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medical symbols

the other day i was looking at some starship pictures and in the medbay prominently displayed was a red cross. given that the red cross is a christian symbol i can accept this in the solomani rim but i was wondering what symbol is largely accepted through the 3i.

on possibly a separate topic what religioun if any is standard throughout the traveller universe.
 
The Islamic equivalent is the Red Crescent ... but the Solomani did leave a lasting impression on the Imperium, so possibly the red cross survives.

Other possibilities:
* Red droplet (drop of blood)
* Winged branch with snake (Judeo-Christian - used by doctors now)
* Body on a bed (patients sleeping)
 
I'd imagine something like that would have been laid down by the Vilani during the time of Ziru Sirka and that would have been stuck through time despite Solomani attempts to change it. Mind you the Vilani were not too big on medical sciences.
 
I use what I call a Vilani medical symbol of a green back field with a DNA helix in yellow as the foreground.
 
IMTU I have an Imperium-wide (and sometimes beyond) umbrella organization called Red Symbol. ;)


Hans
 
Originally posted by Falkayn:
The Islamic equivalent is the Red Crescent ... but the Solomani did leave a lasting impression on the Imperium, so possibly the red cross survives.

Other possibilities:
* Red droplet (drop of blood)
* Winged branch with snake (Judeo-Christian - used by doctors now)
* Body on a bed (patients sleeping)
I like these ideas espec winged branch. Also the double helix mentioned was good.
 
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