Title- Grey Areas
Author- Charmingchick33 -Katelyn and
Email- Jarodsangel33@netscape.net
Rating- PG
Spoilers- None Archive- You are free to use this as long as you email me first for verification.
Author's Note- Dedicated to my friends..
Disclaimer- I don't own ER or any of it's characters, they belong to their writers, producers, and creators. I am just using them for the story.
Summary- After a car accident trauma rolls in, Kerry makes a serious medical mistake causing a young mother's death. How will she cope? Without Kim around to talk Kerry's life felt empty, when she is asked to take in the mother's little girl for 2 days, how will she cope? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* County General- "We can take up to 6 critical patients, and some of the minor injuries." Kerry said and hung up the phone. There had been a major car accident on one of the major highways, injuring 15 people.
"Randi, make sure the desk area stays in order, we've got a major trauma coming in." She said as she began to gown up.
"Sure Dr. Weaver." She said as she cow chewed the gum she had.
"Alright people, let's go, let's get moving here," Kerry said and shooed people in all directions with their orders. "Randi, either chew with your mouth closed or not at all." Kerry said as she went into the lounge.
The Lounge- Kerry knew she should've called in sick when she found herself putting her fourth coat of Thera-Gesic on her leg. It was so sore, and she was on 2 pain killers... even though she knew it was bad to mix medicines... "I'm starting to smell like a portable peppermint," She muttered to herself realizing the strong mint smell of the cream.
Trauma 1- A couple and their two children were wheeled in. The kids had some cuts and scrapes but didn't appear to be injured. Kerry came trotting in and began to check out the parents wounds.
"Abby, take those children outside, try curtain area 3," Kerry said as she began to give chest compressions to the man.
"Okay," Abby said and picked the little girl up into her arms and used her other hand to hold the boy's hand as she took them to Curtain area 3.
"How's the wife?" Kerry asked as they began to use paddles to revive the man's pulse.
"It's a no-go, grey matter on the backboard." the paramedic said.
"Alright, take her to a different room, I believe Mark's going to need the other trauma," Kerry said as she injected the man with drugs. It wasn't until the woman left when Kerry realized the mistake she'd made. She'd taken the wrong syringe... the man lost his pulse.
"Damn it," Kerry said as she got the paddles out. "Charge to 150" she yelled.
"Got it," the nurse said.
"Clear," Kerry yelled... still no pulse, "Again, 200... and Clear," still no pulse. "Again, 250" she said and rubbed the paddles together. "And Clear," nothing. "I'm going to intubate him, Chancroid pressure, and get me an 8.0 et tube now!" She yelled frantically.
Quickly, she "visualized the cords" and shoved the tube down the man's throat and hooked up the ambo bag. She quickly pumped in oxygen to no avail. His stats began to crash and Kerry whipped out the paddles again.
"Kerry, it's over," Carter who'd been watching from the sidelines as Kerry fiddled with the paddles.
"I... I... I killed this man," She said obviously shocked.
"It happens," John said and put his arm on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort the now trembling Dr. Weaver.
"I, I, I can't believe I could make such a stupid mistake," She said as a tear ran down her face.
"The children, someone's got to tell them," Carter said.
"I'll do it," Weaver said.
"Kerry, do you want me to do it?" Carter asked.
"I think I got it," She spat as she ripped off her gloves and wiped the tears away.
"Kerry, you look like hell, go to the lounge, take a break. I'll handle this." Carter cooed.
"Are you sure?" she asked uncomfortably, "I feel responsible"
"I've got it all under control. I'll see if they have any other family." Carter said brightly.
"Um, thank you John," Kerry said unsurely as a tear slipped down her face.
"It's fine, don't cry," he said as he wiped the tear away.
"John, I could loose my job," Kerry said.
"Kerry, you are not going to loose your job." He said reassuringly.
She didn't say anything and he left the lounge. She was feeling sick so she decided to go home for a while...
"Randi, take me off the board, I'll be back in an hour or so." Kerry said and walked off.
Kerry's House- Kerry walked through the door and threw her keys on the kitchen island. She needed something, a drink. She grabbed a cup and poured herself some alcoholic beverage, the first one she grabbed from her cabinet.
"Hopefully it's strong, she said as she drank it in one gulp. She didn't want to drink too much because she still had to go back to work. She decided to take a shower, and clean up before she returned.
Oh, I don't feel quite right, she thought as she slowly made her way upstairs. She began to feel nauseated as she got closer to her upstairs. She just made it to the toilet basin as she began to vomit the contents of her stomach.
