He fell asleep and was woken two hours later in absolute agony. He writhed on the bed, screaming in pain, his face, pale and gaunt. Cal ran over, grabbing a syringe of morphine and administering it before trying to calm his brother down. He sat on the bed, lifting his brother onto his lap and holding him as he sobbed. Charlie came in after hearing the commotion. 'Everything all right?' He enquired.
'No, who is incharge of his obs, I strictly said he had to be monitored on half hourly obs but he's been left for nearly two hours, I want to know who is responsible' Cal ordered, his face turning red with anger.
'Louise was supposed to check but she was called out an hour and a half ago to an RTC with Lily, I guess no one was asked to take over' Charlie explained.
'This is not good enough, Ethan has been neglected care and has been in agony due to a lack of responsibility and communication, I will be making a formal complaint' Cal seethed.
Ethan lifted his tear stained face, placing his hand on Cal's arm. 'Stop' he whispered. Cal was too busy yelling to hear. 'Cal stop it' Ethan pleaded raising his voice slightly.
'Sorry Ethan, I'll sort this out, you just get some rest and try to to get upset' Cal murmured stroking his hair.
'It's no one's fault, I should have called for help if I needed pain relief, I was being stubborn, I'm fine now, honestly' Ethan told him.
'Okay, let's get you more comfortable and tucked in so you can get some sleep whilst we collect your results' Cal suggested. Ethan nodded. Despite being 30 years old, Ethan still loved it when his brother tucked him in, and looked after him as he had when they were children.
Cal pulled the blankets over Ethan, tucking them around him tightly before pressing a kiss to his forehead and ruffling his blonde hair gently. Ethan curled up before drifting off to sleep. Cal dimmed the lights before shutting the door and heading to reception where he collapsed onto a chair. Lofty hurried over with Jacob in tow brandishing an iPad.
'The results are back, it looks like a dislocated shoulder, bruised spine, minor swelling to his brain and a couple of broken ribs' Lofty informed him. Suddenly an alarm sounded in HDC. Cal deserted the test results and sprinted to his brother's side. Ethan was convulsing violently on the bed, every muscle in his body tensed and strained.
'Can I get some suction and 5mg of Lorazepam, urgently' Cal ordered. He rolled his brother onto his side. 'It's alright Ethan, I'm here' Cal whispered as he injected the medicine. 'That's it, just calm down, don't worry, everything is alright' Cal soothed as Ethan's fitting subsided.
'Right someone fetch some entonox, a suture kit and a sling. Whilst someone else need to call up to Keller and secure a bed' Cal ordered.
Ethan's eyes flickered open slowly, the bright lights aggravating his already pounding head. Ethan groaned.
'It's alright buddy, I'm here' Cal whispered.
'What happened?' Ethan asked.
'You had a fit, when you fell you hit your head and there is some minor swelling that we'll keep monitoring. You've also got a dislocated shoulder, bruised spine, broken ribs and appendicitis, which we think caused you to collapse. It's just good that we had taken some blood earlier so we could get it tested in a hurry' Cal told him.
Ethan was struggling to stay awake. 'I know you are tired, but try not to fall asleep, we've got to manipulate your shoulder back into place and then suture your head, then we'll transfer you up to Keller for surgery' Cal told him.
The nurses returned with heaps of equipment. 'Right, can you please provide traction Jacob, Lofty you organize the entonox' Cal ordered. He moved to Ethan's left hand side. 'Right Nibbles, hold my hand, that's perfect, now take a deep breath of the entonox' he instructed. As Ethan took the breath, Cal began moving his arm in a circular motion, before jolting it upwards in one swift motion, clicking it back into place. Ethan screamed in pain before flopping back onto the pillows.
'Nicely done Doc' Jacob commented before clearing away the entonox whilst Cal put Ethan's arm in a sling.
'Right, now we'll set about stitching your head, if you want to get some rest, you can, we'll try not to disturb you' Cal told him. Ethan nodded.
They quickly stitched the wound closed, not that Ethan noticed because he was fast asleep, holding his brother's hand and sucking his thumb. 'If either of you dare mention this to anyone, I will not be held responsible for my actions' Cal warned the nurses, both of whom agreed and were touched by the sight.