Title- Private Life of Kerry Weaver Part IX
Author- Katelyn... me?
Disclaimer- ER belongs to NBC, etc...
Author's Note- yea it's not as long as I was planning, but to save you from
whining, well here ya go...
Kerry awoke to the sounds of sirens. She had a severe headache and she couldn't feel her legs. She looked around her and saw two EMT's lifting her onto an ambulance. She then noticed John and Elizabeth.
"What happened?" Kerry tried to ask.
"Don't try to speak, you have a knife wound to your neck," The EMT explained.
Kerry could feel her heart skip a beat. A knife wound to the neck? She panicked.
"Dr. Weaver, it's Elizabeth, I'm going to ride with you and John is going to ride behind to the hospital," Elizabeth said and took Kerry's hand.
Elizabeth could see the fear in Kerry's eyes.
"Dr. Weaver... err... Kerry, I'm going to have to put a tracheotomy in to help you breathe," Elizabeth said and took the instruments from the paramedic.
"Ma'am, I'm going to ask that I-"Elizabeth cut her off.
"I'm a friend...." Elizabeth began.
"Protocol says that-"The paramedic was cut off by a tug on her shirt.
"Elizabeth..." Kerry said in a whispered voice.
"Do you want this woman to perform the tracheotomy?" The paramedic asked. She then realized that Kerry couldn't speak. "Blink once if you want the tracheotomy put in by Elizabeth, twice if you want me to do it." The paramedic said.
Kerry blinked once and tried to reach towards Elizabeth. Her eyes began to fill with tears. Elizabeth could see the fear in her eyes and she took her hand.
COUNTY
We've got a severe neck wound coming in; they've already put a trach in," Abby said as she put down the paramedic communicator. "They're at the back door...." Abby announced.
"Ok, clear trauma two," Mark said and went for some gloves.
"Get me Dr—"Mark stopped at the realization that with Kerry out and John out, all eyes were on him... and Dr. Chen. "Get me Dr. Chen," He said and walked into trauma two to get a gown on.
"Ok, 37 year old female, neck wound, we trached her," the paramedic and Elizabeth explained.
"Elizabeth?" Mark asked and gave her a questioning look. He hadn't yet realized that Kerry was the patient.
"Mark..." Elizabeth said, tears filling her eyes.
"Oh god," Mark said at the realization of who he had on the table.
"Ok, Type and Cross her, but for now, get me some O-Neg... on the rapid infuser NOW!" He barked as he got Kerry into the trauma room.
"Kerry, Oh my god," Haleh said as she got an IV with saline started. Chuny entered with the O-Neg and was shocked to find Kerry on the table.
"Page Dr. Benton, we're going to need a neck surgeon in here, stat!" Mark said and looked down at Kerry. She was going in and out of consciousness and he was getting worried.
Just then, Carter came into the trauma.
"Gown me," He said and instantly a nurse handed him some gloves and put a gown on him.
"What are her stats?" John asked.
"It's not good," Mark said sadly. Just then, Kerry went into V-Tach.
"Get the paddles," Mark said. "And Carter, start CPR!" Mark ordered.
Carter got on top of Kerry (Cowboy style) and began chest compressions. Chuny stood by and pumped oxygen into Kerry's trach.
"Ok, get me an Amp of Eppy"
"Ok, charging to 150," Mark announced. Carter got off of Kerry, but continued the chest compressions. "CLEAR!" Mark yelled and shocked Kerry's chest.
"Still nothing," John said and continued chest compressions.
"OK, charge to 200," Mark yelled. "CLEAR!"
"V-Fib..." Carter said, his eyes beginning to tear. He kept going with the chest compressions.
"OK, push another amp of eppy and charge to 300... CLEAR!" Mark yelled, his eyes watering over with tears. "Come on damn it!" He yelled in frustration.
"350! CLEAR!" he yelled one last time... "A systole...." Carter said and ripped off his gloves in frustration. "Oh God," Mark said as he put his head in his hands. "Blip..." the machine made a noise. "Blip," another noise.
Carter looked up and saw the green lines indicating a pulse. He was now determined to keep her alive. "Pulse weak and thready," He said and kept a finger on Kerry's bloodied wrist. "We need to get her up to surgery..." Mark said. "I'll take her..." Elizabeth said and got John and Mark to help get her into the elevator.