She heaved a few times and slowly sat up. When she was finished, she flushed the contents down the toilet and leant against the ledge of her bathtub and let her crutch fall to the floor. When it hit the hard marble floor, the loud snapping sound startled Kerry who'd now began to feel tired. She decided to get in the shower and go back to work, no use sleeping when she felt this ill. County General- Carter had just broken the news to the children and had come out to check on Kerry.
"Hey Randi, have you seen Kerry?" he asked.
"Uh, she went home early, she's comin' back in an hour or so." Randi said and stuck a lolly-pop in her mouth and continued typing on the computer.
"Thanks, I'll be back," Carter said and left.
Kerry's House- Kerry had gotten dressed and was looking at her reflection in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy from crying but she also noticed the small bags forming under them She began to apply makeup when she heard the key lock and door open.
"John is that you?" She asked and went to the door.
"Yea, it's me, I came to check on you," He said.
"I'm fine, how are those kids?" She asked.
"They have an aunt in Georgia, and she's coming, she'll be here Wednesday afternoon." Carter brushed a bronze strand of hair out of Kerry's pale patchy face..
"John, it's Monday, they can't hang in the hospital all that time," She said.
"I know but there's no alternative," he said and brushed a hand through his own hair.
"They wouldn't be able to stay here for a bit.. Would they?" she asked concerned.
"I doubt child family services would allow thiat,"
"So what's their names?" She asked.
"One's Mike, and the other's Alyssa, Mike's 9 and Alyssa is 5" John said and glanced at Kerry.
"Kerry are you sure you are ok?" He asked.
"Yea, just tired... and I feel so bad about that family." she said.
"It's going to be fine," Carter said and put his arm around her.
She lent into him and he wrapped his other arm around her in a tight hug.
"Thanks John," she murmured.
"No problem," he said.
The two of them just talked as Kerry finished up with her makeup. She grabbed her keys and the two were back to the hospital.
County General- Kerry came in first, and headed to the front desk. She took the children's medical charts off the rack and headed over to curtain area 3. The boy, Mike was playing some sort of video game, Alyssa was curled up, knees to chest in the corner, her face was wet with tears.
"Hey, what'cha doing?" Kerry asked as she stepped in the room.
"Playing a game," Mike said and flashed her his game-boy.
"Hello sweetie, what are you up to?" Kerry asked as she attempted to kneel.
"My mommy and daddy died today," She said sadly, through tears and sniffles.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Kerry said and slipped her coat off. She took the girl into her arms and sat her on the nearby gurney.
"Let's get you cleaned up, okay sweetie?" she asked.
The girl nodded her head and pointed to her right knee.
"It hurts," she mumbled.
"Ok, let me take a look," Kerry said and put on a pair of gloves. Carter shuffled behind her as he took another pair.
Seeing these children mourning the loss of their parents just killed Kerry. She almost couldn't stand it. She felt responsible for their father's death and the memories of her own childhood; being alone all the time fled back as she treated her patients.
The girl shuffled a bit until she found a comfortable position to sit with. She watched as Kerry dabbed a cotton ball with Peroxide to clean the wound, Carter grabbed some creme and dabbed it on after Kerry had cleaned the surface of the wound. He smiled as he pulled a tray out with all sorts of band-aids. He let the girl select the lovely shade of hot pink and he gently applied it to her knee. Kerry and Carter both took off their gloves in unison both throwing them into the garbage can.
"Dr. Weaver, a Maggie Madison is on line 1 for either you or Dr. Carter." Abby said from the door.
"Thanks Abby," Kerry said and reached for the phone. She gave Carter a questioning look and he mouthed the words "their aunt," and Kerry nodded in approval.
"Hello, this is Dr. Weaver," She said.
"Hi, I'm Maggie, I'm coming for my sister, and brother and law's kids, they were in the accident too, how are they?" She asked in a panicked voice.
"They're fine, a few minor cuts and scrapes but otherwise fine, I'm very sorry for your loss," Kerry said on the verge of breaking down.
"Ok, I was wondering if you'd do something for me, could you take good care of em' until I can get there on Wednesday?" She asked.
"Well under the rules of Child and family services, I'm obligated to keep them here," Kerry explained.
"Well this isn't child/family services, this is my request...." the aunt said frantically.
"Ok, well I'll make sure they stay safe." Kerry said and ended the call.
"John, can I speak with you outside?" Kerry asked and dragged Dr. Carter outside by the collar. ~~~~
Kerry put her hands on her hips and looked at Carter. She was so exhausted, and now she had 2 children to take care of. Her house was hardly the place... At least Carter was still living with her so hopefully he could help out. She calmly explained everything to Carter, and he agreed to take the children in. He wasn't sure if it was ethical, or even legal but they decided to go for it anyways.
