment.

Physician's Medikit

  The Physician's Medikit is a small, strap-on case designed to carry emergency medical supplies. A Full Standard kit would include:

1 - Anabolic Protoplaser

1 - Bandage assortment

1 - Cardiostimulator

2 - Hyposprays

1 - Medical Tricorder

1 - Neural Stimulator

1 - Respirator

1 - Sampling kit

  and the following medications:

5 - Vials of Delactovine

5 - Vials of Tricordrazine

3 - Vials of Rexalin

4 - Vials of Hyronalyn

3 - Vials of Phetetalin

  All doses of any drug type are contained in vials that must be inserted into the Hypospray. The standard kit may be altered to suit missions or situations, but must be altered before the mission begins. For example, if the doctor knows that he is going into a combat zone, he may replace the 3 vials of Panamyacin with more Hyronalyn or Analgine.

Physiostimulators

Used to increase metabolic functions in patients that show a decrease of those functions.

Plasma Infusion Unit

  An instrument used for transfusions of blood, blood plasma, and/or electrolytes into patients that need them. It is used the same way blood transfusions in the 20th-century. The Plasma Infusion Unit also provides filtration of the material to be delivered.

Protodynoplaser

  A device used to help in patient condition stabilization.

Psychotricorder

 Similar to the standard Tricorder, the Psychotricorder can also be used to record past memories of a patient. Typically it is used to retrieve memories within the last 24 hours. See info on the Medical Tricorder and/or Tricorder for any further info.

Scalpels

  There are three varieties to choose from: traditional cutting blades with a monomolecular edge, laser scalpels that cauterize as they cut, and nanotech scalpels that separate tissues along cellular lines without damage. Each has different uses.

  Laser scalpels help the surgeon because of bloodlessness, but can dazzle anyone unwary enough to look into the beam, even though the scalpel can only cut within its focal length.

Monomolecular blades require no power supply and quickly slice through most matter with minimal effort.

Finally, Nanotech scalpels cause minimal disruption of tissue but operate slowly.

  There is current research in an experimental scalpel that utilizes Transporter technology.

Sickbay Overhead Sensor Cluster

  This is a circular arrangement of sensors located above the primary Bio-Bed in sickbay. It augments the sensors of the Bio-Bed, and also provides an emergency containment field to prevent contamination.

Somnetic Inducer

  A device used to induce sleep. Otherwise similar to the Alpha Wave Induction unit above.

Sonic Separator

  A device used to separate tissues into very fine bundles. It is primarily used in brain operations, but is also useful in other areas of the body which have very small or very delicate parts.

Stasis Field Generator

  This device is used in emergencies when a patient cannot be stabilized and requires treatment that is not immediately available. It significantly slows all biological activity within the perimeter of the field, placing the patient in a sort of suspended animation. The patient will not be aware of any passage of time while under the influence of a stasis unit, since the biochemical activity of the patient's brain is effectively halted.

Surgical Support Frame

  Surgical Support Frames attach to Bio-Beds providing aid and assistance during surgery and emergency life support. Littered with biosensors, the SSF has a large display of the surgical area.

Acetylchloline

  Is a biochemical substance, a neurotransmitter that promotes the propagation of electrical impulses from one nerve cell to another in carbon-based life.

Acinolyathin

  Painkiller used for muscle spasms.

Adrenaline

  Pharmaceutical based on the humanoid hormone epinephrine. Adrenaline was the accepted treatment for radiation illness right after the Atomic Age but was replaced as the preferred treatment after hyronalyn was developed.

Anesthezine

  This is an inhalant that can be used as a general anesthetic, but is more often used by Security as an intruder control measure. Better anesthetics exist for surgical purposes, but it may be used in emergency cases.

Benjisidrine

  Is a drug prescribed for Vulcans with heart conditions.

Benzocyatzine

  Medication to treat low isoboramine levels in Trills.

Biomemetic Gel

  Medical substance, sale is prohibited by Federation law. Attempting to obtain it is a felony (presumably unless one is a M.D.) Can be used to make biogenic weapons, to conduct illegal replication  experiments, or to develop organic explosives.

