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This document does NOT constitute medical advice for humans. For human emergencies, please seek assistance from a certified terrestrial healthcare provider and learn CPR from accredited Earth institutions, because you can save a life (see Resuscitation Council).
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Trauma in a Gallifreyan looks deceptively familiar to humans at first: there’s a patient, there’s a dramatic injury, and there might be a suspicious red puddle spreading somewhere it shouldn’t. But beyond that, Gallifreyans break differently, bleed differently, and compensate differently. Their bodies stay upright long after they should have collapsed, and their physiology can mask early deterioration until it suddenly becomes utterly catastrophic.
In a stable hospital environment with equipment, monitors, and a happy team with you, you’re much better off using the ABCDE Assessment to assess and treat a Gallifreyan in distress. G-STORM is a complete, standalone severe-trauma protocol tailored for Gallifreyan physiology and designed for low resources and rapid survival decisions. G-STORM merges human trauma logic with Gallifreyan physiology to create a structured framework for emergencies involving:
Think of G-STORM as ABCDE’s quick and dirty older sibling. It shows you what to prioritise, what to stabilise, and what to absolutely not touch unless you want to make things considerably worse. G-STORM assumes you have a limited medical kit and little/no support in a hostile environment.
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Before diving in to manage that new trauma, you’ll have several things to do.
🔒 Secure the Environment Something caused this trauma, so assume it’s still there. Neutralise threats, identify hazards, and make sure the area is oxygen-safe. If anything is on fire, confirm it is not heading in your direction.
📞 Call for Help Get whatever assistance you can, as fast as you can. This may be the TARDIS, med-bots, a passing Time Lord, or anyone who can at least identify which end of a staser cauterises. You may end up working alone, but call for help anyway.
🧑⚕️ Rapid Primary Impression Take a two-second snapshot of the situation. How bad does it look? What’s attached? What isn’t? Identify any immediate 🛑 red flags, such as:
This isn’t a full assessment — it’s your gut-level scan before you commit to action.
🧬 Prepare for the Unexpected Any any point, your patient may…
😴Enter a healing coma. → What is it?: This is a purposeful coma that will drastically reduce all measurable life signs, lower their temperature, breathing rate, blood pressure, and hearts rate to focus on healing. They will not be responsive. → Key indicators?: They will not glow, and their symbiotically-linked TARDIS will not be drastically affected. → What to do?: Immediately cease all interventions and get them to a safe place. Be prepared for Gallifreyan Healing Coma Management.
😮💨Use their respiratory bypass. → What is it?: This stops their breathing for a short time. → Key indicators?: The bypass needs conscious activation so they’re more likely to be awake while in this state. They’ll also be able to talk. → What to do?: Cease any breathing support interventions and use that time to determine why they’re using it and if you can do anything to help.
🤯Start regenerating. → What is it?: Process of death and rejuvenation into a new body. The process makes vital signs erratic and they may become unresponsive. → Key indicators?: Glowing, and they may talk about something profound and then tell you that’s what they’re doing with very little pretext. → What to do?: Cease all interventions, step back and watch the show. Be prepared for Post-Regeneration Management.
💓 CPR Check Before beginning G-STORM, confirm they are not in cardiac arrest. If they are not breathing, or if neither heart has a detectable beat and it’s not the bypass or a healing coma, this is cardiac arrest. Immediately begin Gallifreyan CPR. Continue until circulation returns, regeneration initiates, or more advanced help arrives. Once they have a pulse again, proceed to G-STORM.
⚡️Proceed to G-STORM Once the area is safe, you’ve established they don’t require CPR, and whatever help exists is on its way, begin the G-STORM protocol. </aside>
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Before anything else, you need to make sure that any severe bleeding is under control.
Despite their reputation for resilience, Gallifreyans can still bleed out—it just takes longer. Their compensatory systems can mask early collapse by keeping them conscious even after significant blood loss, so don’t let apparent stability (or incessant chatting) trick you into thinking they’re fine.
Gallifreyan bleeding from significant trauma tends to follow a characteristic pattern*:
*This pattern varies with physiological state — especially immediately post-regeneration, in prolonged exertion, or in states of hypoartronosis.
First 🔎assess, and then make an 🛠️intervention. Everything here is vital, but ⭐ indicates things you need to make an absolute priority.
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