Chapter Twenty-one
It has been two weeks since I last saw Adam. After that night, I vowed to myself to never see him again and to never answer to his calls. Nagawa ko iyon. Iniwasan kong isipin siya o sagutin ang tawag niya. That's the easiest way out of this unrequited love of mine.
I left him a letter saying that I want our set up to end because I wanted to focus on my job. At sinabi ko rin na mas mabuti na ang ganoon kaysa magkaroon ang ibang tao ng ibang impresyon sa aming dalawa. Adam was very much single and he could have any girls that he want. People wouldn't expect him to be in a relationship with a girl like me.
I only have my mother. Kinalimutan na kami ng aking ama. I don't want another heartache from another man but I guess it's too late. I got attracted so easily and fell in love deeply. Hindi naman kasalanang magmahal. Wala rin naman akong pinagsisihan na minahal ko si Adam sa maikling panahon. Ang tanging pagsisisi ko lang ay iyong hindi ko sinabi sa kaniya ang totoo kong nararamdaman. He wouldn't have a care anyway.
Napapitlag ako nang umalarm ang buong emergency room. Nagkatinginan kami ng mga nurse na kasama ko sa ER. We were alerted by the doctor that we need to administer triage because a big fire broke out at nearby building.
Pumunta kami sa aming pwesto. We have some resident doctors lining up. Binundol ako ng kaba habang naghihintay sa pagdating ng ambulansya. When we caught sight of the ambulance, nagkatinginan kaming lahat. We administer triage if many of the patients were severely injured. Sa kasong ito, kapag sunog na ang pinag-uusapan, hindi maiiwasang marami talaga ang masusugatan lalo pa kapag malakas ang apoy at hindi agad nakalabas ang mga residente ng isang building.
The ambulance opened andnit delivered a patient on a stretcher. Agad kong nakita ang pagtanggap ng doktor sa stretcher at nakitulong sa pagtulak nito papasok sa ER. We were alerted of the things that were needed to use.
Sumunod ako sa isang resident doctor nang pumasok na naman ang isa pang pasyente. According to the paramedics, ten are severely affected by the fire and that included them having second and third degree burns. May ilang nasugatan lang dahil sa paglabas ng building kaya ibang nurses na ang pinaasikaso sa kanila.
We got a second-degree burn patient. The side of his body were all red and in blisters. Humihiyaw ito sa sakit nang pumasok na.
I've administered a humidified oxygen for the patient and then the physician asked him to cough a few times. I removed the patients clothes because an infection might occur if I don't do that immediately. The doctor inserted a large bore IV catheter at the patient's left arm considering that it is the area that is not affected by the fire.
Kinakausap ng doktor ang pasyente habang inihahanda ko ang gagamitin nito para sa kaniyang mga sugat na natamo. Nagpalit kami ng pwesto ng doktor. I checked the patient's carotid and femoral pulses.
" Carotid pulse is 64 bpm." I reported as I got the patient's pulse. Tumango ang doktor sa akin. The patient's pulse is in normal level but his temperature is dropping. It's a normal scenario when it comes to burn patients.
Nang masiguro ng doktor na ayos na ang pasyente, lumipat ako sa ibang pasyenteng injured. The other nurses prepared for extra beds, lalo na para sa mga batang nasugatan. Some of them were wailing asking for their parents. I reassured them that they would be fine after their wounds were treated.
Masakit ang ulo at paa ko pagkatapos ng shift. We couldn't have a break since almost all of the severely burn patients were sensitive that needs thorough monitoring. Lahat ng assessment ay kailangang gawin at dapat walang makakaligtaan.
I took a nap at the office after my shift. Sa sobrang pagod ko ay parang ayaw ko munang umuwi lalo na't pahirapan sa paghihintay ng masasakyan pauwi.