Borathium

Experimental rybotherapy medication developed by Dr Toby Russell as a replacement for leporazine and morathial. The drug in not approved to be used and is blacklisted until further notice by Starfleet medical.

Chloromydride

A cardio-stimulatory drug used where Inaprovaline is ineffective or may cause allergic reactions. It is usually used in concert with cardial and neural stimulators for additional benefits.

Corophizine

A general purpose antibiotic. It has minimal side effects and is non-addictive

Cordrazine

Cordrazine is a powerful and addictive stimulant used to treat serious electrical burns, and also known to revive a stunned or unconscious patient. Overdose Treatment: Kayolene can be administered to sedate the patient, till the overdose diffuses out of the bodies system naturally (6 hrs). Overdose can be diagnosed from episodes of delusional paranoia. The drug is addictive.

Cryptobiolin

One of several chemicals used by the Angosians during the Tarsian War to improve their soldiers, making them more effective in combat. Unfortunately the effects of many of these drugs were irreversible.

Cyalodin

  Poison used in the mass suicide of the adult members of the Starnes Expedition on the planet Triacus in 2268.

Crediline

This drug makes the user more likely to believe anything that they are told. Its use has been superseded by more effective memory blockers.

Delactovine

A common stimulant with few side effects, used to stimulate the nervous system of the patient. It is mildly addictive.

Dermatiraelian plastiscin

  Medication used to maintain the effects of cosmetic surgery.

Deuridium

Rare substance used by the Kobliad race to stabilize their cell structures to prolong their lives.

Dexalin

  Medication used to treat oxygen deprivation.

Dylamadon

  This is a powerful neuroinhibitor used for painless euthanasia.

Felicium

A narcotic substance produced from plants on the planet Brekka. Felicium has other medicinal properties, and was used, centuries ago, to cure a deadly plague.

Formazine

A common stimulant that can cause irritability with prolonged use (more than three days). Otherwise, it has the same effects as Delactovine.

Genericillin

  A powerful general purpose antibiotic

Hypercoagulin

  Stops bleeding very quickly. This is unnecessary when using Anabolic  Protoplasers, although a version of this drug for localized use on wounds in the field may exist.

Hyronalyn

This medication protects and treats against radiation sickness. One dose halves the effective amount of radiation received, and a second dose further halves that, and so on. Each dosage beyond the first risks Hyronalyn poisoning, which could lead to permanent damage. Can be administered ship wide, through the environmental control systems as an airborne solution.

Hytritium

  A highly unstable substance used to neutralize poisonous tricyanate. Pure hytritium is too unstable to convey by transporter.

Immunosuppressant

  Any of several drugs designed to limit immune response in humanoids, thus reducing organ rejection.

Inaprovaline

A cardio stimulatory drug that can also be used to stabilize a weak but living patient's condition.

Kelotane

  Medical drug used to treat radiation burns and sickness.

Kayolene

  Medical drug used as a sedative.

Kayolane

This drug causes immediate unconsciousness and the patient will remain asleep for 1-6 hours

Leporazine

  A general resuscitative.

Lexorin

A neurotransmitter inhibitor. This drug temporarily diminishes intelegence, but each dose also makes psychic and psionic intrusions harder. Lexorin can also calm excited or agitated patients. In greater dosages than 3 in 24 hours, the patient also begins to lose manual dexterity, as the Central Nervous System begins to lose control of voluntary functions. Lexorin is mildly addictive, and causes the patient to feel overconfident and happy.

Macrospentol

One of several chemicals used by the Angosians during the Tarsian War to "improve" their soldiers, making them more effective in combat. Unfortunately, the effects of many of these drugs were irreversible.

Makara Herbs

Bajoran herbs, used during pregnancy, maintain progesterone levels. Can be act as counteragent against sedatives. 

Masiform D

  Powerful injectable stimulant.

Medicillan

      Broad based antibiotic series.

