It was the first day back of the school term so the kids had all returned back to school and Nick and Zoe were back in the ED like usual.
"What have we got here then?" Dixie said as she headed towards the little girl who was lying on the pavement not moving. As she got closer she began to realise who it was and raced over to her side, "Jeff get over" She loudly called.
Jeff ran over and joined her at the patients side, "Isn't this Nick and Zoe's youngest?" He asked Dixie in shock.
Dixie nodded as she began to assess Phoebe, "OK sweetheart lie still for me" Dixie told Phoebe who was trying to move.
"Where does it hurt princess?" Jeff asked her so they could identify her injuries.
"My wrist and my head" Phoebe cried in pain "and I feel sick" She told them.
"Can you tell me what happened here?" Dixie asked turning to Phoebe's class teacher who was stood watching.
"We were crossing the road with all the children and all of a sudden a car came from nowhere at full speed and unfortunately as he slammed his breaks on it knocked Phoebe over, she was also unconscious for about a minute" She told them.
"Right Phoebe we're going to take a trip in the ambulance" Dixie told her as Jeff went to fetch the stretcher to carry her on.
"I want my mum" Phoebe cried.
"It's alright mum and dad will be waiting at the hospital when we arrive" Dixie tried to calm her down.
Jeff brought over the stretcher and they carefully rolled Phoebe onto it and carried her away in the ambulance.
The ED doors crashed open as Jeff and Dixie wheeled in their latest patient, "OK, this is.." Dixie began to explain but stopped mid sentence as she noticed Nick approaching them.
"What's happened?" Nick panicked, running to be at her side as he noticed who was being rushed in.
"Daddy" Phoebe cried in pain as she momentarily took off her oxygen mask. She reached out her hand to find Nick's and he automatically took hold of her unharmed hand to reassure her, "Shh it's going to be OK" He tried to soothe and calm his daughter as she winced in pain.
"This is Phoebe Jordan aged 8" Dixie continued "She's been hit by a car in a hit and run, was unconscious after impact for about a minute, she's vomited twice on route, has suspected fracture of the wrist and has been tachy with raised breathing throughout" Dixie began to explain to Adam and Tess who had joined them at the doors as they wheeled her across the ED to resus.
As they slammed through the resus doors, Zoe turned around from treating her patient to see what all the fuss was about. She panicked as she saw her daughter being brought in and immediately left her patient to be with her, "Tom can you take over here please" She ordered to Dr Kent who was assisting her.
"Nick what's going on?" She asked in a panic as she joined him by Phoebe's bedside.
"She's been hit by a car" Nick informed her, trying to take a look in it at the treatment they were beginning to carry out on his daughter.
Zoe immediately took hold of Phoebe's hand to try and comfort her at this scary time.
"Zoe can you just step back please, let us treat her" Tess ordered as she was in the way of them treating her.
Zoe remained holding her hand however not wanting to leave her daughter alone in pain.
"Zoe" Nick repeated, understanding that they needed to do their job in order for her to get the best treatment, "Let them do their job" He said pulling her back away from the bed and taking her to stand near the doors.
"Nick let me go and see her now" Zoe ordered as he held her back from racing back over to Phoebe.
"You're the relative here, not the doctor" He tried to tell her and she eventually agreed and calmed down, standing and watching the process they were carrying out.
After a while Adam came over to give them the good news that Phoebe was going to OK but she was going to be sent for an X-ray on her wrist as she had a suspected fracture and also that her breathing was now more stable and they would just monitor her for a while incase she deteriorated.
Zoe and Nick both raced over to Phoebe who was now much calmer than before but as she saw them approaching she held out her arms to hug her mum.
"Oh baby, what happened?" Zoe asked holding her daughter tightly and checking the cut that had formed on her forehead.
"We were walking to swimming lessons and we crossed the road and a car just hit me" She told them "I was really scared and everything went black"
"It's alright sweetheart" Zoe tried to soothe her as she began to cry.
"My head and my arm really hurts mum" She sobbed "And I feel sick"
"I know baby they will do, but you'll soon feel better" She tried to reassure her.
"are you going to be keeping her in overnight?" Nick asked Adam.
"Yeah I think it's for the best" Adam said and Nick nodded understanding that with her being unconscious they needed to keep a close eye on her.
"Dad I don't want to stay overnight" Phoebe began to panic as she overheard their conversation.
"It's alright princess me or mum will stay with you" He assured her taking hold of her little hand.
"We'll send her for X-ray now" Adam told them "and then she'll be taken back to the children's ward" He informed them and Nick and Zoe both nodded and said thank you to him before Big Mac came and took her up to X-ray closely followed by Nick and Zoe.