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Rating- PG
Spoilers- None Archive- You are free to use this as long as you email me first for verification.
Author's Note- Dedicated to my friends..
Disclaimer- I don't own ER or any of it's characters, they belong to their writers, producers, and creators. I am just using them for the story.
Summary- After a car accident trauma rolls in, Kerry makes a serious medical mistake causing a young mother's death. How will she cope? Without Kim around to talk Kerry's life felt empty, when she is asked to take in the mother's little girl for 2 days, how will she cope? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* County General- "We can take up to 6 critical patients, and some of the minor injuries." Kerry said and hung up the phone. There had been a major car accident on one of the major highways, injuring 15 people.
"Randi, make sure the desk area stays in order, we've got a major trauma coming in." She said as she began to gown up.
"Sure Dr. Weaver." She said as she cow chewed the gum she had.
"Alright people, let's go, let's get moving here," Kerry said and shooed people in all directions with their orders. "Randi, either chew with your mouth closed or not at all." Kerry said as she went into the lounge.
The Lounge- Kerry knew she should've called in sick when she found herself putting her fourth coat of Thera-Gesic on her leg. It was so sore, and she was on 2 pain killers... even though she knew it was bad to mix medicines... "I'm starting to smell like a portable peppermint," She muttered to herself realizing the strong mint smell of the cream.
Trauma 1- A couple and their two children were wheeled in. The kids had some cuts and scrapes but didn't appear to be injured. Kerry came trotting in and began to check out the parents wounds.
"Abby, take those children outside, try curtain area 3," Kerry said as she began to give chest compressions to the man.
"Okay," Abby said and picked the little girl up into her arms and used her other hand to hold the boy's hand as she took them to Curtain area 3.
"How's the wife?" Kerry asked as they began to use paddles to revive the man's pulse.
"It's a no-go, grey matter on the backboard." the paramedic said.
"Alright, take her to a different room, I believe Mark's going to need the other trauma," Kerry said as she injected the man with drugs. It wasn't until the woman left when Kerry realized the mistake she'd made. She'd taken the wrong syringe... the man lost his pulse.
"Damn it," Kerry said as she got the paddles out. "Charge to 150" she yelled.
"Got it," the nurse said.
"Clear," Kerry yelled... still no pulse, "Again, 200... and Clear," still no pulse. "Again, 250" she said and rubbed the paddles together. "And Clear," nothing. "I'm going to intubate him, Chancroid pressure, and get me an 8.0 et tube now!" She yelled frantically.
Quickly, she "visualized the cords" and shoved the tube down the man's throat and hooked up the ambo bag. She quickly pumped in oxygen to no avail. His stats began to crash and Kerry whipped out the paddles again.
"Kerry, it's over," Carter who'd been watching from the sidelines as Kerry fiddled with the paddles.
"I... I... I killed this man," She said obviously shocked.
"It happens," John said and put his arm on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort the now trembling Dr. Weaver.
"I, I, I can't believe I could make such a stupid mistake," She said as a tear ran down her face.
"The children, someone's got to tell them," Carter said.
"I'll do it," Weaver said.
"Kerry, do you want me to do it?" Carter asked.
"I think I got it," She spat as she ripped off her gloves and wiped the tears away.
"Kerry, you look like hell, go to the lounge, take a break. I'll handle this." Carter cooed.
"Are you sure?" she asked uncomfortably, "I feel responsible"
"I've got it all under control. I'll see if they have any other family." Carter said brightly.
"Um, thank you John," Kerry said unsurely as a tear slipped down her face.
"It's fine, don't cry," he said as he wiped the tear away.
"John, I could loose my job," Kerry said.
"Kerry, you are not going to loose your job." He said reassuringly.
She didn't say anything and he left the lounge. She was feeling sick so she decided to go home for a while...
"Randi, take me off the board, I'll be back in an hour or so." Kerry said and walked off.
Kerry's House- Kerry walked through the door and threw her keys on the kitchen island. She needed something, a drink. She grabbed a cup and poured herself some alcoholic beverage, the first one she grabbed from her cabinet.
"Hopefully it's strong, she said as she drank it in one gulp. She didn't want to drink too much because she still had to go back to work. She decided to take a shower, and clean up before she returned.
Oh, I don't feel quite right, she thought as she slowly made her way upstairs. She began to feel nauseated as she got closer to her upstairs. She just made it to the toilet basin as she began to vomit the contents of her stomach.
