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Chapter Nine
"Normal sinus rhythm." Relief was evident in Elizabeth's tone.
"All right, start him on amiodirone drip and send off a basic chem and cardiac injury panel," Jason instructed.
They'd avoided further complications for the moment, but this guy's heart obviously needed a little help. "I'll call a Cardiology consult."
Most of the members of the code team dispersed from the room, leaving the patient's nurse to take over. Jason wrote a note in the patient's chart, then picked up the phone to call Cardiology.
After he placed the call, he took a few moments to think over what he would say to the patient's family — they also had to be notified. Although the patient was stabilized, his condition had just turned critical.
"Jason?" A warm hand on his shoulder brought him out of his morose thoughts. "Are you all right?"
Elizabeth. Her concern warmed his heart. He wanted so badly to take her hand in his, but at the same time, he didn't want to undermine her professionalism while they were in the ICU.
He forced a smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. That was a close call, though."
"I know." Elizabeth's expression mirrored his feelings. "You did a great job in there."
"Not just me, the whole team," he corrected. "Even if you did give me a moment of heart failure when you jumped up on the bed to do CPR. I'd feel better if you were off your feet, resting."
He kept his voice low, so their conversation wouldn't carry.
Her cheeks reddened and her hand slipped from his shoulder. He instantly missed the physical connection.
"Actually, that's exactly what I wanted to tell you. I'm on my way to rest in one of the call rooms. In case you need to find me."
"Good." Was there a hidden meaning in there?
Man, he hoped so. She needed to take care of herself and he wished like heck he could go with her. His trauma pager was relatively quiet, but he couldn't risk leaving his patient just yet.
"Get some sleep."
"I will. See you later."
Jason watched her walk away, wondering which call room she'd been assigned. Would she mind a little company, later?
The thought gave him the spurt of energy he needed to finish his paperwork, then check on the remainder of his patients. The sooner he got things squared away in the ICU, the quicker he could find Elizabeth.
To be continued...
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