chapter four;

I was assisting in cubicles dealing with a young girl called Hannah who had fallen off her bike and collided with a car and had a wound on her head.

"Any vomiting? Dizziness? Nausea? Difficulty balancing?" I asked only for the young girl to look at me with a confused expression on her face, "What?" She responded and I smiled and asked; "Have you been sick?"

"No."

"Good. Do you feel sick?"

"No."

I then asked if she had any difficulty balancing and she said she hadn't. I then asked if she had any blurred vision, being unable to focus on a certain object. If she was sensitive to light and seeing two of her mum.

She laughed at my rather lame joke and told me she hadn't had anything that wasn't normal.

"How about ringing in your ears? Any confusion? Disorientation? Crankiness? Tearfulness?"

I asked and the young girl pressed her lips together before she whispered, "I'm a little teary but that's only because my head hurts."

I nodded, "Okay Hannah, can you tell me today's date?"

"Today is.." She trailed off and I anxiously chewed my lower lip, "It's Thursday 9th September 2010."

"Well done. Can you tell me where you live?"

"17 Bellmount Road, Holby."

"Thank you Hannah, you've been very helpful." I smiled at the young girl before I told her that I'll have to go for a little while but I'll be back soon. She asked me when her mum would be back and I told her she wouldn't be long.

I thought for a couple of minutes about what I should do and as I walked up to Adam I said gently, "She seems fine to me but shall we keep her in for twenty-four hours observation just to be on the safe side?"

"It's your call Doctor Henderson." He told me not looking up from the computer.

I nodded my head and smiled, "I guess that means I'm going to have to phone round for a bed."

I walked off heading towards the phone and dialled the number to the Children's Ward. Hearing the phone ring, I held the phone to my ear and waited for someone to answer. Eventually on the seventh ring, a young male answered the phone.

"Hello, it's Doctor Henderson here from the Emergency Department. I have a young patient here who fell off her bike, collided with a car and substained a slight head injury. So far she seems stable and hasn't had any unusual symptoms but I'd like to keep her in for twenty-four hour observation just to be on the safe side."

After much debating and arguing, the young man finally said they had a bed available and with a smile, I told him I'll have her taken up in the next half an hour. Putting the phone down, I walked back towards Adam who was still by the computer.

"Are you going to treat any patients today Doctor Trueman?"

I noticed a small smirk on his face, "Doctor Henderson did you get a bed for young Hannah?"

"I did indeed. I'll have her taken up in the next half an hour."

He nodded, "Good work, but how did you get a bed so quick?"

"It must be my charm Doctor Trueman." I answered with a smirk as I walked towards cubicle seven. Glancing back at Adam, I could've sworn he was watching me and I pulled open the curtain and walked in.

"Hello Miss Morton." I said as I noticed Hannah's mother had returned from using the pay phone, "I'm Doctor Henderson and I've been treating Hannah. She's recieved a small bump to the head and although everything seems fine at the moment, we are going to admit her overnight just to keep an eye on things."

"But everything is okay?" Her mum asked and I nodded, "She's perfectly fine. You know how careful we are with children."

I smiled, spoke to Hannah for a little while and once I finished updating her notes, I called Big Mac over and asked him if he could take Hannah to the Children's Ward. As Big Mac pushed the trolley, I waved bye to her and smiled.

My first patient was easy, let's hope it stayed that way.

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oh and yes, hannah the patient is named after Gillian Kearney Fan.