The Bartholomew Protocol
Abstract
During the scourge of The Weeping Phage, some few Very Smart People were able to avoid, and fight back against, the terrible affliction. In the end, they were ridiculed and abased, and in one case tarred and feathered, for following the reccomendations of one man who, infuriatingly enough for the entire medical community, turned out to have been right all along.
Purpose
Document Structure
Clauses
The protocols are a simple list of instructions, laid out in plain language that is easy for an overworked healthcare worker to read as they run by between patients.
Caveats
This document was written for front-line medical workers in the war against the The Weeping Phage, and is exceedingly blunt in some of its language.
Publication Status
There is a copy of this document at every hospital, health care facility, and barber shop in Pax.
Legal status
There is nothing implicityly wrong with the document, even though it was reviled by a certain segment of society when it was first released.
Historical Details
Background
A combat medic by trade, Bartholomew Givens was also a brilliant biochemist and polymath. His thoughts on microbiology were of course derided, and reviled by many churches, but when The Weeping Phage struck Pax, his protocols wound up saving the day.
History
Bartholomew began experimenting with microbiology, in coordination with both the Medical School and the Glazier's Academy, as far back as 5150NG.
Public Reaction
The reaction to Bartholomew's suggestions was largely ridicule, and scorn, to which he would shrug his shoulders and say something like, "You can't get angry. You just have to pity the brain dead."
Legacy
The medical community adotping these protocols during the time of the Phage saved countless lives.
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