Kim and Alex were second the bus to arrive on the scene. "A multi-car pile up,
just what I need to end a 16-hour shift," thought Kim. Doc and Carlos had all ready
arrived, and were working on triaging patients, determining who needed what and how
fast. Kim, and Alex went around to back of the bus to grab their gear, the
background noise was filled with loud sirens as fire & EMS continued to arrive on
scene.
"Where do you need us?" Alex asked Doc.
"We've got everything under control here, I need you to go check on the passengers in
the pick-up, and Mustang. Carlos just radio'd in for another bus"
Alex was a few steps ahead of her partner, and heading towards a red Mustang,
when she noticed the personalized license plate. She turned back to Kim,
"Kim!" she yelled.
Barely waiting more then a second for a reply,
"Kim, isn't that Jimmy's car?" she yelled even louder.
Kim's fast pace came to a halt,
"Oh God" she mumble.
She stood still for a moment before running the mangled car. The passenger's side
was up against the wall of the bridge, and the back of the car was crushed down.
"Jimmy, can you hear me?" asked Alex.
"What time is it?" Kim asked Alex in a monotone voice.
"Huh?" Alex asked back, confused by her partner's question.
Kim looked down at her wrist, 8:30.
"Oh my God, Joey! Jimmy where's Joey?" Kim yelled to an unconscious Jimmy.
She tried to reach into the back seat in looking, feeling for her son.
Walsh jogged towards the car, "Alex you need any..." He stopped, recognizing the man
in the front seat.
"Jimmy! D.K. get over here" he yelled all in one breath.
"We need to get this door off, and get him out of here." Alex said to the crowd that
was forming around her.
"Joey... Joey's in the back" said Kim.
As Walsh & DK worked on getting the door off while Alex pulled Kim to the side.
"Did he have Joey today?" asked Alex, already knowing the answer but hoping she was
wrong.
"Joey... I need to get Joey!" said Kim, ignoring Alex's question.
"Kim, Listen to me! We don't know that Joey's in the car, he might be safe at school.
You need to stay calm," said Alex firmly, trying to reassure her partner, and herself
at the same time.
"No!" yelled Kim, "Joey's school is that way" she said, pointing in the direction the
cars would have been going before it was slammed into the sidewall.
"Alex, we got the door," yelled DK.
Alex turned her attention away from Kim, over to Jimmy. She checked his vitals, and
slipped on a neck brace. As they pulled him out of the car, and on to a backboard,
Jimmy began to wake up. He opened his eyes, "What the hell is going on?" he thought
to himself.
"Jimmy, it's Alex. You were in an accident."
Jimmy struggled to find his voice, "J-Joe..."
Alex looked over at her partner; she had climbed in the front seat trying to reach into
the back.
"Jimmy, listen. Was Joey in the car with you?" asked Alex.
"The back... Joey, god, Joey!" he answered.
"Walsh! Get the jaws! Joey's in the backseat, we have to get the top off" Alex said
as she stood up, "Carlos I need you over here, check out Jimmy."
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Alex ran back to the car, Kim was still inside, reaching blindly into the back.
"Kim, you have to get out... they're going to cut off the top."
"Wait..."
"Kim, let them..."
"I feel him! His arm..."
"Let me check for a pulse Kim."
"It's steady, but we have to get him out!"
"We will Kim, but you need to get out so we can help Joey"
Reluctant to leave her son, Kim touched his arm one more time "Mommy's here" she
said to her boy, unsure if he could hear her.
Kim stepped back, knowing she had to let them do their job & remove the top before
she could help her little boy.
The firefighters were working the jaws quicker then ever before, knowing lying under
the crushed roof was not only a small child, but family.
"What's taking so long?" Kim asked her partner.
"They're moving as fast as they can" Alex reassured her.
"Listen to me Kim, when the roof comes off... I'm going to go in, you're not working
on him," Alex said to Kim, but Kim didn't respond, she just stood there staring at the
scene.
Once the top was off, Alex moved in quickly, with Kim right behind her.
She climbed in to the backseat, and saw the little boy's body. There was blood coming
from a cut on his arm, and forehead. His breathing was steady, but he wasn't awake.
She cut his seatbelt loose, and realized it looked as if Joey's spot in the car had
avoided a lot of damage. That was reassuring, she thought to herself but she still
knew they wouldn't know the extent of his injuries till he was at the hospital.
Alex moved quickly, with the help of Doc to get Joey out of the car. They rushed him
past Jimmy, who was now awake & alert.
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"Dammit Nieto, let me up!" Jimmy yelled.
"Stay still Jimmy, I can't let you up to they clear you." Carlos said.
Unable to turn his head because of the neck brace, Jimmy's eyes tried to survey as
much of the scene as he could. He spotted Lombardo,
" 'Bardo, how's Joey?"
"I don't know Jimmy, they're taking him to Mercy."
Jimmy started to say, "Nieto..."
