Chapter four! It's nearly finished... I'm trying to let Lucy's feelings out
as good as possible. Please R&R! ^^
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Her pain drops as the medicine sets in. She can hear the ping from the elevator doors and they roll her out. They now were heading for the X-ray room. The nurse kept checking on her stats and took a close guard as Lucy was being scanned by the machine. Then she was placed on the side, awaiting the options.
Dr. Corday and Romano study her X-rays. "There, right pulmonary artery," Elizabeth points at one of the pictures. Romano nods. "Yep, get angiography down here for a filter. I'll meet you there. Get the room ready." He leaves the room. A nurse bends over Lucy. She smiles friendly. Lucy thought her name was Kit. The nurse checked her bandage. "Chest and abdominal dressings are soaked through." Elizabeth walked up to them. "Watch her BP, and send off a hematocrit." She now turned to Lucy. "Ok, there's a little oozing from the incision. That happens with heparin. Your blood pressure's fine and there's no major hemorrage. But Lucy, the CT shows a pulmonary embolism."
Lucy felt as if she got struck by the lightening. PE. Her worst nightmare. She looks up at Elizabeth. "Don't worry, we're taking you to angiography. We'll put in a Greenfield filter, we'll reverse the heparin. However, you might need to have another transfusion." Lucy closes her eyes for a brief second. This isn't happening. "Lucy, are you with me?" She opens her eyes again and looks at Elizabeth. She nods, although she is really afraid. "I'll get you through this, all right?" Elizabeth strokes her hair and Lucy feels tears coming in her eyes. She doesn't want all this. Why did it have to happen? Why? Why didn't Carter check out on her sooner, or listen to her judgements? Why did he have to be so ignorant? For the first time she got angry with him. If he had paid attention, none of this would've happened. Then they would be at the Valentine party now, having fun. Instead, she was here, bleeding out and with her chest cut trough. It wasn't fair. She sobbed and Elizabeth gently strokes her hair out of her face.
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A few minutes later she's wheeled into the Angiography. She doesn't feel so sure about this. There are so many complications already, so many things to fix.
Kit glances at the monitor. "BP's 112/78, pulse 102." Elizabeth secures the bed and looks at the nurse. "AP 14, tidal volume 600. 100 percent FIO 2. Another 2 of versed." She looks at Lucy. "It's just to relax you a bit during the procedure." Lucy thinks quickly and then gestures to Elizabeth, mouthing the words. "You want to stay awake?" Lucy nods in reply. "Ok, ok. I'm going to numb the inguinal area with lidocaine and introduce a catheter into the femoral vein."
Lucy hears a door open and a second later she hears Romano's voice. "I'll prep, get gowned." He must have said that to Elizabeth. The woman hesitated. "Spun crit is 32." Romano waves her away. "Good, go." Elizabeth bites her lip. "I'll be back Lucy." Lucy follows the red haired woman with her eyes until she is out of sight. Elizabeth had done amazing things, Lucy knew she had done the good thing by thanking her for it.
Robert Romano is preparing for the examination. "Don't worry Ms. Knight. We've put far too much time and energy in your training to lose you now. Greenfield filters are a snap. I've done about a hundred of them. I'll talk you through it if you like." Lucy lifts her eyebrows. He was still his old self, joking like that. She could sense the humour. She blinked as she started to feel light in her head, as if she was flying or some sort. She closes her eyes.
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After two hours, medical student Lucy Knight is pronounced dead. Elizabeth and Romano had done everything they could possibly do, but it had not been enough. Lucy's time had come, weather it was the time or not, she had died. Doctor Kerry Weaver placed the sheet over Lucy's head. The ER was in mourning.
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Her pain drops as the medicine sets in. She can hear the ping from the elevator doors and they roll her out. They now were heading for the X-ray room. The nurse kept checking on her stats and took a close guard as Lucy was being scanned by the machine. Then she was placed on the side, awaiting the options.
Dr. Corday and Romano study her X-rays. "There, right pulmonary artery," Elizabeth points at one of the pictures. Romano nods. "Yep, get angiography down here for a filter. I'll meet you there. Get the room ready." He leaves the room. A nurse bends over Lucy. She smiles friendly. Lucy thought her name was Kit. The nurse checked her bandage. "Chest and abdominal dressings are soaked through." Elizabeth walked up to them. "Watch her BP, and send off a hematocrit." She now turned to Lucy. "Ok, there's a little oozing from the incision. That happens with heparin. Your blood pressure's fine and there's no major hemorrage. But Lucy, the CT shows a pulmonary embolism."
Lucy felt as if she got struck by the lightening. PE. Her worst nightmare. She looks up at Elizabeth. "Don't worry, we're taking you to angiography. We'll put in a Greenfield filter, we'll reverse the heparin. However, you might need to have another transfusion." Lucy closes her eyes for a brief second. This isn't happening. "Lucy, are you with me?" She opens her eyes again and looks at Elizabeth. She nods, although she is really afraid. "I'll get you through this, all right?" Elizabeth strokes her hair and Lucy feels tears coming in her eyes. She doesn't want all this. Why did it have to happen? Why? Why didn't Carter check out on her sooner, or listen to her judgements? Why did he have to be so ignorant? For the first time she got angry with him. If he had paid attention, none of this would've happened. Then they would be at the Valentine party now, having fun. Instead, she was here, bleeding out and with her chest cut trough. It wasn't fair. She sobbed and Elizabeth gently strokes her hair out of her face.
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A few minutes later she's wheeled into the Angiography. She doesn't feel so sure about this. There are so many complications already, so many things to fix.
Kit glances at the monitor. "BP's 112/78, pulse 102." Elizabeth secures the bed and looks at the nurse. "AP 14, tidal volume 600. 100 percent FIO 2. Another 2 of versed." She looks at Lucy. "It's just to relax you a bit during the procedure." Lucy thinks quickly and then gestures to Elizabeth, mouthing the words. "You want to stay awake?" Lucy nods in reply. "Ok, ok. I'm going to numb the inguinal area with lidocaine and introduce a catheter into the femoral vein."
Lucy hears a door open and a second later she hears Romano's voice. "I'll prep, get gowned." He must have said that to Elizabeth. The woman hesitated. "Spun crit is 32." Romano waves her away. "Good, go." Elizabeth bites her lip. "I'll be back Lucy." Lucy follows the red haired woman with her eyes until she is out of sight. Elizabeth had done amazing things, Lucy knew she had done the good thing by thanking her for it.
Robert Romano is preparing for the examination. "Don't worry Ms. Knight. We've put far too much time and energy in your training to lose you now. Greenfield filters are a snap. I've done about a hundred of them. I'll talk you through it if you like." Lucy lifts her eyebrows. He was still his old self, joking like that. She could sense the humour. She blinked as she started to feel light in her head, as if she was flying or some sort. She closes her eyes.
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After two hours, medical student Lucy Knight is pronounced dead. Elizabeth and Romano had done everything they could possibly do, but it had not been enough. Lucy's time had come, weather it was the time or not, she had died. Doctor Kerry Weaver placed the sheet over Lucy's head. The ER was in mourning.