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Mimi was lying on her side again, water continuing to froth from her lungs. A lifeguard spoke, "Mimi sweetheart, if you can hear me can you squeeze your right hand... Mimi, try and squeeze your hand... " There was no response. They rolled her back over onto the sand, water was still spilling out her mouth. Sordd could now see that they had already intubated her, he winced. Another lifeguard dried her off with a red towel then placed a square metallic looking gauze over her heart.
An artificial voice spoke. "Stop CPR... Stop now... Do not touch the patient..." those surrounding Mimi pulled away from her so as not to touch her body while the machine was analysing. "Analysing heart rate... Do not touch the patient... No shock advised..."
Sordd approached, "Can I be of assistance?" outwardly he was calm and serene.
Mateo was 33 years old, 6'2" and 180lb with a beach body physique. He had his trademark surfer's hair, tousled and messy, bleached by the sun and soaked in sea water. He was wearing bright red boarding shorts and a red hoodie, with 'LIFEGUARD' written on the back. He didn't look up, so absorbed in dealing with the emergency, he was currently checking the flow rate of the ventilator. He spoke with a strong Kiwi accent. "It's ok mate, we've got this under control."
Sordd remained neutral but replied in a tone what would not be argued with. "I'm a doctor. Tell me what you want me to do so I can assist."
Mateo looked up to take him on, they had been trained well to deal with these situations and asked for help if they needed it. It annoyed him that random members of the public were always trying to interfere, he also couldn't guarantee that this man was genuinely a doctor. He changed his mind when he saw Sordd, it would be best not to argue with this man… this Vulcan. Instead he chose to ignore him, for the moment, getting back to dealing with the emergency.
Sordd's jaw clenched, but only those with a trained eye could see it. He wanted to help, but knew he couldn't over step boundaries and protocols. If they were on Vulcan it would be a different matter, however, they were not on Vulcan. If he was bonded to Mimi it would be a different matter, he would have power over any medical decisions. However, he was not bonded to Mimi. Reluctantly he did not press forward, but he did stand his ground.
The crowd that had gathered around were extremely irritating to those who were genuinely concerned, the vast majority of them were simply gawking. Sarek picked this up in the atmosphere. He spoke to the security officers in Vulcan, instructing them to disperse the crowd, quickly and efficiently.
Kalani, a friend of Mimi's, was another one of the lifeguards. She was 25 years old, 5'4", 121Ibs, and totally ripped. Because her black curly hair was tied up in a loose ponytail, a stunning tattoo was revealed; a delicate rose and vine design which ran from her neckline across her shoulder and down her right forearm it stopped just above her elbow. She was wearing a bright red swimming suit with "LIFEGUARD" written on the front. She was wet and covered in sand, she had been one of the first lifeguards on the scene to help pull Mimi out of the water. Kalani was gently stroking Mimi's forehead and talking with a soft Italian accent, "Mimi, please breathe sweetheart, we need you to breathe..." There was no response.
Mateo spoke, "Does anyone know what happened?"
A female surfer stepped forward, "I saw a surfer go into the back of her and she fell off her board. Then the wave dumped her. When Mimi popped up she was lying face down in the water. A few of us managed to get her on a board, and Jason," she pointed toward a young man, "started mouth to mouth as she wasn't breathing. Kalani got to us first and helped bring her in."
By this time the Vulcan security guards had cleared most of the onlookers, inwardly disgusted at the invasion of privacy. Her family, some of her surfer friends and a few lifeguards remained.
Mateo paused for a moment, "So her pulse is rapid, she's not breathing, and there is an obvious injury on her left leg, and a gash on her forehead. We need to treat this as a possible spinal..." Mateo looked towards Sordd, "Ok mate, can you stabilise her neck?" Sordd nodded and stepped forward.
He knelt down in the sand beside her head and carefully placed his hands securely at her neck cupping them up to her ears. If she came round she would not be able to move and potentially cause further damage. He gently brushed against the outskirts of her mind softly probing. He was met with a wall of resistance, fear and turmoil pushed him back. Now was not the time or the place to probe further. He slightly withdrew, yet still hovered in the background incase there came an opening. He began to speak to her in a mixture of Vulcan and Standard... words of encouragement. While he was doing this Kalani carefully placed a collar around Mimi's neck.
Mateo looked up. He was surprised to see more Vulcans standing close by, he was even more surprised to see only a handful of humans. He had no idea where everyone else had gone, usually there was a 'ring of death' surrounding a casualty. "We are going to need some help to put her on this board." Sarek and Senek stepped forward before anyone else got the chance.
He looked at Sarek, "Can you go at her knee?" Sarek nodded in reply then knelt down on the sand beside her.
"I'll take her hip."
He looked at Senek, "Can you take her shoulder?" Senek nodded then knelt down.
Mateo looked at Sordd, "Doctor can you steady her neck?"
"Affirmative." Sordd replied calmly.
"On a count of three we will roll her onto her right side. Doctor if you can take the lead at maintaining spinal alignment?" He looked at Sordd to make sure he understood.
"Yes." he said. Sordd checked that everyone was in place, "1, 2, 3, roll!" They smoothly rolled her onto her side, more water poured out her mouth, which they let drain. Kalani quickly checked for other injuries then placed the spinal board flush against Mimi's back.
"On your count doctor!" Mateo commanded.
"1, 2, 3, roll!" They smoothly rolled her back. Mateo activated an invisible force field to hold her in place.
A few moments later a message came over the Mateo's communicator. He swore in frustration... "!%, It's fifteen minutes before a medical flitter can arrive!"
"That is unacceptable!" Sordd said in a very firm voice.
Mateo swore again... "%$ *, I totally agree with you mate, but it's out of my hands, we are in a remote location here and they are overstretched today."
Sordd turned to look at Rachel. "We need to move faster. Rachel, as next of kin for Mimi, please grant me medical power. We have a flitter at the complex, she could be on her way within five minutes. We can take her to the Vulcan Embassy, I will ensure she gets the best care possible. All I need is your permission."
Rachel looked at him, she was nervously playing with her lip. "Please, Yes, do what you need to do, anything to help..."
He nodded in acknowledgement, "Thank you."
Sordd looked up at the T'Vol, he didn not need to say anything as she had heard the conversation. She tapped the IDIC on her lapel and spoke in Vulcan, summoning the flitter.