Chapter 4: Duty Calls
Dana was silently counting her blessings when her pager went off. She glanced down quickly. "It's the ER." she said as she rose from the couch. "Gotta run." I'll come with you." Nick offered. "You might need a little help." Dana smiled. "Ok, sounds good." she said as they rushed out of her office. Lu smiled, watching them as she headed to Lana's desk to pick up her next patient's file.
Dana and Nick rushed to the ER at top speed. "Who paged me?" she called as they burst through the double doors. "I did, Dr. Stowe." replied one of the attending physicians. He motioned to the young girl he was caring for. She was unconscious. "Talk to me." Dana said as she ran over to him.
"She has a deep dog bite on her leg, and her parents think she hit her head. They say she fell and hit the coffee table when the dog bit her." Dana nodded as she examined the bite. "I can't see anything. She's lost a lot of blood. Dr. Barnes, I need you to get me six units of A neg stat." "Will do, Dr. Stowe." Dr Barnes said as he rushed out of the ER. "Nick, I need some help here." Dana said calmly. Nick walked around the bed til he was standing directly across from Dana. "What do you need?" he asked.
"I need some suction." she replied. "She's bleeding so badly that I can't see the wound." Nick ran over to the supply closet, grabbed the blood suction tube, and ran back over to Dana, who sighed. "What could be taking Dr. Barnes so long?" she asked him as she checked the girl's vitals. "She's losing more blood by the minute."
Nick shrugged. "Call out to Lana and ask her to page him for you." he suggested as he suctioned the girl's leg. Dana nodded. "Lana, page Dr. Barnes for me, will you?" she called.
"Will do, Dr. Stowe." Lana called back. Dana was worried. Did this girl have time to wait for Dr. Barnes, or would she give up before he got there?