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[[Image:VOY_doctor.jpg|thumb|right|A Starfleet EMH]]An '''emergency medical hologram''' (or '''EMH''') is a computerized medical system to attend patients on a [[Federation]] [[starship]] if the ship's medical staff is incapacitated.  The system uses [[holodeck]] technology to project a humanoid image with force-field support to allow the image to manipulate medical equipment.  An [[AI]] program connected to a medical database operates the image like a puppet.
[[Image:VOY_doctor.jpg|thumb|right|A Starfleet EMH]]An '''emergency medical hologram''' (or '''EMH''') is a computerized medical system to attend patients on a [[Federation]] [[starship]] if the ship's medical staff is incapacitated.  The system uses [[holodeck]] technology to project a humanoid image with force-field support to allow the image to manipulate medical equipment.  An [[AI]] program connected to a medical database operates the image like a puppet.


A typical Starfleet EMH has technical proficiency in may fields of medicine, but they tend to have a poor bedside manner, hot having been designed to deal with patients on a regular basis for routine care.
A typical [[Starfleet]] EMH has technical proficiency in may fields of medicine, but they tend to have a poor bedside manner, hot having been designed to deal with patients on a regular basis for routine care.


[[Category: ST Other Technology]]
[[Category: ST Other Technology]]

Revision as of 20:54, 25 February 2008

A Starfleet EMH

An emergency medical hologram (or EMH) is a computerized medical system to attend patients on a Federation starship if the ship's medical staff is incapacitated. The system uses holodeck technology to project a humanoid image with force-field support to allow the image to manipulate medical equipment. An AI program connected to a medical database operates the image like a puppet.

A typical Starfleet EMH has technical proficiency in may fields of medicine, but they tend to have a poor bedside manner, hot having been designed to deal with patients on a regular basis for routine care.