surgicalshot: (doctor give me the news)
surgicalshot ([personal profile] surgicalshot) wrote in [community profile] sirenspull2012-05-17 10:56 pm

TEN ☤ { VIDEO } An hour before sirens.

[Two very familiar doctors are at the Newcomer Clinic, which has recently been stocked with lots of boxes of syringes, non-latex gloves, blankets, tissues, and the standard issue hospital masks. Doctor Tenma has a mask around his neck, something that he could easily pull up for the next patient. There’s some gloves hanging around his stethoscope, too, the same with Doctor Yumeno.]

I think everyone knows by now that there’s some kind of virus going around. It presents itself like the flu, and it’s spreading pretty fast.

[Tenma looks at Daedalus, who looks at the camera.]

We're here to advise you on the basics. Stay rested and well-hydrated, this is especially important if you are losing fluids to fever or vomiting. Acetaminophen or ibuprofen can be used to reduce a fever.

[Tenma moves one of the boxes aside, a package filled with prescription bottles.]

From what we’ve heard, there might be a shortage of these drugs at local pharmacies. We do have some supply here at the newcomer clinic, if you need to stop by. If fever lasts for longer than 3 days, or if you begin coughing up blood, give one of us, or the Clinic, a call.

[Daedalus gives a small nod at the camera, hands folded on the table.]

If your temperature rises above 104°F, you'll want to come to the emergency room at either Siren's Port General, or Skye Medical Center. Skye's walk-in clinic is open even during darkness, but...it's very crowded now, you can expect to be waiting for several hours. If you're not experiencing severe symptoms, it's probably a better idea to stay home and in bed.

Please be careful to avoid heavily congested public places, such as public transportation, the mall, stadium, movie theaters, all of those kind of things. Be sure you're washing hands, especially before preparing or handling food.


[Tenma points to the mask around his neck.]

Also, it might be wise to pick up one of these hospital masks, so if you go into a crowded place, it’s just an extra protection against breathing in any germs. We have a lot of boxes of them at the Clinic, so if you want, you can stop by and pick one or two up.

[Daedalus speaks up again.]

As of right now, SERO's Disease Control Division has noted symptoms surfacing rapidly among many newcomers and local citizens alike, over the past 48 hours. They have advised that hospitals treat this as an outbreak-level threat. They are the Island's leading source of information on epidemiology breakthroughs, and we at SPGH and Skye are receiving hourly developments from each of the hospitals, which are in open communication with one another.

We'll be keeping you updated with relevant information as it develops on our end, if we can beat the news media to it. We'd also like to be aware of the resources available to newcomers. You can come here to the clinic for basic over-the-counter medical supplies. We've purchased them in bulk, and have them here, so you can skip the lines at the drug store.


[Tenma smiles reassuringly at the camera.]

We’re not trying to scare you or anything by all of this, by the way. We just want to keep everyone healthy, so if you need anything, you can call any of the doctors from the Newcomer Clinic, or myself, or Doctor Yumeno, 24/7. That's all we have for now, so be safe, Siren's Port!
doctor_mccoy: (what?)

[personal profile] doctor_mccoy 2012-05-18 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Alright boys, we really need to have a powwow if we're going to figure this out.
inthejunk: (aw jeez...)

[personal profile] inthejunk 2012-05-18 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Did you say coughing blood?
motioned: (what's a fire¸ and why does it)

video;

[personal profile] motioned 2012-05-18 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
How many people are there in the emergency room right now?
gaveherwings: (Chair)

[voice]

[personal profile] gaveherwings 2012-05-18 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
We're both here and all ears.
gaveherwings: (distress)

[personal profile] gaveherwings 2012-05-18 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. In some severe cases.
beenwaitinglong: (Glow)

[personal profile] beenwaitinglong 2012-05-18 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
YUMENO.

[Oh no, it's everybody in the hospital's least-favorite call button lighting up...]
doctor_mccoy: (i can fix that)

[voice]

[personal profile] doctor_mccoy 2012-05-18 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
I have some ideas, theories and a laundry list of dead ends honestly. Nothing looks promising yet, but I damn well know this isn't something we're going to find in a textbook. We're way outside the box.
gaveherwings: (passive)

video;

[personal profile] gaveherwings 2012-05-18 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
I can't give you accurate figures in numbers, but when I left the hospital this afternoon- it's significantly more than we'd usually have at this time. Many only have minor symptoms, but worry because of the news-
inthejunk: (uuuh)

[personal profile] inthejunk 2012-05-18 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
You know what, maybe I do need a mask. I thought I wouldn't need one until Saturday, when I start at the hospital, but I'm definitely not interested in coughing up blood.
gaveherwings: (supervision)

[Private]

[personal profile] gaveherwings 2012-05-18 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Harassing the nursing staff again, are we, prosecutor?
motioned: (so this is what makes life divine)

video;

[personal profile] motioned 2012-05-18 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
If they're not really, really sick, couldn't you ask them to go home to get better so more people have room?
motioned: (ever a surprise)

video;

[personal profile] motioned 2012-05-18 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Can you get any more doctors there than you already have?
gaveherwings: (dream of)

[voice]

[personal profile] gaveherwings 2012-05-18 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
It's...probably a wise idea to either confirm or put to rest any potential speculation that the virus came to the island from a newcomer carrier.

I don't suppose we might speak with the greeters?
ofthursday: (Halos and Harps [Uncertain/Angel])

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[personal profile] ofthursday 2012-05-18 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
If it is relevant information, some beings that should not normally be able to become sick are, and should be aware not to count on their usual immunity.

[It sucks.]
beenwaitinglong: (Smokin' angry)

[Private]

[personal profile] beenwaitinglong 2012-05-18 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[His voice is weak and strained, either from his sickness or from having been yelling. Possibly both.]

Tell Barbara she doesn't have the authority to cut me off!
gaveherwings: (imagine that)

[personal profile] gaveherwings 2012-05-18 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Ah- so you are starting up with us again?

(I wouldn't be surprised if they called you in to get started early.)
doctor_mccoy: (app for that)

[voice]

[personal profile] doctor_mccoy 2012-05-18 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Defiantly not air or food born, no. I just can't figure out why the symptoms vary in degree. And, unlike most diseases, children't don't seem as susceptible.

Also it seems to be particularly rough on newcomers, especially the longer lived ones. I'll need to do more blood work to know how exactly it's effecting the more... nonhuman sort.
doctor_mccoy: (so there I was. . .)

[voice]

[personal profile] doctor_mccoy 2012-05-18 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
It seems to have originated in sector 4, so that doesn't rule out the diamond, but we got quite a few people from that creepy church in on the day all this started.
deathknellgrell: (This is intriguing)

[personal profile] deathknellgrell 2012-05-18 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhhn~!

[ Grell sounds positively nostalgic. ]

Reminds me of Broad Street, so long ago.
gaveherwings: (sympathies)

Re: video;

[personal profile] gaveherwings 2012-05-18 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. It's Skye's policy to never turn people away, but they are advising that those with less severe symptoms stay home, rest, and drink water.
inthejunk: (awwwkwaaard)

[personal profile] inthejunk 2012-05-18 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
...Again?

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