"News just in. The Chicago Express Line (I'm guessing that's what EL stands for... if I'm wrong I apologise) Train has jumped off the tracks and has crashed into the busy station at Main Street (Hey, it's just a guess...). The accident occurred just minutes ago and the number of survivors has yet to be confirmed, but from the disaster at the scene, chances are there are very few survivors. And now for the weather..."
Abby looked up at the small radio that sat at the nurses station and frowned. She hadn't heard anything over the intercom, so she stood and made her way to admit. She saw Jerry hanging over the radio that connected him to various services, and she could hear the familiar voice of Weaver issuing orders, telling the residents, med students, interns and nurses to get their asses ready for an insurge of disaster patients.
"Abby, where the hell is Kovac?" Kerry yelled and Sam shook her head as she moved her body out of the way of a stomping Morris who was trailing a box behind him, huffing all the way.
"I don't know, he should have been here about five minutes ago," she shouted to Kerry who was walking away, before waiting to here Abby's answer.
"I know, and now I'm an attending down in the middle of a disaster! Abby, you're on you're medical student shift - starting now!" Abby sighed and slammed her hand down onto the desk.
There was a shortage of nurses as it was without her having to change to being a doctor. The new nurse - Samantha Taggert - was supposed to start tjhat day and had yet to show up.
"Goddam it," she muttered as she started pulling boxes out of the storage closet and prepared for the first rush of patients.
She looked out to the waiting room and saw that it was adequately busy.
"First trauma should be here in ten minutes, if the traffic is okay!" Jerry called to anyone who was listening.
Abby nodded and looked around. She saw that there was enough hands to deal with the preparations for the overflow of patients that was about to arrive, and decided she would quickly dismiss the minor patients in the waiting room as she waited for the first of the traumas to come in.
TBC