Melorazine

  This drug causes immediate unconsciousness. The patient will remain asleep for 3-8 hours.

Memory Blockers

These are used to permanently block specific memories in a patient. This is useful if a patient has seen something unpleasant, or has been exposed to information that may violate the Prime Directive.

Memory-Beta

  This drug stimulates the user’s memory. It allows the user to attempt to remember something that has been forgotten.

Metorapan treatments

  Regenerative treatment for fracture patients.

Metrazine

  Cardiac antiarrythmic medication

Morathial

  Group of resuscitative drugs used to resuscitate an unconscious patient

Morphazine

  Puts patients into deep, dreamless sleep for 3-18 hours.

Mylar II

With reconstructive surgery it is possible to conceal a person's true race. However reconstructive surgery on an entire platoon or company is not always an option time or facilities wise. The drug, Mylar II, causes the top layers of skin and flesh to become more pliable. Thus with Mylar II injections a human could easily appear to be a Romulan or Vulcan. There is a limit to what these injections can do. A Mylar II Cardassian would take a few hours, be quite painful and require the use of some prostectics. None of these disguises will fool a medical tricorder or a very detailed inspection. These disguises may also require some form of makeup to be complete. This is currently only available to the Starfleet Secret Service and Tal'Shiar agents.

neodextraline solution

Liquid medication administered intravenmously for the treatment of severe dehydration

Neural paralyzer

Medication that can cause a cessation of heartbeat and breathing in a humanoid patient, creating the appearance of death. If such a patient receives medical treatment in time, a full recovery is possible.

Neurovine

  This drug is an antidote for nerve poison.

Nogatch Hemlock

  Poison; no antidote exists

Phentetalin

  Strong antibiotic

Polyadrenaline

  Synthetic pharmaceutical based on the humanoid hormone epinephrine.

Polynurient solution

  Restorative formula given to patients suffering from malnutrition

Psychoactive drug

Chemical substance that has the effect of producing delusional or hallucinogenic

Purge

This drug cleanses the user's systems of foreign biochemicals, and neutralizes active drugs (including recreational drugs and alcohol) within minutes.

Rage

This drug gives the user double strength and and berserker rage for 10-60 minutes. This drug is considered unethical by Confederation standards.

Retnax V

Medication sometimes prescribed to nearsighted patients in the 23rd century.

Rexlin

This drug can be used as a tranquilizer, a pain killer and a sedative. All is depending on the dose administered.

Ryetalyn

  Mineral substance needed to cure the deadly disease, Rigelian fever.

Shaker

This is an experimental neurotransmitter enhancer which increases the patients health, strength and dextarity every 15 seconds, but decreases intellegence by a similar amount. Users also temporarily gain the overconfidence and a high pain threshold. This drug is considered unethical by the Federation.

Stokaline

A mild stimulant that will revive an unconscious or stunned patient. It has no major side effects and is non-addictive. However, patients quickly develop a tolerance to it. Each time Stokaline is not effective, all future uses on that patient will be less. This effect is permanent and cumulative.

Suspend

Slows down all biological functions. This is similar to the Stasis Field. In sickbays, a Stasis Field is used.

Takaria Herbs

  Bajoran herbal medication against swollen body parts.

Tricordrazine

A refined version of Cordrazine that lacks the delusional paranoia side effects, but will not revive as well. It is still addictive.

Tri-Ox Compound

This drug helps to provide oxygen to blood in thin atmospheres, or in cases of oxygen starvation.

Tryptophan-Lysine distillates

These are more powerful antibiotics. They add to the effective health of the patient, but at the cost of a slightly Fatigued state that lasts until the treatments end.

Vasokin

An experimental drug used to increase blood flow to the organs. In 22 percent of all cases vital organs are irreversibly damaged after using this drug.

Venus drug

An illegal substance believed to make women more beautiful and men more handsome and attractive to the opposite sex.

Vertrazine

Combats vertigo. Only one dose will have effect in a 24-hour period. It has no side effects.

Viridium Six

  A slow acting cumulative poison