Febuwhump Day 5: "Let Me See"
Word Count: 724
Author: aquietwritingcorner/realitybreakgirl
Rating: T
Characters: Neil, Doc
Warning: Blood, guts
Summary: Neil dealt with bones and muscles and nerves and steel. He didn't deal with the squishy parts. But someone has to, and he's the best candidate they have right now.
Notes: N/A
"Let Me See"
"Move! Let me see, let me see!"
The words broke out of Neil's mouth with a command and authority to them that he didn't normally use. He was never one for throwing rank around, and he usually got around to what he needed to do by virtue of being both the only one who could and being an expert in his field.
But this was different.
Research and Development was always a dangerous place to be in. Oh, sure, they had plenty of safety precautions and procedures, but just by its nature, it could be a dangerous place to be in. It was best to always assume as much. Because even with all of their precautions and procedures, accidents still happened.
Just like this one.
Neil shoved people out of the way, and they, at his words and actions, cleared a path for him. There was already so much blood, and he could see the way her hands were holding to her side. He could see—oh great mountain gods, was he seeing organs? She was in pain, and she was crying out with it, even though it seemed that the pain increased when she did. The men were looking to him for direction, and he was doing his best not to panic. He dealt with bones and muscles, not the squishy stuff inside.
That was her job.
But at the moment, he was the best they had, so he had better step up.
"Get a gurney down here now! Trauma unit! Have the OR prep! Inform the general! Call North City, have then send an ambulance! Hurry!"
People jumped into action, and Neil leaned over Doc. "I'm going to do the best I can, alright? I'm going to patch you up until we can get you to North City."
Her breath was hitching, but she nodded, a minuscule thing, and he took it. And then he began his assessment.
Automatically, his attention first went to her limbs. They were all intact, which was good! Although if he were honest, part of him would rather have had her injury had there. That he knew how to deal with. But he moved one. Her back and spine seemed to be alright, as did her neck and her head. No, the worrying part was the part that was bleeding profusely—her right lower abdomen.
Her hands were covering it, and he couldn't get a good look at the wound itself. That was a problem. "Let me see," he said, gently.
She shook her head, not moving her hands.
"Doc," he said. "I can't assess you, unless you let me see. So let me see."
With what sounded like a strangled sob, she moved her hands. Neil heard some of the men who were still nearby gasp and take a step back. Neil had to swallow. The squishy parts were not what he usually dealt with. But he set that aside to do what he could to save her life.
He identified as many of the organs—or what was left of them—as he could. Her lungs seemed to be intact, which was good, and her heart wasn't exposed. But her liver had been hit, and it looked like part of a kidney was damaged and he cursed aloud when he realized that her large intestines had been ruptured. That would release all kinds of bacteria into her. Not to mention the fact that he could see this all without having to open her up. That was the most disturbing thing about it all.
He could hear the gurney arriving and hear men guiding it. "Alright," he said her. "We're gonna put something temporary over this, to keep things in place, and then we're taking you straight to the OR. I'm going to do what I can for you, and then we're going to transport you to North City, understand?"
She nodded again, and he gave her shoulder a squeeze. The gurney pulled up right behind him.
"Alright!" he said. "Let get that stabilized and then move her! Let's go, time's critical here!"
The medical staff wasted no time, and Neil jumped right in, helping them. Within seconds they had her loaded and headed straight to the OR. Neil would do everything he could for her.
He just had to hope that it would be enough.