coming to understand

currents Part 9

Currents

at the hospital

" Okay, keep pressure on it.The doctor's on her way.And does anyone know where Dr. Hilyard is? "(Melisa spots Scott") Oh, thank God.I'm starving.Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Thank you for bringing me dinner."

"Is everything okay?"

" Except for half the accident victims in a ten car pile-up being rerouted here from downtown, and the E.R. attending not answering any of his pages, yeah, I'm okay."

"What does not answering pages mean?"

" It means that nobody can find him, so now we have to wait for the on call to get here."

" Hows Anna?"

" no change Scott you know there is a chance that she may not come out of the coma ?"

" I know but."

female " Miss."

-melisa " Yes?"

female "Excuse me, can I please have something for the pain?"

melisa " Okay, I'm sorry.I know.But, actually, giving you something could complicate things, so we really just need to wait for the doctors.Okay?"

" Yeah.Okay"

melisa " How much longer on Dr.Hilyard?"

nurse " Ten minutes."

Scott " Uh, you know, I think that I read online that sometimes human contact can help with pain."gentily grasps her hand taking some of her pain.

Ethan " Someone Someone help me! " stumbling down the hall half carring Danny. " Oh, I need help!"

phone rings " It's Dr.Hilyard again."Can you let Melissa know that it may be more than ten minutes? I think there's an accident up ahead."

receptionst " Yeah, a ten car pile-up, which is why we need you here."

Dr.Hilyard " I'm going as fast as I can."

melisa "Okay, gentle, gentle, gentle! "

Scott and Ethen lower Danny down into the bed.

Scott "- What did you do to him?"

Ethen" - Nothing.He said he was having chest pains and trouble breathing, but it it just kept getting worse."

melisa"This is not good.How much longer on Dr.Hilyard? His larynx has shifted to the side.I think it's a tension pneumothorax."

Danny throws up.

Ethen" Mistletoe."

melisa"Can you two please go back to the waiting room?"

Ethen" Where are the nurses and the doctors? Where is everyone?"

melisa" It's a full house tonight.

They're tending to other patients."

Scott " Okay, well, mom, how can we help?"

melisa" Honey, you can't.His lung is collapsed.His heart is being pushed against his chest cavity,"

Scott" so He's gonna die, isn't he?"

melisa" No.No, he's not.Scott, you grab the tape.You grab those scissors and cut his shirt open.Okay."

Scott"Mom, he's not breathing."

melisa " I know, I know.Okay. Okay, here we go."

jabing a long neddle into his lung . Danny gasps.