Object
Norepinephrine (Norep) Resuscitation Vial
A small resuscitation drug container — referenced as 'norep' — presented in measured cc doses during an emergency. Treated like an immediate, single‑use intervention: drawn into syringes or prepared ampoules, labeled as norepinephrine, and handed between Beverly Crusher and the sickbay medic as they attempt pharmacologic revival. Its appearance is clinical and utilitarian: compact, clearly labeled, and stored with other emergency drugs in Sickbay.
2 appearances
Purpose
Emergency vasopressor/pressor agent administered during resuscitation to raise blood pressure and support cardiac output in a patient undergoing cardiopulmonary collapse.
Significance
Serves as the focal medical instrument of a failed resuscitation: its administration (prepared in two‑cc doses) underscores the crew's clinical effort and the limits of their care. The drug's use frames the scene's moral impact—Beverly's apology, Picard's admission of human limitation, and Nuria's confrontation about cultural expectations of omnipotence.
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