Disclaimer: I don't own Friends, I just like the show a lot. Beth Israel
Hospital is in New York City. Ben, Chris, Todd, and Dr. Kellogg are mine
though.
Chapter 2-Riding to the Hospital
Two paramedics rushed up the stairs and pounded on the door. Rachel quickly opened it, and they knelt beside Chandler, examining him. "You have to save him! You just have to-" Monica began, but she was cut off by one of the paramedics' shouts.
"Ben, I don't have a pulse!" he yelled.
"He's not breathing, Chris!" shouted Ben. They began to pound on his chest, trying to restart his heart. Monica stared in shock and horror as silent tears poured down her cheeks.
Chris grabbed an oxygen mask and stretched the elastic behind Chandler's head. The plastic piece rested over Chandler's mouth and nose, delivering precious gas that would hopefully help to bring him back to consciousness. Ben continued performing CPR compressions with little success as the seconds ticked away and Chandler's body drew further and further from life. Monica grasped Chandler's cold hand, clutching it to her heart. Joey knelt by her side, lovingly wrapped his arm around her, and prayed for his best friend. Rachel and Phoebe embraced each other and softly wept while Ross looked on at the paramedics, praying for some miracle that would bring Chandler back to them.
After nearly five minutes, which seemed like an eternity, Chris shouted, "I've got a pulse!" He looked at his partner and said, "Come on, let's move him down to the ambulance while he's stabilized."
They gently rolled Chandler's motionless body onto a backboard and quickly carried him downstairs to the waiting ambulance, where a third paramedic stood by to drive them to the hospital. Monica and the rest of the gang followed, but only Monica climbed into the ambulance with him. "Only immediate family in the ambulance, please," Ben told them. "Okay, Todd, let's move!" he called to the driver. The doors of the ambulance shut, and they sped down the street towards Beth Israel Hospital.
Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, and Joey jumped into Ross's car with Emma in her carrier, and they began to follow the speeding ambulance down the street. The turkey and other delicious food that they had been enjoying moments before sat abandoned on the dinner table.
Back in the ambulance, Chandler's heart was slowly, steadily beating, but his breathing came and went. Monica continued to sob, holding his hand and smoothing his hair over and over, begging him to come back. Ben snatched an oxygen tube and forced it down his throat. He attached a bulb to the end of the tube and instructed Monica to pump the bulb that would feed him oxygen so that he and Chris could work on other things. They ripped his shirt off and attached several electrodes to his smooth, muscular chest. They inserted an IV into the back of his hand to keep him hydrated. Suddenly, the heart monitor alarm began to go off. A flat green line flashed across the screen. "His heart has stopped again!" cried Ben.
Anxiously, Monica pumped his oxygen faster in a frenzied attempt to make him come back to life. Chris grabbed two black paddles and squeezed a gel- like substance across his chest. The paddles were rubbed together and pressed firmly to his chest. "Clear!" shouted Chris.
Chandler's limp body sprang up like a jack-in-the-box and thumped back down on the stretcher. However, the heart monitor remained a flat line.
"Clear!" Chris screamed. Once again, Chandler's body flew up and fell down. His heart remained stopped.
Both Chris and Ben were growing weary. Chris rubbed the paddles' surfaces together again and shouted, "Clear!"
This time, Chandler's body jumped higher than before. The flat line on the monitor lingered for a few seconds, and then it began to bounce in a rhythm. Chandler's heart was beating again! Monica cried tears of relief as the paramedic took over pumping the oxygen. Within a few moments, they arrived at the hospital.
Chandler was rushed into the emergency room. Monica desperately tried to follow him into the trauma room, but doctors, insisting she stay away, shoved her outside. Feeling hopeless, she watched through the window as they tried to revive her husband. She buried her head in her hands as she began to lose hope.
Monica sat in the waiting room as the rest of the gang arrived. "How is he? Do we know anything yet?" they all asked her.
Just then, a doctor in a plastic gown came over to them. "Mrs. Bing?" he inquired.
"That's me," she said, rising quickly. "How is he? Is Chandler alright? Will he be alright? Please, someone tell me!" she cried.
"I'm Dr. Kellogg. Mrs. Bing." he began.
