I don't own any of the SOA characters.
A/N I am not a medical expert so if any of the following doesn't quite ring true to anyone with medical knowledge, I apoligise in advance.
When Jax looked around for his Old Lady, he caught sight of her as she entered the wrecked garage, Chibs crawling in behind her. He moved towards their direction and when got to where Piney was still standing he asked what was going on.
"What's happening?"
"Juice has got some metal stuck in his side, Tara is going to access whether he can be moved with it still in him or not."
The other woman who Tara had introduced him to earlier as an old friend and colleague approached them carrying some medical equipment that she had in her car, when she had heard Chibs describe what was wrong with Juice she had gone and got it in case it was needed.
When Tara had got to Juice, the first thing she did was put a collar around his neck just in case he had hurt his back or neck.
"How are you feeling Juice?"
She asked him, using a small light to peer into his eyes they were unfocused and it looked as though he was barely conscious. She saw his lips moving but had to lean closer to him to hear what he had to say.
"Cold...I'm really cold."
"Im sorry about that Juice... I need you to do something for me ok... I need you to turn to your side a little bit so I can see what this metal is doing... can you do that for me Juice... blink you eyes if you understand ok."
Juice's eyes blinked.
Tara nodded at Chibs as he helped her roll Juice just a little so they could get a better look. When Tara saw the metal, she was not happy it was in at an angle that if it was too far in might have caused some damage to Juice's heart and she didn't want to move the metal as it looked as though it might be stopping Juice from loosing more blood than he obviously already had. She could hear Juice's breathing and it did not sound good, she got on to the walkie talkie in her hand.
"Doctor Marston are you there?"
Outside in the lot, the radio in Dr Marston's hand came to life as she heard Tara asking for her.
"Yeah, what have you got there?"
"Juice has got a large piece of what looks like piping in his left side, at the angle of it I am not sure if it has caused damage to his heart. He having problems breathing."
Dr Marston thought for a moment.
"Tara look into the bag I handed you there should be a mobile ultra sound machine in it."
Tara checked the bag and found the macjine that she was looking for.
"It's here."
"Right I need you to do an ultra sound of his heart, Can you do that?... and let me know what the machine is telling you."
As the doctor had been talking to Tara on the phone, several people had waondered over and were listening in. As they heard the words, "ultra sound of his heart", one of them went back to where Clay was sitting with the rest of the guys and told them what was going on. Upon hearing what the sweetbutt had to say, several more people, Clay and Gemma included wandered over to where the action seemed to be taking place.
Inside the garage Chibs was listening to what the two Doctors were saying, he looked at Juice who seemed to be trying to weakly pull at the piece of metal as if to pull it out, he stopped him and Tara looked down to see what was going on.
"Juice look at me...you have to keep that piece of metal in you for the moment...do you understand me Juice."
He seemed to blink at him but she clearly heard him say.
"Want it out...it hurts!"
"Juice it is the only thing keeping you alive at the moment...if it's removed now...you will bleed out and be dead in less than 30 seconds...Do you understand?"
Juice blinked his eyes.
Outside the garage Doctor Marston waited for Tara to inform her of what ws going on. Clay asked her what was happening and she turned to look at him as she replied.
"The piece of metal that is embedded in Juice's side is at an awkward angle, Tara has to make sure that the metal has not caused something called Cardiac Tampanarde,"
She saw the blank stare in the eyes of the people listening to her explaination.
"Its a tear in his heart, if it has and he is moved without first making sure just where the metal is inside him. The metal could move and make the tear bigger."
Tara had hooked up the ultra sound machine and was moving it over Juice's chest, she could see his diaphram moving and moved the probe further up towards his heart. What she saw there alarmed her and she got on the radio to Dr Marston.
"We've got a problem."
"What is it Tara?"
"His Pericardiums full of blood."
"Shit... You'll have to perform a Pericardicentesis...You'll find an 18 gauge needle in the bag. Get it out, you'll need to insert it into his heart before it explodes."
to come! Let me know what you think as always when you have read!