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'Okay let's get him to X-Ray' Zoe instructed as they wheeled him out of the room. Silence fell on the ED as they saw one of their own doctors in such a vulnerable state. Cal walked slowly behind the bed. Lily stayed with him. 'He'll be alright' she insisted. 'How can you be so sure?' he asked. 'Because I know your brother. He's a fighter.' She explained. Once they returned from X-Ray Cal decided to approach the topic of the accident with his brother. 'What happened?' he asked. 'There was another car, it swerved into the side of me. I couldn't control it. I veered off of the road and down a steep hill. I'm sorry' He whispered. Cal shook his head. 'You need to talk to the police' he demanded. 'Not yet, we need to make sure that he is stable and we need to sort out his leg first' Zoe told him.
'Dr Hanna, the x-rays are back' Lily stated as she handed the iPad to her. 'Right, everything looks good, it's just a simple open fracture. We can easily pull it here and there will be no need for surgery' Zoe explained to Ethan. 'Is it going to hurt?' he stammered. Cal held his hand tightly. 'Only for a minute, and then it will be fine, we can get you some pain relief' Cal assured him. 'Right you're on traction Lofty and I'll pull' Zoe commanded. 'Cal could you brace him please' She told him. Lofty handed him a mouthpiece. 'Breathe this in, it should help with the pain' he explained handing his the Entonox.
Cal slipped his arms over his brother's shoulders and around his waist. He held him tightly so he couldn't move. 'It's okay, squeeze my hand if you need to' he whispered as he took his brother's hand in his. 'Argh, Argh, Argh' Ethan screamed as Zoe began manipulating his leg. 'Shhh, it's going to be okay Nibbles' Cal murmured. Ethan squeezed his hand as tightly as he could.
'Hold still a moment longer please' Zoe asked him. Ethan continued to cry out in pain. Cal tried to soothe him. 'I guess now is a bad time to ask what's for dinner' he joked. Ethan smiled weakly before screaming as his leg cracked into place. 'Okay, take a couple of deep breaths now Ethan. We will take you to x-ray so we can confirm that your leg is in the right place' Zoe told him. 'Thank you' he smiled as she left them alone. Cal moved around to the side of the bed. 'How are you feeling now?' he asked. 'I don't suppose you could cook tonight, I'm not sure how much I will be able to do' He joked. 'I was only kidding, we can get a takeaway tonight if you want. Maybe a pizza?' he replied with a cheeky smile.
Zoe returned to the cubicle, 'time for an x-ray' she whispered. Ethan had fallen asleep. Cal got up from the side of the bed where he had been comforting his brother. 'Do you want me to wake him up?' he asked. 'Don't worry about it. He needs his sleep' she replied with a smile. They took him to x-ray. When he returned Lofty began to stitch up his head. 'What should I do, I need to give him a local anaesthetic but I don't want him to freak out.' He stammered to Cal. 'I'll tell him, he'll probably just roll over and go back to sleep so don't worry about it' he responded. He reached over the rails on the bed and shook his brother. 'Nibbles. Wakey, wakey. Lofty is going to stitch up your head now, but we need to give you a local anaesthetic, just keep still okay' he informed the sleeping Ethan. 'Yeah whatever, just let me sleep' he groaned as he rolled across the bed. 'Thanks mate' Lofty said clapping Cal on the back before stitching up the cuts on Ethan's face.
Lily re-entered the room. 'Right, the chest X-Ray has come back. He has a couple of broken ribs, one of which is incredible close to puncturing his lung' she explained showing Cal and Zoe the x-ray. At that moment Ethan rolled over. As he did so the broken rib moved slightly. Although it only moved a couple of millimetres it still shifted enough to puncture his lung. Ethan's eyes snapped open as he struggled for air. 'Right we need to do a needle decompression right now' Zoe shouted. 'Ethan, you've got a tension pneumothorax. You know what that means so we need to stick a small needle into your chest so that your lung doesn't get crushed.' Cal explained to his scared little brother. He nodded his head still gasping for air. Zoe took the needle and steadily pushed it into his chest. Silence fell on the room. When they heard a rush of air, relief fell on them all. 'Let's prep for a chest drain' Zoe ordered. Cal lifted the bed into an upright position. 'Don't you go scaring us again hey nibbles' he whispered. They inserted the chest drain much to Ethan's discomfort.