A/n: Chapter 3.Will Chandler be alright? Find out what happened to him in the next chapter! Coming soon!
Chapter 2-Riding to the Hospital
Two paramedics rushed up the stairs and pounded on the door. Rachel quickly opened it, and they knelt beside Chandler, examining him. "You have to save him! You just have to-" Monica began, but she was cut off by one of the paramedics' shouts.
"Ben, I don't have a pulse!" he yelled.
"He's not breathing, Chris!" shouted Ben. They began to pound on his chest, trying to restart his heart. Monica stared in shock and horror as silent tears poured down her cheeks.
Chris grabbed an oxygen mask and stretched the elastic behind Chandler's head. The plastic piece rested over Chandler's mouth and nose, delivering precious gas that would hopefully help to bring him back to consciousness. Ben continued performing CPR compressions with little success as the seconds ticked away and Chandler's body drew further and further from life. Monica grasped Chandler's cold hand, clutching it to her heart. Joey knelt by her side, lovingly wrapped his arm around her, and prayed for his best friend. Rachel and Phoebe embraced each other and softly wept while Ross looked on at the paramedics, praying for some miracle that would bring Chandler back to them.
After nearly five minutes, which seemed like an eternity, Chris shouted, "I've got a pulse!" He looked at his partner and said, "Come on, let's move him down to the ambulance while he's stabilized."
They gently rolled Chandler's motionless body onto a backboard and quickly carried him downstairs to the waiting ambulance, where a third paramedic stood by to drive them to the hospital. Monica and the rest of the gang followed, but only Monica climbed into the ambulance with him. "Only immediate family in the ambulance, please," Ben told them. "Okay, Todd, let's move!" he called to the driver. The doors of the ambulance shut, and they sped down the street towards Beth Israel Hospital.
Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, and Joey jumped into Ross's car with Emma in her carrier, and they began to follow the speeding ambulance down the street. The turkey and other delicious food that they had been enjoying moments before sat abandoned on the dinner table.
Back in the ambulance, Chandler's heart was slowly, steadily beating, but his breathing came and went. Monica continued to sob, holding his hand and smoothing his hair over and over, begging him to come back. Ben snatched an oxygen tube and forced it down his throat. He attached a bulb to the end of the tube and instructed Monica to pump the bulb that would feed him oxygen so that he and Chris could work on other things. They ripped his shirt off and attached several electrodes to his smooth, muscular chest. They inserted an IV into the back of his hand to keep him hydrated. Suddenly, the heart monitor alarm began to go off. A flat green line flashed across the screen. "His heart has stopped again!" cried Ben.
Anxiously, Monica pumped his oxygen faster in a frenzied attempt to make him come back to life. Chris grabbed two black paddles and squeezed a gel- like substance across his chest. The paddles were rubbed together and pressed firmly to his chest. "Clear!" shouted Chris.
Chandler's limp body sprang up like a jack-in-the-box and thumped back down on the stretcher. However, the heart monitor remained a flat line.
"Clear!" Chris screamed. Once again, Chandler's body flew up and fell down. His heart remained stopped.
Both Chris and Ben were growing weary. Chris rubbed the paddles' surfaces together again and shouted, "Clear!"
This time, Chandler's body jumped higher than before. The flat line on the monitor lingered for a few seconds, and then it began to bounce in a rhythm. Chandler's heart was beating again! Monica cried tears of relief as the paramedic took over pumping the oxygen. Within a few moments, they arrived at the hospital.
Chandler was rushed into the emergency room. Monica desperately tried to follow him into the trauma room, but doctors, insisting she stay away, shoved her outside. Feeling hopeless, she watched through the window as they tried to revive her husband. She buried her head in her hands as she began to lose hope.
Monica sat in the waiting room as the rest of the gang arrived. "How is he? Do we know anything yet?" they all asked her.
Just then, a doctor in a plastic gown came over to them. "Mrs. Bing?" he inquired.
"That's me," she said, rising quickly. "How is he? Is Chandler alright? Will he be alright? Please, someone tell me!" she cried.
"I'm Dr. Kellogg. Mrs. Bing." he began.
A/n: Chapter 3.Will Chandler be alright? Find out what happened to him in the next chapter! Coming soon!