Deep Blue Sea
Chapter Five
Doctor Jamieson and two of his corpsmen in sickbay were taking blood from all five of the sea lab employees. While Doctor Anthony Sterling on board this trip to be taking blood pressure from everyone.
He was finishing up with Doctor Susan Mansfield. "Doctor, you need to cut back on you're salt intake. You're blood pressure is a little high to be 180 over 130. Maybe it has something to do with being inside the sea lab the past few months?" He made the suggestion with giving her a shot to help with her immune system.
"Doctor Sterling, it's the one thing I have a tendency to watch all of the time. Especially with high blood pressure in the family as with stroke and diabetes. Is it possible to test my sugar at this time. I am kinda feeling a little weak from not eating all that much today.
"Fine. I will go get a syringe and a meter in the closet. I will be right back Doctor Mansfield.
Once he left. She wasn't liking the readings she was getting with all of her vitals. Everything was fine just prior to working the Deep Blue Sea lab. And now three months later, everything has changed for the worst. If this keeps u, she will have to file a suit against the company for health hazards.
A moment later he came back with the equipment to help take the reading of her sugar count. Since it is important to her with three of her family members dying from it the past ten years.
Pinching her left fore finger and taking a small sample of her blood to place it into the machine. Meanwhile Doctor Sterling placed a band aid on the finger to have it stop bleeding. After a brief moment the machine came back with the count to be 109 total to be a real good number for her.
She was feeling so much better after being told the good news.
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Patterson had just arrived back to the Seaview with the second group. Doctor Juliette Sommers recently transferred was waiting for them, while the other two doctors were still with the first group. "Every one please come with me to sick bay. The chief medical officer will be checking all of you over." She says while Patterson went to speak with Admiral Nelson at the plotting table.
"Are you all right Patterson?" He asked with looking up from the plotting had written down a number of items on the charts for when the Seaview is ready to leave after all of the sea lab employees are brought abroad the Seaview.
"A little nervous sir. The water currents at this particular time are very strong. It took me the fourth time in order for me to hook up with the outer hatchway to get everyone onto the flying sub." He stated with taking a deep breath before telling the Admiral that he needs to get back with the final group.
"Sure go ahead Patterson. I know this hasn't been an easy chore to do with the tremors getting worst. I really don't wish to see it happen with the sea lab falling into the ocean floor and be destroyed." He responds with seeing Patterson stepping down the stairway into the flying sub three.