Okay so this chapter is really small because I had an idea on a chapter when writing this one and if I added what I wanted to onto the end it would have been too long of a chapter so I cut this one short. I hope this is okay as a filler while I work on the next one. I should have that up tonight or maybe tomorrow morning depending on when I finish.
Just for those wondering, I do a lot of research for my stories and I like my medical terminology to be as accurate as google will allow me to be. Some words may be confusing and unheard before but I promise they are not made up. An example of this currently is Pollex- This is the medical name for our thumb (that will make more sense when reading the chapter). If any other words are confusing for you please mention it and I will fill you in for the sake of the story.
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"I think she fell and knocked her head. She needs a head CT now! Meredith, can you hear me?" Meredith made no sign of waking, Maggie checking her pulse which was rapid.
"Her heart rate is through the roof. I need a gurney" Maggie shouted, Alex nodding and running out to grab the gurney.
"I need to splint this hand before she starts to lose circulation" Callie stated, Bailey standing back to try and take charge if the situation.
"We will take her straight to CT and then go from there. We need to get some priorities with her treatment" Everyone nodded, them all getting her onto the gurney. Everyone went to run out the room, Bailey stopping them all.
"Too many people are here right now. Shepard, Hunt and Torres, take her to CT. I need all of you to come with me so we can assess what happened and talk to Riggs" Everyone nodded, Maggie letting go of Meredith's hand and following Bailey. Amelia got her to CT, glad nobody was waiting and hooked her up to a heart monitor. She noticed how fast the woman's heart rate was, definitely spotting an arrhythmia.
"We need to page Maggie and have her meet us in the OR. I think she has an arrhythmia" Owen nodded, watching as Callie secured her hand and she was loaded into the CT machine. Callie and Amelia came through the the monitor room, watching as the scanner screen started loading.
"I need to operate on her hand before the damage to the bone becomes unfixable and cuts off her circulation. She is at risk of losing function in right pollex" Owen closed his eye momentarily, nodding slowly. He opened his eyes, the image of her head slowly loading. Amelia perked up at his side, pointing at the screen.
"There- a very small but easy to control brain bleed. It is common in people who fall and knock their heads. In and out surgery" She said, glad the knock did not bring forth more issues for her and Meredith.
"Can you still fix her hand while Amelia works on the bleed?" He asked Callie who nodded, knowing the strain would not be too much on her.
"Okay. I will page Maggie to OR 2 and I will be in their to monitor just in case anything goes wrong" They nodded, grabbing Meredith and wheeling her to the OR, wanting to get it done as quick as possible. Maggie met them at the scrub room, applying her mask as she looked to everyone for details.
"She has a small brain bleed which I am going to fix" Amelia said, finishing her scrub, her and Owen going into the OR where Meredith was ready for them.
"I am going to fix her hand which, if everything goes okay, will gail full function in a few weeks" Callie explained, Maggie nodding starting her scrub.
"Why did you page me back?"
"She has a small arrhythmia we wanted you to look at" They finished scrubbing in, going inside.
"I see what you mean. I will have a pacemaker brought in and if it gets out of hand I will open her up and insert it. That was probably caused by the stress" Maggie explained, them all getting started while she stood back with Owen.
"What happened between her and Riggs?" Amelia asked after a while, Maggie cringing slightly.
"He is getting a 2 week suspension for harassment" She said, Callie raising her eyebrows as she collected the bone fragments in Meredith's hand.
"That doesn't answer her question"
"A few weeks ago Bailey installed microphones into some of the most important cameras around the hospital, one of them being in the ER. He said some stuff to her, harsh stuff"
"Like what Maggie? What did he say?" Amelia snapped, wanting to know what caused her to freak out so much.
"Well, for one he said she was a challenging person"
"Everyone knows she is a challenging person" Callie stated, them all laughing slightly. It was true, she was challenging but they had all managed to put up with her so far it wasn't news to them.
"He said something about being married to her" Owen frowned, everyone sharing the same expression as they stared at Maggie.
"What do you mean?"
"I can't remember the exact words he used, but it was something like he would want to die to if he was married to her and that she should just leave everyone alone. Alex almost killed him"
"I'm going to kill him" Owen shouted in fury, Maggie taking his hand in hers to stop him.
"No, Bailey is talking to him and he has been suspended. Killing him won't take back what he said, we just need to make sure she knows that it isn't true" They all fell into an awkward silence, Amelia finishing up the brain bleed with an ease.
"Her brain bleed is under control, how is her hand looking Callie?"
"I should be finished in about 20 minutes. It is going to make a full recovery" She smiled, knowing her career would have been gone without her hand.
"Her arrhythmia has balanced out, I think the anaesthetic helped her mind relax so it levelled her heart rate out. I will monitor it in post-op either way just to be sure it doesn't come back, especially when she wakes up"
"Well she is going to be in recovery for at least 3 weeks to watch this hand while it is casted and then she won't be able to use it for another 2 after that. A lot of physiotherapy is going to take place before I can clear her for surgery again"
"That is going to be painful for all of us" Owen commented, everyone laughing. They all watched in content as Callie finished up and closed her hand, standing to stretch.
"Are you going to fix Riggs' nose?" Maggie asked, Callie looking up at the empty gallery before making eye contact with the woman.
"Am I hell" Maggie rolled her eyes, Amelia high-fiving her as they prepared the wheel Meredith into recovery.
