"Louis, how's she holding up?" Hook asked quietly as Chris
finished securing the gauze pads over the now closed incision and tucking
a blanket followed by several sheets around Lona. From the look of her
almost ghostly pale skin, he didn't think he needed to hear what Louis had
to say to know the answer. Even with the bleeding stopped, Lona was
obviously still in critical condition.
Louis shook his head slightly, not wanting to alarm his son anymore than Elmer was already alarmed. If they couldn't get Lona to some help,
more help than they could provide down here soon, though.... He reached out once more and gently felt her pulse. Still much too weak and slow,
signs that she had slipped dangerously close to end stage shock.
"Elmer, get another of those bags of saline hooked up and ready to go." Louis reached up and felt the blood bags, frowning as he did so. One of the bags was almost empty and the other would be soon as well. The saline solution would help as a temporary measure but Lona needed more blood and she needed it soon. "Get another dose of epi ready as well." he ordered. "Give it another minute or two and then run it like you did before."
Louis motioned for Hook to follow him a slight distance away from the table. The younger doctor reached out a hand as they moved away,
guiding Louis slightly in a way that Elmer couldn't see. If Lona was as bad as she looked, Louis was definitely right. His son didn't need anymore worries at the moment.
"Hook, what are the chances that there's another way out of here?"
Louis asked quietly. He wouldn't say out loud that Lona needed more attention than they could give her down there and quickly but the urgency was apparent in her voice.
"No idea." Hook shook his head as he talked. "The way that we came down is definitely blocked and as for the other end, who knows. I'm not sure it would be a good idea to try moving Lona at this point anyway."
And although Hook wouldn't say it, Louis's condition was definitely a concern as well. Any injury that was bad enough to mess up the vision as badly as Louis's appeared to be was definitely a potentially serious one.
The older doctor didn't need to be scrambling around trying to escape from a partially collapsed basement. He needed to stay as still and quiet as he could until they could get him some help as well.
"I'll be fine, Hook." Louis might not be able to see but he could read the sudden silence almost as well as he could a face. "Lona,
though.... She needs more blood and soon. That saline isn't going to help for long."
"I know." Hook didn't dare mention the fear he and Chris both had about the lack of forthcoming help to free them from the basement. Stegman was evil and a moron, of course, but surely he wasn't insane enough to do something like that. He started to run over the basement layout in his mind, thinking of possible catches of supplies that might prove helpful in the current situation as well as possible ways out. nothing came to him,
though, at least nothing that was enough of a good shot to risk moving Lona for it. "Louis, how long can she last if we can't get more blood?"
"I don't know." Louis closed his eyes as he thought of it. If Lona didn't make it.... A tear slipped down his cheek against his will.
No, she had to make it. There was no way that he was letting his son go through the pain that losing her would entail, not after what he had gone through himself with Emma's death.
After a moment, he pulled himself together. He was a doctor and he didn't have time for this. Later, later when he was alone he could fall apart but now Lona was depending on him. "There's something that we can do if we don't get out of here soon." he said slowly. He had a feeling that Hook wouldn't have issues with this idea but he couldn't be sure. If definitely violated all of the rules and regulations surrounding blood transfusions that he could think of. "A direct transfusion. If we can't find a way out or someone doesn't find a way in to us, we might need to risk a direct transfusion."
"Do you know how to do that if it comes down to it?" Hook asked quietly. Okay, he knew it was against a ton of rules but he wasn't going to let the rules stand in the way of saving Lona's life. "And what about her blood type?"
"AB positive. We can give her anything if we have to." Louis said as they headed back to Lona's side once more, the part of the talk that he had been afraid would alarm Elmer over. "I know how to do it."
Hook nodded as Louis moved to Lona's side, reaching out and gently patting his son's shoulder to try to reassure him. After a moment, he motioned for Chris to come over.
"Keep an eye on them and Lona for me, okay?" he told her quietly.
It had definitely been way too long, well over two hours now. If Stegman was behind this somehow then he swore that he would make him pay. This went way beyond malpractice and stealing research. Lona could die if something wasn't done soon.
"Where are you going?" Chris asked, worry starting to form in her eyes as she looked from Hook to Lona.
