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His head rolled back before making impact with the floor. There was a sickening cracking sound as his head slammed onto the ground, a small pool of blood quickly formed around his head, staining his messy blonde hair.
Bethan yelled trying to get someone to help. She carefully knelt beside him, gripping his head in her hands to prevent him from causing anymore injury to his neck or back. Cal hurried into the cubicle. 'What happened?' He asked taking over.
'I don't know, he was talking to me and then collapsed. He's hit his head and he's still unconscious' she explained.
'Alright, Can I get some help in here please' Cal bellowed before three members of staff hurried in.
'Right can we get him into HDC and can someone please get Charlie and Rita please' Cal ordered.
Lofty rushed to find the senior nurses whilst Robyn, Max and Lily helped him get his brother onto the stretcher and into HDC. As all of the consultants apart from Dylan were at a conference, Cal would have to treat his brother under Dylan's supervision.
'Ethan? Can you hear me, it's Cal. Don't worry we're going to look after you' Cal whispered taking his hand as they rushed through the corridors. They hooked him up to several monitors when he began to stir. 'Ethan? Squeeze my hand if you can hear me' Cal instructed.
Ethan grabbed his hand in an iron like grip as he was consumed with pain. 'C-Cal?' He gasped.
'I'm here, don't worry, just try and stay calm' Cal soothed.
'Hurts, a lot' Ethan groaned.
'Can you tell me where the pain is?' Cal prompted.
'Head, back, chest, shoulder, stomach' Ethan listed.
'Okay mate, just try and stay nice and still for me, we're going to check you over now' Cal told him.
Cal took the stethoscope from around his neck and plugged it into his ear after slicing down Ethan's scrub top so he could examine him properly.
'This might feel a little cold' Cal warned as he placed the stethoscope on his chest. 'Okay, we've got reduced air entry on the left side, breathing is shallow' Cal stated before putting the stethoscope back around his neck. 'Okay, now let me have a look at this shoulder' Cal whispered. 'Okay, I think your left shoulder is dislocated, probably as a result of the fall, you've got a large laceration to the back of your head and you've bruised your lower back' Cal explained. He placed his hands on his brother's stomach. Ethan yelped. 'Okay, that doesn't look good so we'll do an ultrasound and take some bloods. I'd like FBC's U and E's, clotting, group and save and can someone book him in for a head CT, an x-ray for his shoulder and can someone bring me the fast scanner' Cal ordered.
Ethan grabbed his wrist. 'Please stop, it hurts' he pleaded.
'I know Nibbles, we're going to get you some morphine now. I'd like 5 of morphine and 1 litre of saline please Charlie' Cal requested before turning his attention back to his brother as he was handed the fast scanner. 'Now I'm going to have a look at your abdomen, can you tell me where the pain is centred' Cal asked.
'Lower... Right...quadrant' Ethan gasped, his breathing steadily becoming worse. He grabbed Cal's arm tightly. 'Help me... Can't... Breathe'
'I need a chest drain kit, some drapes, gown and gloves' he ordered. 'Ethan mate, I'm going to put a chest drain in because it looks like you've got a pneumothorax, just try and keep still and breathe' he told his brother. He felt horrible seeing his brother in such a terrible condition.
He pulled on the gown and spread the drapes. As he donned the gloves and mask, he noticed his brother trembling. 'Ethan, mate, just try and calm down, I promise, I won't hurt you and I'll take very good care of you' Cal murmured.
He picked up the tray of equipment and began drawing up a dose of local anaesthetic into a syringe. He carefully injected it into his brother's left hand side before administering a small dose of morphine. 'Okay Nibbles, can you feel me touching your chest?' Cal asked. Ethan shook his head. 'Alright then, lets put this mask on you and then we can start' Cal whispered placing an oxygen mask over his brother's face.
He drew in a deep breath, clutching the scalpel in his fingers. His hand was shaking, but he eventually managed to control it. Ethan started sobbing. 'Calm down Nibbles, I need you to stay calm' Cal soothed as he gently traced the scalpel along his ribcage. Ethan whimpered slightly. 'Okay, Nibbles, this part is a bit nasty, it might be uncomfortable but you are doing really well, just stay nice and still for me' Cal instructed.
He returned the scalpel to the tray before pushing two gloved fingers into the incision and spreading the cut open. Ethan howled in pain, grabbing at his brother's hand and trying to stop him. 'I know Nibbles, I know, just keep still for a moment longer, I promise it's nearly done now' Cal told him.
He picked up the clamp and the tube, slowly threading it into place. 'Cough for me please Eth' Cal instructed. The chest drain bubbled to life. 'Charlie if you could just suture for me, that would be great'
Cal removed the drapes, gown, gloves and mask before pulling up a chair beside his brother. 'How are you feeling?' Cal asked as he wiped Ethan's tears away.
'Sore, but I can't complain' Ethan responded.
Cal picked up the fast scanner and gently placed the probe on Ethan's abdomen. 'Right, the appendix looks a little inflamed, we'll get some bloods taken and see what's going on' Cal told him. They took him for his scans and took some bloods, before leaving him to rest.