Halcyon

Sclaves and Slings

Nikki has been sat in A&E for half an hour now with Poppy and Maddison, Nikki had been giving Jack regular updates via text although there wasn't much to update on as Poppy has yet to be seen, Poppy is currently laying across her Mum's lap whimpering to herself as she holds her arm close to her chest. Nikki sits there with her one foot on the pushchair pushing it backwards and forwards gently to get Maddison off to sleep again, while she messes with Poppy's hair.

Around twenty minutes later a Nurse comes out of an office in the child's part of the Accident and Emergency. "Poppy Alexander, please" She calls.

Nikki looks down at Poppy and sits her up before helping her off the chair and taking her good hand and walking with the pushchair over to the nurse's office where they go inside and take a seat.
Nikki sits Poppy closest to the nurse and then sits beside Poppy and leaving Maddison in the corner. "Hi, Poppy I am Sarah... So I hear someone has a poorly arm?" The nurse smiles happily as she takes a seat at her desk beside Poppy.

Poppy looks at the nurse nervously before attempting to bury her face in Nikki's lap, "Poppy, don't play silly games now" Nikki sighs sitting her daughter back up.

"So Poppy, can you show me where it hurts?" Sarah smiles, Poppy looks down at her arm and points to her arm that is still in Nikki's makeshift sling. "Well, I see someone did a good sling who did that Poppy?" Sarah adds trying to break down some walls with Poppy as she removes her arm carefully from the sling.

"Mummy did it" Poppy whispers.
"Woah, is your Mummy good at slings?" Sarah chuckles and Poppy nods again before looking up at Nikki. "How did you hurt your arm Poppy? She adds.

"I feel over Maddison..." Poppy replies and Sarah looks up at Nikki.
"Maddison is Poppy's baby sister... she tripped up the pushchair at the park, she was a little too excited to go and play" Nikki replies as she strokes Poppy's hair out her face.

"That was silly wasn't it Poppy, now... I am going to get a special doctor to look at your arm, but can you tell me when this hurts" Sarah says and starts to gently press Poppy's arm already noticing the swelling and bruising that is coming out in her arm.

"A special doctor like Mummy?" Poppy questions before gasping in pain and bursting into tears.
Nikki wraps her arm around Poppy and kisses her head, "It's okay baby, the doctors are going to make you better" Nikki smiles soothingly as she kisses her head again.

Poppy wipes her eyes and then Sarah places the arm in a better stronger sling and hands the scarf back to Nikki. "Mummy is a special doctor, can she look after me?" Poppy asks the nurse as she ties the knot of the sling.

"No sweetie I'm not that type of doctor" Nikki replies and holds Poppy's good hand.
"I'm sure Mummy can look after you at home" Sarah replies and Poppy shakes her head.
"No! Mummy is my doctor!" Poppy frowns and swings her legs backwards and forwards on the chair.

Nikki laughs awkwardly and squeezes Poppy's hand, She watches Sarah type away on the computer and the type something on her pager. Nikki smiles at Poppy and clears her throat, "You see I am a doctor, although I am medically trained I am a Doctor of pathology."

The nurse chuckles and continues to type. Nikki looks down at Poppy and smiles as Sarah prepares pain relief for Poppy, as she does that Maddison begins to cry and Nikki stands up and walks over to Maddison, "Hey you, what's the matter, that's not a nice face to pull" Nikki coos as she scoops Maddison out the pushchair and cradles her before walking back to Poppy.

"Mummy is going to have to change Maddison's nappy in a minute darling... will she be okay to stay here I mean it's okay if she can't, I can take her with me" Nikki speaks.

"It's okay, she can stay here, although you will need to be back when the doctor gets here, he should be around ten minutes" Sarah replies and Nikki grabs the changing back and quickly heads off to change Maddison.

She returns back from the toilet and just in time as Dr Wallace arrives and examines Poppy before agreeing she will need an x-ray to confirm the fracture in her wrist.