*** CMO Office * USS Chimera *** Rangi pressed her right hand fingers to her forehead, eyes closed. She released a long breath, opened her eyes and shifted in her chair. {What an afternoon!} she thought and shook her head. Pulling forward a new padd she began a report of the last shift but added a memo at the end. It read: For Attention of Brigadier General Bretam Keylor Commanding Officer USS Chimera. CC Lieutenant Commander Shane Guzman Executive Officer USS Chimera From Lieutenant Commander Rangi Summers Chief Medical Officer/Second Executive Officer USS Chimera Sickbay Report SD 24.05.06.28 20.08 EST Sir, You will see by the cases currently in sickbay that we are dealing with a greater than average number of incidents. Though most of the cases are minor in nature, muscle strains, mild abrasions and so on, there have been more serious cases, for instance, the plasma burns victims. Without exception, all the patients have been engaged on the modification work currently taking place. With repect Sir, I begin to wonder how and when the new specifications were tested for safety.Have they been applied to other Intrepid Class ships and if so, was there a corresponding number of casualties? The health of the crew is my main concern and the frequency of internal damage since the modifications were implemented, seems to me at least, to point towards some problem steming from these new protocols. I think it would be wise to halt the modification schedule or at least slow it down to give time for engineering to check the safety aspects. Rangi reread the memo, considered it, then added her name. The padd was copied and sent. She sighed, knowing that the mission demanded all the modifications be in place and that it was unlikely Keylor would act on such a suggestion that had no tangible backup. But it seemed to her that they were being rushed somehow, and she hoped that the General would take her concerns seriously. She laid her padd aside and looked up at a light tapping on the office door. "Rangi? Private Ra'nar is here to see you." Nurse Fleming said, entering the office followed by a tall marine. " He needed some supplies and equipment." Rangi stood up. Private Ra'nar...welcome to sickbay." she greeted him. " Have you everything you need?" *** End Log *** LtCmdr Rangi Summers CMO/2XO USS Chimera