"Alright, we're going." Carlos answered before Jimmy could even ask.
just what I need to end a 16-hour shift," thought Kim. Doc and Carlos had all ready
arrived, and were working on triaging patients, determining who needed what and how
fast. Kim, and Alex went around to back of the bus to grab their gear, the
background noise was filled with loud sirens as fire & EMS continued to arrive on
scene.
"Where do you need us?" Alex asked Doc.
"We've got everything under control here, I need you to go check on the passengers in
the pick-up, and Mustang. Carlos just radio'd in for another bus"
Alex was a few steps ahead of her partner, and heading towards a red Mustang,
when she noticed the personalized license plate. She turned back to Kim,
"Kim!" she yelled.
Barely waiting more then a second for a reply,
"Kim, isn't that Jimmy's car?" she yelled even louder.
Kim's fast pace came to a halt,
"Oh God" she mumble.
She stood still for a moment before running the mangled car. The passenger's side
was up against the wall of the bridge, and the back of the car was crushed down.
"Jimmy, can you hear me?" asked Alex.
"What time is it?" Kim asked Alex in a monotone voice.
"Huh?" Alex asked back, confused by her partner's question.
Kim looked down at her wrist, 8:30.
"Oh my God, Joey! Jimmy where's Joey?" Kim yelled to an unconscious Jimmy.
She tried to reach into the back seat in looking, feeling for her son.
Walsh jogged towards the car, "Alex you need any..." He stopped, recognizing the man
in the front seat.
"Jimmy! D.K. get over here" he yelled all in one breath.
"We need to get this door off, and get him out of here." Alex said to the crowd that
was forming around her.
"Joey... Joey's in the back" said Kim.
As Walsh & DK worked on getting the door off while Alex pulled Kim to the side.
"Did he have Joey today?" asked Alex, already knowing the answer but hoping she was
wrong.
"Joey... I need to get Joey!" said Kim, ignoring Alex's question.
"Kim, Listen to me! We don't know that Joey's in the car, he might be safe at school.
You need to stay calm," said Alex firmly, trying to reassure her partner, and herself
at the same time.
"No!" yelled Kim, "Joey's school is that way" she said, pointing in the direction the
cars would have been going before it was slammed into the sidewall.
"Alex, we got the door," yelled DK.
Alex turned her attention away from Kim, over to Jimmy. She checked his vitals, and
slipped on a neck brace. As they pulled him out of the car, and on to a backboard,
Jimmy began to wake up. He opened his eyes, "What the hell is going on?" he thought
to himself.
"Jimmy, it's Alex. You were in an accident."
Jimmy struggled to find his voice, "J-Joe..."
Alex looked over at her partner; she had climbed in the front seat trying to reach into
the back.
"Jimmy, listen. Was Joey in the car with you?" asked Alex.
"The back... Joey, god, Joey!" he answered.
"Walsh! Get the jaws! Joey's in the backseat, we have to get the top off" Alex said
as she stood up, "Carlos I need you over here, check out Jimmy."
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Alex ran back to the car, Kim was still inside, reaching blindly into the back.
"Kim, you have to get out... they're going to cut off the top."
"Wait..."
"Kim, let them..."
"I feel him! His arm..."
"Let me check for a pulse Kim."
"It's steady, but we have to get him out!"
"We will Kim, but you need to get out so we can help Joey"
Reluctant to leave her son, Kim touched his arm one more time "Mommy's here" she
said to her boy, unsure if he could hear her.
Kim stepped back, knowing she had to let them do their job & remove the top before
she could help her little boy.
The firefighters were working the jaws quicker then ever before, knowing lying under
the crushed roof was not only a small child, but family.
"What's taking so long?" Kim asked her partner.
"They're moving as fast as they can" Alex reassured her.
"Listen to me Kim, when the roof comes off... I'm going to go in, you're not working
on him," Alex said to Kim, but Kim didn't respond, she just stood there staring at the
scene.
Once the top was off, Alex moved in quickly, with Kim right behind her.
She climbed in to the backseat, and saw the little boy's body. There was blood coming
from a cut on his arm, and forehead. His breathing was steady, but he wasn't awake.
She cut his seatbelt loose, and realized it looked as if Joey's spot in the car had
avoided a lot of damage. That was reassuring, she thought to herself but she still
knew they wouldn't know the extent of his injuries till he was at the hospital.
Alex moved quickly, with the help of Doc to get Joey out of the car. They rushed him
past Jimmy, who was now awake & alert.
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"Dammit Nieto, let me up!" Jimmy yelled.
"Stay still Jimmy, I can't let you up to they clear you." Carlos said.
Unable to turn his head because of the neck brace, Jimmy's eyes tried to survey as
much of the scene as he could. He spotted Lombardo,
" 'Bardo, how's Joey?"
"I don't know Jimmy, they're taking him to Mercy."
Jimmy started to say, "Nieto..."
"Alright, we're going." Carlos answered before Jimmy could even ask.