She heaved a few times and slowly sat up. When she was finished, she flushed the contents down the toilet and leant against the ledge of her bathtub and let her crutch fall to the floor. When it hit the hard marble floor, the loud snapping sound startled Kerry who'd now began to feel tired. She decided to get in the shower and go back to work, no use sleeping when she felt this ill. County General- Carter had just broken the news to the children and had come out to check on Kerry.
"Hey Randi, have you seen Kerry?" he asked.
"Uh, she went home early, she's comin' back in an hour or so." Randi said and stuck a lolly-pop in her mouth and continued typing on the computer.
"Thanks, I'll be back," Carter said and left.
Kerry's House- Kerry had gotten dressed and was looking at her reflection in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy from crying but she also noticed the small bags forming under them She began to apply makeup when she heard the key lock and door open.
"John is that you?" She asked and went to the door.
"Yea, it's me, I came to check on you," He said.
"I'm fine, how are those kids?" She asked.
"They have an aunt in Georgia, and she's coming, she'll be here Wednesday afternoon." Carter brushed a bronze strand of hair out of Kerry's pale patchy face..
"John, it's Monday, they can't hang in the hospital all that time," She said.
"I know but there's no alternative," he said and brushed a hand through his own hair.
"They wouldn't be able to stay here for a bit.. Would they?" she asked concerned.
"I doubt child family services would allow thiat,"
"So what's their names?" She asked.
"One's Mike, and the other's Alyssa, Mike's 9 and Alyssa is 5" John said and glanced at Kerry.
"Kerry are you sure you are ok?" He asked.
"Yea, just tired... and I feel so bad about that family." she said.
"It's going to be fine," Carter said and put his arm around her.
She lent into him and he wrapped his other arm around her in a tight hug.
"Thanks John," she murmured.
"No problem," he said.
The two of them just talked as Kerry finished up with her makeup. She grabbed her keys and the two were back to the hospital.
County General- Kerry came in first, and headed to the front desk. She took the children's medical charts off the rack and headed over to curtain area 3. The boy, Mike was playing some sort of video game, Alyssa was curled up, knees to chest in the corner, her face was wet with tears.
"Hey, what'cha doing?" Kerry asked as she stepped in the room.
"Playing a game," Mike said and flashed her his game-boy.
"Hello sweetie, what are you up to?" Kerry asked as she attempted to kneel.
"My mommy and daddy died today," She said sadly, through tears and sniffles.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Kerry said and slipped her coat off. She took the girl into her arms and sat her on the nearby gurney.
"Let's get you cleaned up, okay sweetie?" she asked.
The girl nodded her head and pointed to her right knee.
"It hurts," she mumbled.
"Ok, let me take a look," Kerry said and put on a pair of gloves. Carter shuffled behind her as he took another pair.
Seeing these children mourning the loss of their parents just killed Kerry. She almost couldn't stand it. She felt responsible for their father's death and the memories of her own childhood; being alone all the time fled back as she treated her patients.
The girl shuffled a bit until she found a comfortable position to sit with. She watched as Kerry dabbed a cotton ball with Peroxide to clean the wound, Carter grabbed some creme and dabbed it on after Kerry had cleaned the surface of the wound. He smiled as he pulled a tray out with all sorts of band-aids. He let the girl select the lovely shade of hot pink and he gently applied it to her knee. Kerry and Carter both took off their gloves in unison both throwing them into the garbage can.
"Dr. Weaver, a Maggie Madison is on line 1 for either you or Dr. Carter." Abby said from the door.
"Thanks Abby," Kerry said and reached for the phone. She gave Carter a questioning look and he mouthed the words "their aunt," and Kerry nodded in approval.
"Hello, this is Dr. Weaver," She said.
"Hi, I'm Maggie, I'm coming for my sister, and brother and law's kids, they were in the accident too, how are they?" She asked in a panicked voice.
"They're fine, a few minor cuts and scrapes but otherwise fine, I'm very sorry for your loss," Kerry said on the verge of breaking down.
"Ok, I was wondering if you'd do something for me, could you take good care of em' until I can get there on Wednesday?" She asked.
"Well under the rules of Child and family services, I'm obligated to keep them here," Kerry explained.
"Well this isn't child/family services, this is my request...." the aunt said frantically.
"Ok, well I'll make sure they stay safe." Kerry said and ended the call.
"John, can I speak with you outside?" Kerry asked and dragged Dr. Carter outside by the collar. ~~~~
Kerry put her hands on her hips and looked at Carter. She was so exhausted, and now she had 2 children to take care of. Her house was hardly the place... At least Carter was still living with her so hopefully he could help out. She calmly explained everything to Carter, and he agreed to take the children in. He wasn't sure if it was ethical, or even legal but they decided to go for it anyways.
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