FAIT ACCOMPLI

The hospital doors fling open and Dixie steadily walks through. She continues onwards with a tight grip on the metal frame of a transportable hospital bed. On the bed lies a female.

"This is Ellana Tygovey, 33 years old. She's been involved in a high speed RTC on Farmead roundabout. She's got a compound fracture to the right leg and lacerations to the face from shards of glass. She has a GCS of 11, resps of 22, a pulse of 98, BP 140/85. Sats of 92 on high flow of oxygen. Ellana has had five milligrams of morphine and ten milligrams of oxycodone and was treated for shock at the scene." By the time Dixie has performed the handover she is in Resus. Connie bursts through the doors closely followed by Rita, Ethan and Lily.

"Let's move her over please in one, two... THREE." As Dixie says 'three' the doctors work in unison to move the injured casualty over to the hospital's bed.

"Thank you Dixie, we'll take it from here." States Connie, as she puts on her surgical gloves in preparation to assess the situation of the fracture.

Dixie walks out of Resus and out into the ambulance. As she jumps back into the ambulance she receives another call-out.

"Rita, can we have a litre of O neg please?" Asks Connie sternly.

"We're going to perform a log roll everybody. I want a full body assessment before we even consider coming to a decision. In three, two, one..." Says Connie.

As they roll Ellana to the side she lets out a horrific scream. "All right darling, it's all right." Says Rita, comforting a distressed Ellana.

The doctors roll Ellana back to her original resting position. Lily picks up a clipboard and begins writing some crucial information on a patient form. After careful analysis of the whole body, Connie looks at Ellana.

"Okay, well we're going to need a CT scan Ellana. We'll fast track the results and immediately find out what's going on. But, for the meantime I need you to remain on the spinal board. It's uncomfortable I know, but we simply can't risk anymore damage. Let's keep her under close observation. Also, can we get a cast on that leg, Rita?" Utters Connie sternly. She exits immediately after, avoiding any eye contact with Rita.

"I want my husband" Mutters Ellana, in absolute agony.

"I'll contact him now, dear." Replies Rita reassuringly.

Ethan prepares to walk out, but that isn't before he picks up Ellana's fallen bag from the hospital floor. Ethan discovers a tram card with the location 'Manchester' on the floor, it's fallen out of Ellana's bag. He analyses the card, thinking deeply and carefully. After a few seconds of intense thought, his face peeks up and he lets out a pleasing smile.

"HONEY! I completely forgot." Ethan mutters under his breath. He quickly places the tram card on a metal tray by the bed before exiting Resus.