Misc. Tech
The Cornerian Military Forces (CMF) boasts a state-of-the-art system
designed for professionally certified medical staff in the military
field. While the CMF Medical System deals with a broad range of fields
from first aid to surgery to cybernetics, this introduction topic
explains two key equipment types for a standard issued general-field
medic: the CMVS and SDIS.
COMBAT MEDIC VEST SYSTEM (CMVS)
EQUIPMENT (STANDARD)
24 x Disposable Surgical Gloves
20 x Ultra-Nutrient Tablets
10 x IV Bags (tubes/needles included)
05 x Nanosurgical Patches
04 x Signal Flares (Medical EVAC colors)
03 x Battery Chips (designed for SDIS)
01 x Surgical Kit (scapels, sutures, bandages, stitches, etc)
01 x Medical Kit (soap, controlled narcotics, antiabiotics, towels, etc)
01 x IV Solution Kit (various dry powder bags)
ADVANTAGES
* Load distribution is customizable to the user
* Weighs 15 lbs evenly throughout vest (default load distribution)
* Pouches utilize interlocking attaching strap system
* Pouches protect equipment from extreme weather (Titania, Fichina climates tested)
* Vest contains 8 pouches: 6 Medic, 1 Utility, 1 Ammo
DISADVANTAGES
* Supplies more limited in quanity compared to a standard CMF Medic Bag
* Vest bulky in shape, depending on load distribution
SPECIAL NOTES
* Nanosurgical patches are designed for bone repair
and is only intended for temporary recovery until a more proper
surgical method is available. Each bandage-style patch contains
so-called 'nanobots' which, once inserted into the targeted area of the
body, will assume the form of the bone agents needed to repair a
fracture. Depending on the damage, the entire process can take between
ten minutes to two-plus hours, and even then, the nano-repaired bone
will not be able to resume to function as normally, but it is still
better than no repair at all.
SURGICAL DIAGNOSIS INTERFACE SYSTEM (SDIS)
Lightweight, durable, flexible to fit the user, and (usually)
unobstrusive, the SDIS was introduced to the CMF for active use in the
year 2280, and had rapidly gained a reputation among military field
medics as a reliable electronic assistant even during highly stressful
surgical situations. The entire SDIS consists of a thin and narrow
headband (customized for the user depending on species) that has a
vision energy field transmitter on the front and a slot for a
five-ounce battery chip on the back. When deactivated, the transmitter
fits snugly on the bottom section of the headband above the user's eyes
to maximize comfort and to prevent it from being too obstrusive in a
combat situation. Once the user activates it, a thin frame goes down
across and front of the eyes to fit snugly on the muzzle or beak,
giving it an impression of eyeglasses. However, in the form of lenses,
there is a highly-advanced digital energy screen showing a customized
HUD (Heads Up Display) that completely dominates the field of vision
for the user. The HUD would show detailed information about the patient
being worked on, from allergies to specific health information required
for the user to know about when undergoing a field surgery. The SDIS
also serves as a valuable diagnosis tool, enabling the user to detect
what kind of biological chemical agent was infecting the user and what
should be done to remedy it, where a bone fracture was located and the
extent of the bone damage, what the extent of bullet and/or plasma
wounds had been done to whatever part of the body, and so forth.
SPECIAL NOTES
* Because of the strict customizations and level of
stress the device places on the user's brain, all CMF general-field
medics, if authorized for SDIS usage, are required to have a chip
surgically embedded to the skull. The chip is paper-thin, so it can be
hidden underneath the flesh and virtually impossible to be felt from
the outside. The chip's purpose is to act as the brain of the SDIS,
manipulating the user's vision to see digital text on the screen of the
HUD as tolerably normal font sized, even though to the outside
observer, the text is seen only as barely visable lines. The chip has a
database containing customized settings for any SDIS device the user
would have, in case the headband would break physically and the user
would need a replacement.
* Although R&D staff reported a high-level
safety record for the SDIS, there have been reports of authorized users
experiencing tremendous eye strain and even blindness over long-term
usage. As a result of such reports, the CMF imposed a safety precaution
for the SDIS to be used for only 6 hours total in a 24-hour time span.
It is highly recommended that the SDIS only be activated non-stop for
less than 2 hours during situations which such risks to the user's
health is necessary for the patient to survive.
* Non-authorized users of the SDIS will experience
migraines, dizziness, temporary eye strain, long-term retina damage,
color blindness, and in some cases, complete blindness as soon as ten
minutes of usage. Such non-authorized usage of the SDIS is highly
discouraged, and the CMF will not claim responsibility to whatever
physical ailments the user would experience.
SmartCom
The SmartCom, introduced in 2279 by Jhauntan-based Verzocom, pioneered
the next step in the technological evolution of the PADD. It is
practically a personal computer combined with the cellphone and camera,
but while it bares many similiarities with earlier models, the
'Smartcom' (people started writing them with the lowercase 'c' so often
that it became acceptable even to Verzocom-tech fanatics) has more
digital storage space, stronger network connections that are much more
secure and with longer ranges, satellite phone and GPS capabilities,
touchscreens and QWERTY keyboard slideouts thin enough to be flexible.
While laptops are still heavy in use, some industry experts believe
devices like the SmartCom will finally push even the reliable laptop
into outdated obscurity.
The most expensive SmartCom model, the SmartCom Storm,
weighs three ounces and features an advanced A.I. (Artificial
Intelligence) that serves as an assistant/secretary to the user... and
can text/talk back. Thankfully the voice and even the A.I.'s
personality (and especially its holographic image!) are customizable.
Due to the $3300 retail price tag though, this particular SmartCom
model gained a bad reputation for being a pretentious device only for
the social elites.
SmartLap
Introduced in 2293, yet another Verzocom device highly touted as
breakthrough technology is the SmartLap, which the company hopes will
be the final nail to the coffin for the standard laptop and perhaps
even the desktop computers. Featuring the latest in holographic
technology, it resembles a small cyclinder canister with a shoulder
strap. A thin flexible QWERTY keyboard pulls out from the canister, but
it is the holographic screen that is the SmartLap's single defining
feature. There are two SmartLap designs available: Public and Private.
Both contain transmitters that create a holographic screen just like
the real thing, but the Private design comes with specialized eye
lenses to enable the user to see the screen and no one else. Because of
its size and weight, the SmartLap can even be inserted into a mailbox
unlike the older, more standard laptop models, or any similar narrow
tunnel space, and it weighs less than most small laptops.