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The attending doctor in '''sickbay''' is [[Cottle|Dr. Cottle]], but there are lab coat-wearing specialists and medics who are sometimes present to render aid ([[Litmus]]).
The attending doctor in '''sickbay''' is [[Cottle|Dr. Cottle]], but there are lab coat-wearing specialists and medics who are sometimes present to render aid ([[Litmus]]).


The sickbay also seems to have the equipment of a basic small hospital; beds, stretchers, IV's, etc. The spartan appearance of the sickbay is reminiscent of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit.
[[Image:GalacticaInterior Sickbay1.jpg|right|thumb|Sickbay ([[The Captain's Hand]]).]]
The sickbay seems to have the equipment of a basic small hospital (beds, stretchers, IV's), but is relatively spartan otherwise. It is also equipped with a machine similar to a [[w:Magnetic Resonance Imaging|magnetic resonance imaging]] scanner.
 
According to Lee Adama, the sickbay is also designed as a disaster shelter in the event of a ship catastrophe ([[Valley of Darkness]]).
 
''Galactica'' also possesses a morgue, which is located near Baltar's lab ("[[The Farm]]", "[[Sacrifice]]", "[[The Captain's Hand]]").
 
== Major characters who have spent time in sickbay ==


Major characters who have spent time in sickbay are:
*[[Cally]] -- gunshot wound in "[[Bastille Day]]", later beaten to the point of having her jaw broken by [[Galen Tyrol]] and needing it rewired.   
*[[Cally]] -- gunshot wound in "[[Bastille Day]]", later beaten to the point of having her jaw broken by [[Galen Tyrol]] and needing it rewired.   
*President [[Laura Roslin]] -- breast exam and inquiry about available medication in "[[Act of Contrition]]", near-death from advanced breast cancer in "[[Epiphanies]]".
*[[Laura Roslin]] -- breast exam and inquiry about available medication in "[[Act of Contrition]]", near-death from advanced breast cancer in "[[Epiphanies]]".
*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] -- broken knee from "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]" to "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"
*[[Kara Thrace]] -- broken knee from "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]" to "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]".
*[[Sharon Valerii]] -- for gunshot wound in the cheek from "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]"
*[[Sharon Valerii]] -- for gunshot wound in the cheek from "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]"
*[[William Adama]] -- after the attempt on his life by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] from  "[[Scattered]]" to "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]"
*[[William Adama]] -- after the attempt on his life by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] from  "[[Scattered]]" to "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]"
*[[Gaius Baltar]] -- A process similar to a [[Wikipedia:Magnetic Resonance Imaging|Magnetic Resonance Imaging]] scan of his brain, to determine whether or not his "internal" [[Number Six]] was a chip in "[[Home, Part II]]"
*[[Gaius Baltar]] -- Scan of his brain, to determine whether or not his [[Head Six|internal Number Six]] is a chip in "[[Home, Part II]]"
*[[Lee Adama|Apollo]] -- gunshot wound in "[[Sacrifice]]"
*[[Lee Adama]] -- gunshot wound in "[[Sacrifice]]"
*[[Sharon Agathon]] -- near-miscarriage in "[[Final Cut]]", attempted rape resulting in a cracked rib treated in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", Caesarian-section birth in "[[Downloaded]]".
*[[Sharon Agathon]] -- near-miscarriage in "[[Final Cut]]", attempted rape resulting in a cracked rib treated in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", Caesarian-section birth in "[[Downloaded]]".
*[[Louanne Katraine]] -- dies from radiation sickness in "[[The Passage]]".
*[[Louanne Katraine]] -- dies from radiation sickness in "[[The Passage]]".
*[[Galen Tyrol|Galen]] and [[Cally Tyrol]] -- restore from explosive decompression in "[[A Day in the Life]]".
*[[Galen Tyrol]] -- recoers from explosive decompression in "[[A Day in the Life]]".
*[[Romo Lampkin]] -- survives an assassination attempt in "[[The Son Also Rises]]".
*[[Romo Lampkin]] -- survives an assassination attempt in "[[The Son Also Rises]]".
According to Lee Adama, the sickbay is also designed as a disaster shelter in the event of a ship catastrophe ([[Valley of Darkness]]).


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Revision as of 12:18, 1 September 2007

The attending doctor in sickbay is Dr. Cottle, but there are lab coat-wearing specialists and medics who are sometimes present to render aid (Litmus).

Sickbay (The Captain's Hand).

The sickbay seems to have the equipment of a basic small hospital (beds, stretchers, IV's), but is relatively spartan otherwise. It is also equipped with a machine similar to a magnetic resonance imaging scanner.

According to Lee Adama, the sickbay is also designed as a disaster shelter in the event of a ship catastrophe (Valley of Darkness).

Galactica also possesses a morgue, which is located near Baltar's lab ("The Farm", "Sacrifice", "The Captain's Hand").

Major characters who have spent time in sickbay