05-10-2024, 11:55 AM
== Surgical Bay 2 ==
“I’m ready Dr. Lim. Let's get my baby into Cryo-stasis. I want to inform my parents of what’s going on.” Said Jez.
Okay, Jes I'll get you to hop up onto the surgical bio bed, just relax while we check everything and make final preparation," Dr Lim explained.
Lois moved over to Dr Hangston and spoke to him as she checked the parameters of the procedure with him. Everything appeared to be in order and set to go. Lois then returned to Jes.
"I'm going to hold your hand and watch the monitor above your head. Okay, are we all ready?" Everyone in the room assisting either nodded or gave a thumbs up. "Jez, I want you to lay very still and take in a normal breath and hold it until I say you can breathe again, it'll take about 10 seconds, that's all. Okay, ready Dr Hangston, on may make, Jez, take in a breath and hold it... Begin Dr Hangston."
There was a slight hum as the transporter did its job, lights flashed on the Cyro chamber which was about a meter from Jez, on her left side. The lights indicated transport reception had engaged. Dr Lim watched the bio bed monitor, everything seemed to happen like clockwork. Until exactly 5 seconds had elapsed and Dr Hangston spoke.
Procedure complete, chamber is under its own power, embryo has dematerialised and is frozen, no ice crystals present, temperature -200 C, the embryo is in cryostasis, Dr Lim."
"You can breathe now, Jes," Lois said as she let go of Jes's hand. When you're ready, Dr Hangston will give you a briefing to Jez on monitoring the cryochamber and your baby, then I'll work you and the chamber to your quarters."
The chamber was cylindrical, shiny stainless medical grade steel, on a stand, although it only weighed 2 kilograms and it measured 300 mm tall with 250 mm diameter. It had several indicator lights and a small interface panel with the number -200C facing Jez.
Dr Hangston spoke to Jez, "Jez, here is the temperature indicator and it should not move off -200 c, if it does call a medical and engineering teams immediately, the chamber should be inspected twice a day, morning and evening, if ice crystals are beginning to form this blue indicator will turn red, call us immediately. If you are away, a nurse can do the inspections for you. You can move it, but gently, if you drop it or it gets knocked over, call the teams in just to make sure it's not damaged, ideally it should be left in the same spot. Okay, you're right to go."
Dr Lim walked with Jez to her quarters, they spoke a little as they worked, the chamber arrived a minute later on a hover lift and was placed in its permanent position in Jez's quarters. Dr Lim said her goodbyes and returned to the sickbay to file her notes on Jez's medical records and make a cup of milo.
== EOTL for Dr Lim ==
“I’m ready Dr. Lim. Let's get my baby into Cryo-stasis. I want to inform my parents of what’s going on.” Said Jez.
Okay, Jes I'll get you to hop up onto the surgical bio bed, just relax while we check everything and make final preparation," Dr Lim explained.
Lois moved over to Dr Hangston and spoke to him as she checked the parameters of the procedure with him. Everything appeared to be in order and set to go. Lois then returned to Jes.
"I'm going to hold your hand and watch the monitor above your head. Okay, are we all ready?" Everyone in the room assisting either nodded or gave a thumbs up. "Jez, I want you to lay very still and take in a normal breath and hold it until I say you can breathe again, it'll take about 10 seconds, that's all. Okay, ready Dr Hangston, on may make, Jez, take in a breath and hold it... Begin Dr Hangston."
There was a slight hum as the transporter did its job, lights flashed on the Cyro chamber which was about a meter from Jez, on her left side. The lights indicated transport reception had engaged. Dr Lim watched the bio bed monitor, everything seemed to happen like clockwork. Until exactly 5 seconds had elapsed and Dr Hangston spoke.
Procedure complete, chamber is under its own power, embryo has dematerialised and is frozen, no ice crystals present, temperature -200 C, the embryo is in cryostasis, Dr Lim."
"You can breathe now, Jes," Lois said as she let go of Jes's hand. When you're ready, Dr Hangston will give you a briefing to Jez on monitoring the cryochamber and your baby, then I'll work you and the chamber to your quarters."
The chamber was cylindrical, shiny stainless medical grade steel, on a stand, although it only weighed 2 kilograms and it measured 300 mm tall with 250 mm diameter. It had several indicator lights and a small interface panel with the number -200C facing Jez.
Dr Hangston spoke to Jez, "Jez, here is the temperature indicator and it should not move off -200 c, if it does call a medical and engineering teams immediately, the chamber should be inspected twice a day, morning and evening, if ice crystals are beginning to form this blue indicator will turn red, call us immediately. If you are away, a nurse can do the inspections for you. You can move it, but gently, if you drop it or it gets knocked over, call the teams in just to make sure it's not damaged, ideally it should be left in the same spot. Okay, you're right to go."
Dr Lim walked with Jez to her quarters, they spoke a little as they worked, the chamber arrived a minute later on a hover lift and was placed in its permanent position in Jez's quarters. Dr Lim said her goodbyes and returned to the sickbay to file her notes on Jez's medical records and make a cup of milo.
== EOTL for Dr Lim ==