TBC
Kerry awoke to the sounds of sirens. She had a severe headache and she couldn't feel her legs. She looked around her and saw two EMT's lifting her onto an ambulance. She then noticed John and Elizabeth.
"What happened?" Kerry tried to ask.
"Don't try to speak, you have a knife wound to your neck," The EMT explained.
Kerry could feel her heart skip a beat. A knife wound to the neck? She panicked.
"Dr. Weaver, it's Elizabeth, I'm going to ride with you and John is going to ride behind to the hospital," Elizabeth said and took Kerry's hand.
Elizabeth could see the fear in Kerry's eyes.
"Dr. Weaver... err... Kerry, I'm going to have to put a tracheotomy in to help you breathe," Elizabeth said and took the instruments from the paramedic.
"Ma'am, I'm going to ask that I-"Elizabeth cut her off.
"I'm a friend...." Elizabeth began.
"Protocol says that-"The paramedic was cut off by a tug on her shirt.
"Elizabeth..." Kerry said in a whispered voice.
"Do you want this woman to perform the tracheotomy?" The paramedic asked. She then realized that Kerry couldn't speak. "Blink once if you want the tracheotomy put in by Elizabeth, twice if you want me to do it." The paramedic said.
Kerry blinked once and tried to reach towards Elizabeth. Her eyes began to fill with tears. Elizabeth could see the fear in her eyes and she took her hand.
COUNTY
We've got a severe neck wound coming in; they've already put a trach in," Abby said as she put down the paramedic communicator. "They're at the back door...." Abby announced.
"Ok, clear trauma two," Mark said and went for some gloves.
"Get me Dr—"Mark stopped at the realization that with Kerry out and John out, all eyes were on him... and Dr. Chen. "Get me Dr. Chen," He said and walked into trauma two to get a gown on.
"Ok, 37 year old female, neck wound, we trached her," the paramedic and Elizabeth explained.
"Elizabeth?" Mark asked and gave her a questioning look. He hadn't yet realized that Kerry was the patient.
"Mark..." Elizabeth said, tears filling her eyes.
"Oh god," Mark said at the realization of who he had on the table.
"Ok, Type and Cross her, but for now, get me some O-Neg... on the rapid infuser NOW!" He barked as he got Kerry into the trauma room.
"Kerry, Oh my god," Haleh said as she got an IV with saline started. Chuny entered with the O-Neg and was shocked to find Kerry on the table.
"Page Dr. Benton, we're going to need a neck surgeon in here, stat!" Mark said and looked down at Kerry. She was going in and out of consciousness and he was getting worried.
Just then, Carter came into the trauma.
"Gown me," He said and instantly a nurse handed him some gloves and put a gown on him.
"What are her stats?" John asked.
"It's not good," Mark said sadly. Just then, Kerry went into V-Tach.
"Get the paddles," Mark said. "And Carter, start CPR!" Mark ordered.
Carter got on top of Kerry (Cowboy style) and began chest compressions. Chuny stood by and pumped oxygen into Kerry's trach.
"Ok, get me an Amp of Eppy"
"Ok, charging to 150," Mark announced. Carter got off of Kerry, but continued the chest compressions. "CLEAR!" Mark yelled and shocked Kerry's chest.
"Still nothing," John said and continued chest compressions.
"OK, charge to 200," Mark yelled. "CLEAR!"
"V-Fib..." Carter said, his eyes beginning to tear. He kept going with the chest compressions.
"OK, push another amp of eppy and charge to 300... CLEAR!" Mark yelled, his eyes watering over with tears. "Come on damn it!" He yelled in frustration.
"350! CLEAR!" he yelled one last time... "A systole...." Carter said and ripped off his gloves in frustration. "Oh God," Mark said as he put his head in his hands. "Blip..." the machine made a noise. "Blip," another noise.
Carter looked up and saw the green lines indicating a pulse. He was now determined to keep her alive. "Pulse weak and thready," He said and kept a finger on Kerry's bloodied wrist. "We need to get her up to surgery..." Mark said. "I'll take her..." Elizabeth said and got John and Mark to help get her into the elevator.
TBC