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Sickbay Medical Sheets

Plain clinical linens drape the three recovered cryonics patients on Sickbay tables: lightweight cotton-like sheets, loosely tucked and slightly damp from body heat, their edges fluttering when hands pull them back. Staff lift and smooth the fabric to reveal faces and wounds; the sheets shift from full concealment to partially displaced as Beverly Crusher uncovers the first patient, becoming a tactile focus during revival and assessment.
6 appearances

Purpose

To cover and protect patients on Sickbay treatment tables—providing a sanitary barrier, insulation, and a concealment layer that medical staff can remove or adjust during examination and revival.

Significance

Serve as the immediate visual and physical marker of the transition from preserved state to living person: uncovering the sheets stages the moment of awakening, humanizes the recovered individuals, and dramatizes the ethical and medical decisions facing Picard and Crusher.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments
S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone
Cryo Revival: Duty Divided

Clinical sheets cover the three recovered patients, used to conceal and then reveal faces during assessment; they create a tactile barrier between the staff and the humanized discovery, heightening the reveal when Beverly uncovers the first patient.

Before: Draped over each patient, slightly damp from body heat and serving to maintain modesty and warmth.
After: Partially displaced as Beverly exposes the first woman's face for revival; remain in place over the other two patients.
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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone
Containment and First Revival — Welcome to the Twenty‑Fourth Century

Plain clinical sheets cover the three recovered patients, serving as both a literal and symbolic veil between past and present; they are moved or lifted when Dr. Crusher examines and awakens the first patient.

Before: Draped over each patient, concealing faces and injuries, slightly damp from body heat.
After: Partially displaced on at least the first patient after examination and hypospray administration; remain with patients on the tables.
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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone
Treat Them as Living — The First Awakening

Clinical linens cover the three recovered patients, concealing their faces until Beverly prepares to awaken them; the removal or displacement of sheets signals transition from passive care to active medical and ethical engagement.

Before: Draped over and concealing the three thawed patients, slightly damp and warmed from body heat.
After: Partially displaced as the first patient's face is revealed and she is medically stimulated; sheets remain as coverings for continued monitoring.
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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone
First Contact in Sickbay: Clare Raymond Awakens

Light clinical sheets initially conceal the three recovered bodies, preserving modesty and the visual shock of their reawakening; staff lift and smooth the linens during diagnosis and the patients finish dressing, leaving sheets partially displaced.

Before: Draped over the three cryonics patients on Sickbay biobeds, slightly damp from body heat and providing full concealment.
After: Partially removed as the patients begin dressing and are prepared for transfer to guest quarters; remain available for covering as needed.
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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone
Offenhouse Demands His Due: Entitlement in Sickbay

Light clinical sheets initially conceal the three cryo-patients; staff lift and smooth them to reveal faces and wounds, and they are progressively removed as Beverly revives and dresses the survivors—serving as tactile markers of exposure, vulnerability, and the transition from suspended anonymity to named individuals.

Before: Covering the three recovered cryo-patients on Sickbay biobeds, lightly tucked and concealing identities.
After: Partially or fully removed as the patients finish dressing; sheets are folded or draped aside under Starfleet medical control.
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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone
Awakening the Anachronisms: Sonny's Fear

Light clinical sheets initially conceal the three recovered bodies; staffs lift and fold them back to reveal faces and wounds. The sheets function as a tactile bridge from stasis to personhood—covering, then partially removed as the survivors are dressed and moved to guest quarters.

Before: Draped over the three cryo‑patients on Sickbay biobeds, concealing identity and condition.
After: Partly removed as the survivors finish dressing; remain as standard-issued linens during transfer to guest quarters.
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