"Hailey?" Hailey looks down at Jay with concern and looks for distress. He's breathing better and his voice is stronger. "My gun?" Hailey looks at his side and sees it. "It's here, Jay. You were lying on it." Jay's face relaxes a bit. She removes his holster and badge from his waistband and hands them to Kevin. "For safe-keeping, I know how you are." Kevin says with a slight smile.
"How 'bout we take the front shield off this vest." The right shoulder strap and mid-straps were already undone. She reaches across to undo his left shoulder strap, pulling up while holding on to the vest she hears a sharp intake of air, she stops. "Too much?"
"No, get it off." "OK" as she quickly undoes the last strap, holds the front shield up and Kevin grabs it. Jay lets out the breath he was holding.
"I didn't see'em." Jay starts waving his right hand slightly. "I heard …" He continues to wave his hand. "I didn't see'em." Putting his arm down, he starts to huff a bit more.
"Take it easy" Adam interjects. "It's alright. Don't worry about it. Just relax." Adam notices Jay is getting agitated and his breathing is picking up.
"What wrong?" Hailey asks. "I want to get up." "Not a good idea." "And…." as Jay tries, slightly rolling to his right towards Hailey. Adam follows his movement still supporting his head and warns "Jay." "Ahhrr!" Jay grimaces and stops: breathes "Bad idea." as he rolls back, his right hand goes to his chest, left side of his sternum then towards his shoulder.
"Ambo's here" Kevin says as he's waving them over. Ambulance 61 stops next to the scene. Sylvie Brett hops out, retrieves her bag and heads over. "What happened?" Hailey and Kevin move back. Hailey says, "Possible blow to the head, trauma to his chest and left shoulder. I have reason to believe trauma was caused by a bat." "We saw three people looking like they were kicking the car and then a bat swung towards the ground. We found Jay wedged up against the car on his right side."
"You moved him?" Sylvie asks, shining a light into Jay's eyes. "Shifted him on his back, he was having trouble breathing. Supported his head the whole time", Adam adds. She looks toward Adam and gives a nod "Smart".
"I'm right here guys!" Jay interjects with a grimace. "Pupils: even and reactive. Gianna, C-collar, backboard, bring the gurney. How you doing Jay? Any loss of consciousness?" as she motions to Adam to remove his handkerchief, she looks at the cut and applies a piece of gauze to his head. Adam takes over holding the gauze. "No." He grunts. "How's your breathing? "Been better" As she puts her stethoscope to his chest, right-side then left. "OH Oh OW!" *hiss* "I know, I know. OK Jay. Good breath sounds bilaterally. Possible rib fractures." Jay is breathing short, trying to control the pain. His face stern.
Gianna returns with the C-collar, backboard and gurney. Sylvie says, "OK Jay we're going to get you to Med, let's get you ready to move." Gianna takes over Adam's position, places a piece of tape over the gauze and starts to apply the C-collar. "Is this necessary?" Jay asks. "I can get up, you know."
"Yeah tried that, remember," Hailey interjects.
As the C-collar is in place, "Just a precaution Jay. Now we're going to get on you on the board. Left shoulder trauma?" Sylvie asks towards Hailey. "Yeah". "Alright we're going to slide you on. Jay I'm going to put your left wrist on your stomach, can you hold it with your right hand?" "Yeah" "OK." Jay holds his left wrist with his right hand as Slyvie and Gianna slide him on the backboard.
"Oooff, ah ah AH, Jesus! That hurts!"
"Where?"
"My shoulder!" Jay is grimacing and his breathing becomes short with pain. His right hand goes to his chest again.
Sylvie gently touches his clavicle moving towards the socket joint looking for a dislocation. "No, in the back." He takes a short breath and holds it.
"Alright." "Scapula trauma." She says toward Gianna.
"Watch your breathing Jay" she says, taking Jay's right hand lowering it, encouraging him to grab his left wrist again. He does so. "Hurts." He says breathing out.
"I know, gonna help you with that." As she secures Jay to the backboard. Gianna secures his head.
Adam and Kevin noticing that they're ready to move Jay onto the gurney, move into position to lift the backboard. Sylvie looks at them and then to Jay, "Ready?" Jay replies with a quiet "Yeah", his eyes are closed. "Jay! You with us?" "Yeah," This time stronger as his eyes shoot open.
They lift Jay onto the gurney and quickly secure the backboard. Sylvie and Gianna roll the gurney to the ambulance. Hailey, Kevin and Adam follow. Sylvie goes in first as the gurney is pushed in and secured. "Who's riding with us?" She calls out. Gianna runs to the cab getting ready to leave. Hailey looks into the ambulance a bit hesitant. "You should go." Adam says to her. She looks at him, then Jay, *the memory of Jay being shot acrosses her mind*. "Go, Hailey. Be with Jay. We'll be right behind you." Adam adds. Hailey quickly nods and climbs in. Adam reaches up and pats Jay's leg, closes the doors and bangs on them giving the sign to go.
Sylvie is at Jay's head getting the blood pressure cuff and Hailey is sitting to his left side looking nervous. Sylvie looks down at Jay. His eyes are closed and it's been awhile since he's said anything. She places the cuff on his right arm and an O2 monitor on his finger, "BP 131 over 90, heart rate 82, respiration 22 ".
Hailey looks at Sylvie surprised. It doesn't take a Rocket Surgeon to know that's high. "It's elevated because he's in pain."
"O2 99%. Good. Jay, how you doing?" She asks as she places an oxygen nasal canal on him. His breathing is short. "This will help, concentrate on your breathing."
"Your eyes are closed, what's going on? No sleepin'"
Jay opens his eyes and looks at her. He's trying to take deeper breaths. She takes this opportunity to check for a head injury again. He squints at the light and grimaces.
"Looks good. Headache?" Jay closes his eyes and grunts.
"Keep your eyes open for me. We're almost at Med." He does as he's told but remains quiet.
Hailey watches Sylvie take care of Jay. She's trying to distract her thoughts. Jay's OK. It's not like last time but it's too soon. Sylvie notices Hailey spacing out. "You OK?" she asks.
Hailey, surprised, snaps her head up to look at Sylvie. "Yeah. Fine." and gives a small smile looking at Jay.
Hearing the conversation and sensing her thoughts, Jay says in the strongest voice he can muster, "Hailey, I'm good." He has a need to reassure her, but it's followed by a hiss and another grimace.
"Yeah, I believe you."
