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Sickbay Vital Signs Monitor Array

A bedside/wall diagnostic monitoring array in Sickbay composed of thin holo‑panels and physical modules with a slate bezel and narrow luminescent faces. The system projects numeric vitals, waveform traces (heart rate, respiration, EEG/neural activity), status LEDs and subtle collars of light, and emits terse tones and alarm chirps. Clinicians (notably Pulaski, with Troi and Riker present) read its neural overlays and changing traces; its flicker/dimming or spikes serve as immediate clinical cues that drive bedside decisions and escalation of neural stimulation.
11 appearances

Purpose

To continuously display and track patient vital signs, waveform data, and equipment status at the bedside to support real-time clinical assessment and urgent triage.

Significance

The monitors translate physiological uncertainty into objective data, forcing command and medical staff to recognize the revived cryonics subjects as living patients; their alarms and fluctuating traces convert an ethical debate into an immediate medical crisis.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

11 moments