Medical in the Canmephian Realm's USA
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And doth the Drygerskunk posteth:
This was on NBC's Today show, but I'll link to the ABC News "Good Morning America" article: Conjoined twin sisters undergo successful surgery to separate.
It got me thinking on a few things medical related in my Canmephian Realm, but within the USA framework (not the Canmephian governmental framework). Since it's set in a 26th century world that still looks a bit 21st century...
* Medical records are digitized and can be accessed by any medical professional (with permission, of course). These are stored in highly-encrypted and highly-redundant "data stores."
* HIPPA is still active (and may of been beefed up).
Now with that out of the way, what would happen with a conjoined twin birth in that realm and age? Well, actually, standard procedure:
1. Confirm via scans that the subjects are truly conjoined and not multifur/multibeing. This involves determining a N+1 brain setup.
2. DNA is taken from each twin.
3. Nanotech is programmed to finish separation of the twins and rebuild any missing body parts.
4. Injection and nutrient/bonemeal feeds.
5. *THE WAIT*
6. *THE POP!*
7. Congrats, it's two separate babies.
Now if it was multifur/multibeing, then from step 3:
3. Nanotech is programmed to reconfigure the DNA for a more straight-forward body form to address quality-of-life issues.
4. Injection for reconfiguration.
5. Nanotech in situ is monitored until done, then reprogrammed for body rebuild.
6. *Wait for the pop...*
7. Congrats, you got a "squid".
It got me thinking on a few things medical related in my Canmephian Realm, but within the USA framework (not the Canmephian governmental framework). Since it's set in a 26th century world that still looks a bit 21st century...
* Medical records are digitized and can be accessed by any medical professional (with permission, of course). These are stored in highly-encrypted and highly-redundant "data stores."
* HIPPA is still active (and may of been beefed up).
Now with that out of the way, what would happen with a conjoined twin birth in that realm and age? Well, actually, standard procedure:
1. Confirm via scans that the subjects are truly conjoined and not multifur/multibeing. This involves determining a N+1 brain setup.
2. DNA is taken from each twin.
3. Nanotech is programmed to finish separation of the twins and rebuild any missing body parts.
4. Injection and nutrient/bonemeal feeds.
5. *THE WAIT*
6. *THE POP!*
7. Congrats, it's two separate babies.
Now if it was multifur/multibeing, then from step 3:
3. Nanotech is programmed to reconfigure the DNA for a more straight-forward body form to address quality-of-life issues.
4. Injection for reconfiguration.
5. Nanotech in situ is monitored until done, then reprogrammed for body rebuild.
6. *Wait for the pop...*
7. Congrats, you got a "squid".