The aliens on the planet are actually colonists (sort of - they were actually fleeing a war who ended up crashing there, it was uninhabited and they stayed - believing that the planet was a second chance for their species - and part of that was going back to nature - for the most part.) The ship was one of theirs.
They aren't particularly human like - the best short description is 4 foot tall lilac furred marsupial otter people.
They have been there about 50 Earth years. Which is a couple of generations for them.
I'm thinking that perhaps Owen will have to discount the medicines as he can't be sure of how Jack will react, but things like sterile dressings (or maybe even some dressings that have an anti-bacterial element built in), instruments (scalpels and the like) or a suture kit could still be used.
I know how Owen is going to treat the wound (Thanks to Google and Skin and Soft Tissue Injuries, and Infections: A Practical Evidence Based Guide by Adam J. Singer, Judd E. Hollander, M.D., Robert M. Blumm - which admittedly was about puncture wounds on feet, but seemed adaptable enough to cover this.) It's going to be a pretty horrible experience for Jack - with Owen cutting out the dead, infected tissue.
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Date: 2013-02-22 06:47 pm (UTC)They aren't particularly human like - the best short description is 4 foot tall lilac furred marsupial otter people.
They have been there about 50 Earth years. Which is a couple of generations for them.
I'm thinking that perhaps Owen will have to discount the medicines as he can't be sure of how Jack will react, but things like sterile dressings (or maybe even some dressings that have an anti-bacterial element built in), instruments (scalpels and the like) or a suture kit could still be used.
I know how Owen is going to treat the wound (Thanks to Google and Skin and Soft Tissue Injuries, and Infections: A Practical Evidence Based Guide by Adam J. Singer, Judd E. Hollander, M.D., Robert M. Blumm - which admittedly was about puncture wounds on feet, but seemed adaptable enough to cover this.) It's going to be a pretty horrible experience for Jack - with Owen cutting out the dead, infected tissue.