Chapter 2
Word had gotten round most of Holby that Holly had returned from Germany although this news had not yet reached Patrick. He had finished dealing with the man who had fallen from the tree although he had not gotten the full story of why he had been up a 20-foot tree in the first place. Mind, he thought to himself, maybe I don't wanna know! Shaking his head slightly he watched the man be wheeled up to x-ray and began to walk out of resus to await the arrival of the RTAs. But the first patient had already arrived.
After receiving information from Nikki and Comfort, he and Colette managed to stabilise him before sending him up to X-ray to check no bones had been broken.
The second patient, a 27year old male, was wheeled in by Josh and Finn quickly after the first had arrived. Max, Duffy and Dillon were quickly informed about the patient's details that had been made known to them. Max glanced over the patient's notes and ordered for 10 milligrams of adrenaline and a drip. Suddenly he arrested.
"Shocking at 240...Clear!" Max shouted.
"No output", said Dillon.
"Shocking at 240 again...Clear!" Max repeated. But once again there was no output. Max watched the monitor show flat line and then called it.
"All agreed?" Max asked. Everyone nodded. "Time of death...12:30." Sighing he removed his gloves and reached for a new pair as he awaited the arrival of the next two patients.
The third and fourth patients arrived simultaneously and Max divided the team of seven into two groups.
Max, Duffy, Dillon and Anna took an adult female who had suffered severe head trauma. She was currently unconscious and the four tried to stabilise her. Max ordered for the neurology department to be called to come and examine her.
Patrick, Lara and Colette took a young girl who looked about six, called Jessie. Lara assessed her and discovered that apart from a broken wrist and a couple of scratches she was fine. Colette offered to take her to x-ray but Jessie didn't want to leave her mother. Colette tried to insist that Jessie's mum would be fine and that once she had been for her x-ray she could return and stay with her mother. Jessie did not look impressed and stubbornly refused to move, crossing her arms and then turned to stare at Patrick. Patrick asked Lara to ring the Paediatrics department to see if they could send someone down to talk to Jessie.
Jessie's mum had begun to stabilise and although they could not promise anything, things where beginning to look up for her. The consultant from the neurology department walked through the doors of resus and examined Mrs Walker and then decided she was well enough to pay a visit to his department to be fully assessed there once a space became available.
The doors of resus opened again and Patrick looked over quickly not paying much attention to the woman's face.
"Jessie Walker, 6 years old. Came in with her mother in an RTA. Refuses to go up to x-ray. I hope you can talk some sense into her."
"Hey Jessie." She said smiling. "I'm Holly." Patrick turned on hearing her voice and he stared at her confused: unsure whether to be happy or annoyed at her return.
Lara watched the two, sensing Patrick's sudden bewilderment, unsure why he had changed so suddenly when Holly had entered. A look of confusion spread across her face as she uncomfortably looked across towards Dillon, wondering if he understood any better than she did. His surprised glance back told her he knew nothing more than she did. She bit her lip slightly and waited for Patrick or Holly to say something.
Word had gotten round most of Holby that Holly had returned from Germany although this news had not yet reached Patrick. He had finished dealing with the man who had fallen from the tree although he had not gotten the full story of why he had been up a 20-foot tree in the first place. Mind, he thought to himself, maybe I don't wanna know! Shaking his head slightly he watched the man be wheeled up to x-ray and began to walk out of resus to await the arrival of the RTAs. But the first patient had already arrived.
After receiving information from Nikki and Comfort, he and Colette managed to stabilise him before sending him up to X-ray to check no bones had been broken.
The second patient, a 27year old male, was wheeled in by Josh and Finn quickly after the first had arrived. Max, Duffy and Dillon were quickly informed about the patient's details that had been made known to them. Max glanced over the patient's notes and ordered for 10 milligrams of adrenaline and a drip. Suddenly he arrested.
"Shocking at 240...Clear!" Max shouted.
"No output", said Dillon.
"Shocking at 240 again...Clear!" Max repeated. But once again there was no output. Max watched the monitor show flat line and then called it.
"All agreed?" Max asked. Everyone nodded. "Time of death...12:30." Sighing he removed his gloves and reached for a new pair as he awaited the arrival of the next two patients.
The third and fourth patients arrived simultaneously and Max divided the team of seven into two groups.
Max, Duffy, Dillon and Anna took an adult female who had suffered severe head trauma. She was currently unconscious and the four tried to stabilise her. Max ordered for the neurology department to be called to come and examine her.
Patrick, Lara and Colette took a young girl who looked about six, called Jessie. Lara assessed her and discovered that apart from a broken wrist and a couple of scratches she was fine. Colette offered to take her to x-ray but Jessie didn't want to leave her mother. Colette tried to insist that Jessie's mum would be fine and that once she had been for her x-ray she could return and stay with her mother. Jessie did not look impressed and stubbornly refused to move, crossing her arms and then turned to stare at Patrick. Patrick asked Lara to ring the Paediatrics department to see if they could send someone down to talk to Jessie.
Jessie's mum had begun to stabilise and although they could not promise anything, things where beginning to look up for her. The consultant from the neurology department walked through the doors of resus and examined Mrs Walker and then decided she was well enough to pay a visit to his department to be fully assessed there once a space became available.
The doors of resus opened again and Patrick looked over quickly not paying much attention to the woman's face.
"Jessie Walker, 6 years old. Came in with her mother in an RTA. Refuses to go up to x-ray. I hope you can talk some sense into her."
"Hey Jessie." She said smiling. "I'm Holly." Patrick turned on hearing her voice and he stared at her confused: unsure whether to be happy or annoyed at her return.
Lara watched the two, sensing Patrick's sudden bewilderment, unsure why he had changed so suddenly when Holly had entered. A look of confusion spread across her face as she uncomfortably looked across towards Dillon, wondering if he understood any better than she did. His surprised glance back told her he knew nothing more than she did. She bit her lip slightly and waited for Patrick or Holly to say something.