Title: Abby who?
Author: AnnaSun
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimers note: I don't own ER but I do this fanfic
Chapter 2
Author's Notice: I'm no Doctor so I may be wrong about some medical terms. I hope you enjoy reading it.
About an hour later Abby returned from her x-rays and CT. She was dozing in her bed with Susan at her side. Carter had stitched up all her cuts and given her more morphine for the pain.
"How's she holding up?" Carter asked, as he entered the cubical.
"She's been in and out of sleep since she got back. I'm just waiting on the results."
"Talking about results" Carter said, "The blood work came back negative."
"That's a good thing then." Susan said smiling.
Abby began to wake up, her eyes fluttering widely. When they were fully opened she took in her surroundings.
"Hey Abby." Susan said smiling at her.
Abby returned a frown.
"Susan?"
"Yeah you remember I was looking after you last night."
Abby shook her head, her forehead creasing with pain.
"I hurt." She admitted. "Sick."
Carter placed an emesis basin under her mouth as she began to heave again, coughing and shaking at the same time. Susan placed her arms around Abby and rubbed circles on her back. Abby's eyes grew wide when she couldn't take in other breath. She gasped trying to get air into her lungs but couldn't. Carter quickly placed the oxygen mask over her nose and mouth but she pushed it away.
"Abby stop fighting it. You need to keep the oxygen on. You must have inhaled a lot of smoke."
Abby started to cry and started to throw up again. Susan climbed onto the bed next to her and rubbed circles around Abby's back.
"It's okay Abby. Shhh. It's okay."
Abby quieted down and accepted the oxygen. She slowly drifted off to sleep again.
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Carter rapped on the door of the neurology and Doctor Black opened the door.
"Hello Dr Carter what brings you here?"
Carter took a seat at the desk whilst Dr Black shut the door. He sat down at his desk.
"I have Abby Lockhart down stairs. I found her outside the hospital yesterday. She's in a quite bad shape. She got a deep sap lac and I'm awaiting the results of the head CT. She's showing signs of short-term memory loss and has been very disorientated. She's being very reluctant to let Susan and I treat her."
"I see. Is she showing signs of dizziness and nausea?"
"Yes. She's been sick a lot."
"If you'd like to show me the way I'll come down stairs and have a look at her."
"Follow me then." Carter said, walking out the door.
They made their way downstairs to the cubical where Abby was with Susan. When they arrived Abby was sitting up in bed, the oxygen mask over her nose and mouth.
"Hello Abby." Dr Black said, smiling at her.
"Hi" Abby replied.
"Doctor Carter here tells me you were found outside the hospital yesterday."
Abby nodded.
"He also said you are experiencing some memory loss. Do you remember what happened?"
"No-ow!" Abby groaned as she caught her tongue "Tongue." she said, a pained expression on her face.
"She's cut her tongue badly." Carter filled Dr Black in.
"I see. Just nod yes or know to the questions I'm going to ask you."
"Do you know your name?"
Abby nodded.
"Do you know your surname?"
Abby thought for a moment then shook her head.
"Do you know what job you do, Abby?"
Abby shook her head, tears in her eyes.
"Its okay Abby you'll get your memory back soon."
Susan went out of the room and returned later with the results.
"The head CT showed no signs brain damage but did show some bruising and swelling around her skull. This is probably why she's experiencing memory loss. I suspect she'll have the memory loss until the swelling goes down."
"I agree. Maybe in a few days or even a week the swelling should go down. I'll then give a few short memory tests to see how she's doing." Dr Black smiled at Abby. "Don't you worry everything going to be just fine."
He smiled at Carter and Susan and then left.
"What about the other results?" Carter asked Susan.
He followed her and she placed the arm x-ray on the screen, illuminating the light.
"It looks as if she'll need surgery. The cut's deep and she has several bone fractures and breakages."
"I agree. What about the chest and neck z-rays."
Susan put them up on the screen.
"Chest x-ray looks clear to me so does the neck x-ray." Carter observed.
"Must be whiplash." Carter said.
"I'll go tell the OR to get ready for Abby's surgery." Susan said.
"Good idea. I'll stay and comfort her."
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Abby was sleeping when Carter left her to find Susan. It had suddenly got busy in the hospital and a car accident victim was being brought in. Abby shifted about and couldn't get comfortable. She could hear a familiar sound, which made her start to wake up. The car accident victim was shouting at the top of his lungs. Somehow she recognised the voice. She slowly made it out of bed and walked towards the sound. She tried to ignore the throbbing feeling in her head. She made it all the way to trauma 1 where she caught the sight of the victim going into full arrest.
"We need to start CPR!" Shouted Elizabeth who was in the room.
A nurse moved over and started CPR on the man. Abby swallowed and a flash of something flew in front of her eyes; smoke! There was smoke in the accident. She remembered the man too. He must have also been in the accident she thought. Suddenly she lunged forward into the room throwing the nurse out the way.
"You have to help him!" Abby wailed, "You have to save him." She tried to do CPR with her good hand but it wasn't working.
"Abby what the hell are you doing?" Elizabeth cried, "Get off my patient!"
"No!" Abby cried louder "You have to save him."
Elizabeth tried to move Abby out the way but she wouldn't let her.
"Call security!" Elizabeth called to the nurse.
The monitor suddenly stopped and the guy lay still.
"Abby you need to stop. This man is dead now. Stop CPR."
She moved closely to Abby and pulled her hands away from the man. Abby screamed and ran to the corner of the room, sinking to the floor and busting into tears. She started to hyperventilate and wouldn't let Elizabeth near to give her oxygen. Two security guards stormed into the room.
"Where's the problem Doctor." The first one asked.
"Thanks for coming but I have everything under control."
The security guards nodded and walked away.
Suddenly Carter flew into the room hearing all the commotion.
"Abby!" He cried "There you are. I've been looking all over for you."
"Carter what the hell happened to Abby?" Elizabeth asked.
"I found her outside yesterday. She's in a bad shape."
"Abby was trying to give my patient CPR. He died."
Abby wailed louder.
"She needs oxygen." Elizabeth observed "She's hyperventilating."
Carter found an oxygen mask and tried to place it over Abby's nose and mouth. Abby cried louder and pushed it away.
"It's okay Abby. You didn't kill that man. He was on his way out."
Abby calmed down a little and whimpered to herself.
"Can I put the oxygen mask over you now?" Carter asked her.
Abby nodded and Carter slipped it over Abby's nose and mouth.
"Nice deep breaths Abby."
Abby complied inhaling the oxygen.
"Good girl."
He pulled Abby into a hug and whispered soft words to her as she began to quiet down. When he pulled her away she was fast asleep in his arms, looking peaceful for the first time that day.
Who was the man in the car accident and how did Abby know him?
To be continued….