Medical Update

Posted on 02 Jul 2017 @ 8:57pm by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Mitchell

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INITIATE MEDICAL LOG
03/16/2391

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: Dr. Scott Antson

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As a point of professional pride, I like to say I have full confidence in my abilities as a doctor to be able to heal many ailments that come across my desk. Living in one of the busiest cities in the world tends to cause that. However, I have not in my twenty-five years working here have I EVER come across a case as severe as this one.

Chief Warrant Officer Greg Mitchell, a temporary patient from the starship Galileo, came to me with severe burns that were patched up on the transport ship here, but also a severe coma. Brain scans showed recent trauma that was trying to heal itself, and we removed some sort of...something that was injected into him. After a few days of the coma, the patient awoke, almost stabbing the ICU doctor.

The details of the patient and the procedure are irrelevant, but what is remarkable to me is the recovery process. After a few days awake, Mr. Mitchell appears to be at what is described as his usual self. It may help that his former team was visiting on the day of his awakening, a familiar sight to wake up to, as well as the immediate arrival of his father and a woman whom I am assuming is his girlfriend, but I did not ask. The patient chalks it up to God. I chalk it up to luck.

Regardless, Starfleet Command has requested that he be transferred to their facilities now that they are freed up, in order to get another brain scan and check up before they decide to send him back to active duty. I believe the patient is safe for transportation to the other facility, but I fear for his mental state. No patient should recover that fast, and his vitals are more elevated than normal. If he were to see a psychiatrist, I assume he would be diagnosed with minor PTSD.

However, Starfleet Medical has assured me that they will keep watch on him, as has his family, and the patient has promised not to overexert himself, which is the most I can rely on at the moment. I have approved the request to be transported to Starfleet Medical, and he should be leaving soon. His request to visit his home in Illinois is iffy, but I will leave that up to Starfleet to decide.

Hopefully things will go well for him in the future. Whatever happened up there will probably remain a mystery to me.

Dr. Scott Antson,
Angel of Hope Hospital,
San Francisco, California

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