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[deage]

[ Honestly, Haibara would have vastly preferred to do this as text, but that wasn't really an option on these things, unfortunately. In either case, both voice and video can't hide her age, so she doesn't bother.

The video feeds turns on to show a girl of about seven, looking fairly somber and serious. Once she begins talking, it's at least obvious that she's very mature for her age. ]

Hello, passengers. My name is Ai Haibara, and I had something to discuss with everyone.

I've been talking about the state of pharmaceuticals aboard the train with some knowledgeable individuals. The bottom line is that the train is not prepared for a large number of medical emergencies, incidents, or patients. I realize that some people have healing "powers" or "magic" [ you can HEAR the air quotes around those words ] but there's no guarantee those individuals will always be available, or effective.

I've compiled a list, arranged in terms of importance, of drugs I'd like to get stocked in the medical carriage. I'd like to ask for two things; first, if you have a medical condition that requires a drug, respond so it can be added to the list and-or prioritized. Second, if you have spare points, please purchase some of these drugs from the store. We're due, I believe, to be stopping soon, so we can stock up before then.

This list is posted in the medical carriage itself, by the way, if you need it for future reference.

[ Haibara simply holds up a list here. It's written in neat handwriting because she doesn't have a computer and printer, let's work on that too,,, ]

ANTIBIOTICS: Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid, Ceftriaxone
PLASMA SUBSTITUTE: Dextran 70
ANTIDOTES/ANTI-POISONING: Activated Charcoal Powder (most important), Acetylcysteine, Atropine
ANTICOAGULANTS: Warfarin, Enoxaparin
IMMUNOMODULATORS: Cyclosporine
BETA-BLOCKER: Enalapril, Propranolol
ANTIULCERS/ANTACIDS: Ranitidine
DIABETES REGULATION: Insulin Injectors
ANTIHYPERTENSION: Hydrochlorothiazide/Lisinopril
ANTICONVULSANTS: Carbamazepine, Diazepam
ANTIDEPRESSANTS: Fluoxetine, Amitriptyline
ANTI-ANXIETY: Diazepam
HORMONE CONTROL/BIRTH CONTROL: Ethinylestradiol/Levonorgestrel
DIURETICS: Furosemide
ANTI-INFECTANTS: Albendazole, Potassium Permanganate
MIOTICS/MULTI-PURPOSE: Acetazolamide
CHEMO THERAPY: Carboplatin, Fluorouracil
RESERVE ANTIBIOTICS: Ceftazidime/Avibactam

[ That list is left up for, uh, a while, before Haibara speaks, the page still being displayed. ] The antibiotics are probably most important to get a stock on. Dextran 70 will be important in order to save lives from blood loss, which knowing how missions are, will come up sooner rather than later. Activated charcoal powder can treat overdosing and certain poisons. Those are the top priority.

Not listed, but we could also use supplies for drawing, storing, and giving blood. We would need a cooler to store the blood first, though.

[ Now the page gets pulled down. ]

It's something to think about. Thanks for your time.

Comments

[so_dark_a_road]

I currently have 567 points, and I'd be happy to donate most of them. I'd just need a list of what is the most important.

By the way, I'd like to order a stretcher or two, if you don't already have any. The last two times I brought a person to the Medical Carriage, I carried one person and practically carried the other. I can do this, but a stretcher would have been better.

But I have to say, please don't discount magical abilities and herbal knowledge. Both of those have saved countless lives in my original world. As Glorfindel has already said.

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[deage]

I can't, and won't, discount herbal knowledge, since many medicines, even on this list, were derived or originated from plants. A major component of biochemistry is studying things like that and figuring out the exact causes and processes that make them so useful, and then refining them.

[ Is she a biochemist? Yes. That's actually her profession. She won't say as much but she does have a certain amount of pride in it. ]

All that said, thanks for the help. [ Although she's not really the one benefiting from it, the train as a whole is. Still. ]

The medicines we'd need the most quantity of are the three antibiotics; amoxicillin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid mix, and ceftriaxone. Individually, no one can cover every bacteria, but together they're effective against a very wide range.

Past that, we'd need a good supply of dextran 70 - it serves as plasma replacement in the case of shock from massive blood loss. It's a liquid, and you typically use one or several containers at a time, so you need to have more on hand than other things on this list.

Activated charcoal powder is used in a wide variety of cases, so it's also important, but you don't need quite as much on hand. Enoxaparin and cyclosporine are both important for surgery, and enoxaparin can also be used during a heart attack.

I'd personally feel safer having a supply of acetylcysteine and atropine on hand, too, given both are useful in the cases of overdoses and certain poisonings, and those are something that can happen to anybody. They both also have other uses, if given in proper dosage.

Everything else on the list are for treating certain symptoms or conditions, and I have them arranged in what I think the likelihood of occurring on board the train are. I don't have access to any medical information for people on board, though, so I don't know if there's a demand for them right now.

2/2

[deage]

Oh right, I don't think we have stretchers, that would probably be a good call.

Two seems about right.

Re: 2/2

[so_dark_a_road]

[ He respects her for her knowledge of biochemistry and the part that plants have played in the creation of medicines. ]

You're welcome!

All right, I'll go to the train store and see if I can get all those antibiotics and medicines, and how much it would cost to purchase them all. If I can't buy them all, I'll get them in the order you've said is the order of priority.

I'm bound to get more points in a few days -- I always do. So, if I can only order, say, half of what you've listed above, then I'll get more of your list next month.

Also, I'll get two stretchers.

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Later, when he has had a chance to order the items from the train store. ]

Okay, both orders are placed! The stretchers and the medicines will be both delivered on the next platform day.