Chapter 2- Action Item Order, Emergency Measure Vault

Lynn Jaeger read the following message on her E-Slate...

PRIORITY: Alpha- Highest Priority

FROM: Board of Directors, Home Office, Planetary Health Tech Systems, Inc.

TO: Station Captain Kim Stanton Stanley (Act. 1), Hospital Station Felicity
Executive Officer Lynn Bathsheba Jaeger (Act.2), Hospital Station Felicity
Chief Security Officer Cartwright NMA Spostack (Act. 3), Hospital Station Felicity, Termagant Class Ship Rondo

Chief Medical Officer Susan Emily Em (M.D. 1), Hospital Station Felicity
Chief Surgical Officer, Myong Isabel Lo (M.D. 2), Hospital Station Felicity
Chief Internist/Emergency Medical Officer, Padraig Slade Vasquez (M.D. 3), Hospital Station Felicity, Termagant Class Ship Rondo
All epidemiology/virology/immunology/toxicology staff

RE: Memorandum on the Treatment of Exogenic Life Forms

The directorate of the Government General, in consultation with Planetary Health Tech Systems, Inc. ("PHTS") and United Nations Space Command ("Geneva"), after review of all known data related to the disappearance and subsequent destruction of Experimental Ship Event Horizon and the mission and subsequent destruction of Ambulance Class Ship Lewis & Clark, and possible release of exogenic and possibly communicable lifeforms into the general population of Hospital Station Felicity, all neighboring stations, Dardanelle City, Phobos, Gateway City, Deimos, or the greater conurbations presently on Mars, hereby do order and decree as of the time of this message the consistent and full application of the following guidelines from Emergency Measure Vault.

I Treatment of crewmen from Ambulance Class Ship Lewis & Clark:

1. Lt. Starck (36, f)- containment, quarantine lab; disinfection;

2. Lt. Cooper (27, m)- containment, quarantine lab; disinfection;

3. Ensign Justin (22, m)- containment, trauma/recovery unit; disinfection.

In all cases under this clause (I), disinfection should be conducted, with the review and approval of Station Captain, Chief Security Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Surgical Officer, Chief Internist/Emergency Medical Officer and the acting department heads of epidemiology, virology, immunology and toxicology laboratories, at the appropriate level to ensure maintenance of shipboard community standards. All parties listed above should be moved to Deep Cold Storage following disinfection.

II. Treatment of crewmen from Ambulance Class Ship Andrea Grazia:

1. Capt. Shinzei (42, m)- containment, crew guest quarters; disinfection;

2. Lt. Cardassian (37, m)- containment, crew guest quarters; disinfection;

3. Lt. Cmdr. Kreutz (40, f)- containment, psychological health services; disinfection;

4. Ensign Stengler- (25, m)- containment, crew guest quarters; disinfection;

5. Rescue Technician Mayer (31, f)- containment, crew guest quarters; disinfection.

In all cases under this Clause (II), disinfection should be conducted, with the review and approval of Station Captain, Chief Security Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Surgical Officer, Chief Internist/Emergency Medical Officer and the acting department heads of epidemiology, virology, immunology and toxicology laboratories, at the appropriate level to ensure maintenance of shipboard community standards. All parties listed above should be moved to Deep Cold Storage following disinfection.

III. Treatment of bodies from Ambulance Class Ship Andrea Grazia:

1. Lt. Schwarzbaum (36, f)- deceased, self-inflicted (cranial/vertebral trauma); deep cold storage;

2. Ensign Smith (23, f)- deceased, self-inflicted wounds (exposure, vacuum); deep cold storage;

3. Rescue Technician Lee (51, m)- deceased, self-inflicted wounds (overdose, pain medication); deep cold storage.

IV. Treatment of Medical Staff/Station Crew/Administrative Staff/Morgue Technicians from Hospital Station Felicity and assigned to the above Clauses (I) through (III);

To the extent any members of Medical Staff, Station Crew, Administrative Staff and Morgue Technical Services Staff have come into contact, or probable contact, with any of those listed in Clauses (I) through (III) above, recommended treatment is disinfection.

In all cases under this Clause (IV), disinfection should be conducted, solely with the review and approval of Station Captain, Executive Officer and Chief Security Officer, at the appropriate level to ensure maintenance of shipboard community standards. All affected parties should be moved to Deep Cold Storage following disinfection.

V. Guidelines for Proper Operation of Hospital Station Felicity and Termagant Class Ship Rondo:

Until further orders received by General Government, Hospital Station Felicity should be run in conformity with Hospital Station operation and administration manuals and regular orders (i)(a) through (lxxxii)(p) of Emergency Measure Vault; provided, that, regular orders (ii)(k) through (m), (xxx) and (xxxi)(A) shall be waived until further orders received by General Government.

1. Termagant Class Ship Rondo shall be locked into berth and rendered inoperable by Station Crew;

2. All visiting ships, including Ambulance Class Ship Andrea Grazia, shall be locked into visitor's berth and rendered inoperable by Station Crew;

3. Martial law shall be in effect onboard Hospital Station Felicity:

a. Parties resisting disinfection shall be subject to summary executive action by
orders of Station Captain or Chief of Security;

b. Parties disobeying, or refusing to obey, orders of Station Captain or Chief of Security, in conformity with terms and provisions of Emergency Measure Vault, shall be subject to summary executive action by orders of Station Captain or Chief of Security;

c. Food, water and medical rationing shall be subject to direct orders and control by Station Captain or Executive Officer;

d. All communication devices, other than Secure Phones and E-Slates operable by Station Captain, Executive Officer and Chief of Security, shall be rendered inoperable by Station Crew;

4. In no event should furnaces, gas vent systems or airlocks be used to dispose of any items, be they medical in nature or otherwise. In particular, all items presently on board Ambulance Class Ship Andrea Grazia and all personnel moved to Deep Cold Storage must under no circumstances be allowed to leave the outer hull of Hospital Station Felicity;

5. In no event should any personnel, for any reason, conduct EVA or any other egress outside of the Hospital Station Felicity.

In all other regards, parties to this memorandum shall keep the contents of this memorandum strictly secret. Further orders, and assistance of Mount Sharp Tactical Base and Gateway City, Deimos, shall be forthcoming as soon as possible.

Signed,

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