"To try to find a way to get us out of here or at least a way to contact them upstairs and let them know what's going on. Just watch them for me, okay?" Hook said as he leaned down and kissed Chris's forehead gently. "I'll be back as soon as I can."
Louis shook his head slightly, not wanting to alarm his son anymore than Elmer was already alarmed. If they couldn't get Lona to some help,
more help than they could provide down here soon, though.... He reached out once more and gently felt her pulse. Still much too weak and slow,
signs that she had slipped dangerously close to end stage shock.
"Elmer, get another of those bags of saline hooked up and ready to go." Louis reached up and felt the blood bags, frowning as he did so. One of the bags was almost empty and the other would be soon as well. The saline solution would help as a temporary measure but Lona needed more blood and she needed it soon. "Get another dose of epi ready as well." he ordered. "Give it another minute or two and then run it like you did before."
Louis motioned for Hook to follow him a slight distance away from the table. The younger doctor reached out a hand as they moved away,
guiding Louis slightly in a way that Elmer couldn't see. If Lona was as bad as she looked, Louis was definitely right. His son didn't need anymore worries at the moment.
"Hook, what are the chances that there's another way out of here?"
Louis asked quietly. He wouldn't say out loud that Lona needed more attention than they could give her down there and quickly but the urgency was apparent in her voice.
"No idea." Hook shook his head as he talked. "The way that we came down is definitely blocked and as for the other end, who knows. I'm not sure it would be a good idea to try moving Lona at this point anyway."
And although Hook wouldn't say it, Louis's condition was definitely a concern as well. Any injury that was bad enough to mess up the vision as badly as Louis's appeared to be was definitely a potentially serious one.
The older doctor didn't need to be scrambling around trying to escape from a partially collapsed basement. He needed to stay as still and quiet as he could until they could get him some help as well.
"I'll be fine, Hook." Louis might not be able to see but he could read the sudden silence almost as well as he could a face. "Lona,
though.... She needs more blood and soon. That saline isn't going to help for long."
"I know." Hook didn't dare mention the fear he and Chris both had about the lack of forthcoming help to free them from the basement. Stegman was evil and a moron, of course, but surely he wasn't insane enough to do something like that. He started to run over the basement layout in his mind, thinking of possible catches of supplies that might prove helpful in the current situation as well as possible ways out. nothing came to him,
though, at least nothing that was enough of a good shot to risk moving Lona for it. "Louis, how long can she last if we can't get more blood?"
"I don't know." Louis closed his eyes as he thought of it. If Lona didn't make it.... A tear slipped down his cheek against his will.
No, she had to make it. There was no way that he was letting his son go through the pain that losing her would entail, not after what he had gone through himself with Emma's death.
After a moment, he pulled himself together. He was a doctor and he didn't have time for this. Later, later when he was alone he could fall apart but now Lona was depending on him. "There's something that we can do if we don't get out of here soon." he said slowly. He had a feeling that Hook wouldn't have issues with this idea but he couldn't be sure. If definitely violated all of the rules and regulations surrounding blood transfusions that he could think of. "A direct transfusion. If we can't find a way out or someone doesn't find a way in to us, we might need to risk a direct transfusion."
"Do you know how to do that if it comes down to it?" Hook asked quietly. Okay, he knew it was against a ton of rules but he wasn't going to let the rules stand in the way of saving Lona's life. "And what about her blood type?"
"AB positive. We can give her anything if we have to." Louis said as they headed back to Lona's side once more, the part of the talk that he had been afraid would alarm Elmer over. "I know how to do it."
Hook nodded as Louis moved to Lona's side, reaching out and gently patting his son's shoulder to try to reassure him. After a moment, he motioned for Chris to come over.
"Keep an eye on them and Lona for me, okay?" he told her quietly.
It had definitely been way too long, well over two hours now. If Stegman was behind this somehow then he swore that he would make him pay. This went way beyond malpractice and stealing research. Lona could die if something wasn't done soon.
"Where are you going?" Chris asked, worry starting to form in her eyes as she looked from Hook to Lona.
"To try to find a way to get us out of here or at least a way to contact them upstairs and let them know what's going on. Just watch them for me, okay?" Hook said as he leaned down and kissed Chris's forehead gently. "I'll be back as soon as I can."