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"Sawbones comin through." Corbett said in his thick Texas drawl as he exited | |||
the lift and headed over to the first man he saw lying on the deck, pushing the | the lift and headed over to the first man he saw lying on the deck, pushing the | ||
hovering crew out of his way as he went. | hovering crew out of his way as he went. | ||
The man was lying supine his hands were gone, now only stumps. Corbett saw that | The man was lying supine his hands were gone, now only stumps. Corbett saw that | ||
there was something covering the | there was something covering the man's face and realized it was what remained | ||
of his hands, fused in place by the warp core coolant. Corbett acted immediately | of his hands, fused in place by the warp core coolant. Corbett acted immediately | ||
and felt for a pulse. It was weak and thready and the | and felt for a pulse. It was weak and thready and the man's respirations were | ||
shallow. | shallow. | ||
"Somebody throw me an emergency med-kit and get some thermal blankets over | |||
here now! | here now!" He shouted. | ||
Carefully he probed what remained of the severed hands seeing just how adhered | Carefully he probed what remained of the severed hands seeing just how adhered | ||
they were to the | they were to the crewman's face. They would have to stay in place for the | ||
moment until he could stabilize the man and get him into surgery. Thank God the | moment until he could stabilize the man and get him into surgery. Thank God the | ||
coolant had cauterized the stumps, or the loss of blood would have killed him, | coolant had cauterized the stumps, or the loss of blood would have killed him, | ||
he thought. | he thought. | ||
"You!" Corbett shouted to the crewman standing nearest him. "Get over here | |||
and kneel down, I want your knees touching the floor. | and kneel down, I want your knees touching the floor." | ||
The man hesitated a moment not sure why Corbett was shouting at him. | The man hesitated a moment not sure why Corbett was shouting at him. "Damn it | ||
man do as I say! | man do as I say!" Corbett yelled as he pulled on one of the legs of the | ||
man's coverall forcing him into the position he wanted. | |||
"Put his feet in your lap and keep them there." Corbett said getting the | |||
injured | injured man's legs elevated. "Where's that med-kit!" He shouted again | ||
and someone thrust it into his hands. | and someone thrust it into his hands. | ||
Quickly he drew up 2.5mg of Cordrazine and injected the man. The dose was large | Quickly he drew up 2.5mg of Cordrazine and injected the man. The dose was large | ||
enough to stimulate the | enough to stimulate the man's cardiovascular system, but still low enough to | ||
keep him unconscious. Reaching up to the | keep him unconscious. Reaching up to the man's neck he immediately felt that | ||
the pulse had gotten stronger though it was irregular. | the pulse had gotten stronger though it was irregular. | ||
The man was still in shock and needed immediate surgery, but for the moment | The man was still in shock and needed immediate surgery, but for the moment | ||
Corbett had stabilized him. | Corbett had stabilized him. "Get those blankets on him and find out where the | ||
hell the trauma team is! | hell the trauma team is!" He shouted to no one in particular. He made a note | ||
that he was going to drill them in what rapid response meant when this was over. | that he was going to drill them in what rapid response meant when this was over. | ||
Corbett headed over to the next man who was in a sitting position propped | Corbett headed over to the next man who was in a sitting position propped | ||
against a large coolant pipe, cradling his hands. Corbett | against a large coolant pipe, cradling his hands. Corbett didn't say anything | ||
he just hit the man with 500mgs of Rexlin for the pain. Almost immediately the | he just hit the man with 500mgs of Rexlin for the pain. Almost immediately the | ||
man's moaning ceased giving Corbett the chance to look over the burns. | |||
The left hand was charred but intact. The right hand | The left hand was charred but intact. The right hand wasn't so lucky. The | ||
thumb and index finger had fused and melted into a useless lump of flesh. The | thumb and index finger had fused and melted into a useless lump of flesh. The | ||
little finger and right third of the hand were missing; charred bone was all | little finger and right third of the hand were missing; charred bone was all | ||
that remained. | that remained. | ||
"Am I gonna be OK doc?" The man asked. | |||
"I think it's going to be awhile before you can go fly fishing again." | |||
Corbett said smiling. | Corbett said smiling. | ||
"That's ok I don't fish." The man said with a slight giggle. Obviously | |||
the Rexlin had taken effect. | the Rexlin had taken effect. | ||
"Doc the trauma team is here." Someone yelled over to him. | |||
Corbett patted the man on the shoulder and went over to the team. | Corbett patted the man on the shoulder and went over to the team. "Who's the | ||
doctor on this team? | doctor on this team?" He demanded. | ||
The four men with stretchers looked at each other until one finally spoke. | The four men with stretchers looked at each other until one finally spoke. | ||
"We're all corpsmen sir. We don't have a doctor on the team." | |||
"Well that's gonna change." Corbett said frowning. "That man over | |||
there, | there," he said pointing to the one propped against the coolant pipe. | ||
"He's in mild shock with partial thickness burns to the left hand and full | |||
thickness burns to the right. Get him down to sickbay and have the on call | thickness burns to the right. Get him down to sickbay and have the on call | ||
doctor treat him stat. | doctor treat him stat. | ||
Corbett waited for one of the corpsmen to give him a nod and move over to the | Corbett waited for one of the corpsmen to give him a nod and move over to the | ||
injured crewman. | injured crewman. "You two with me." He said to the two remaining medics as | ||
he walked back to the supine crewman. | he walked back to the supine crewman. | ||
Kneeling he felt again to make sure the | Kneeling he felt again to make sure the man's pulse was still strong. He could | ||
have used the scanner, but trusted his own instincts more. | have used the scanner, but trusted his own instincts more. "Let's get him | ||
loaded up. I want to keep him in | loaded up. I want to keep him in Trendelenburg's position and I want an | ||
Infusion unit set up with volume expanders before we move. | Infusion unit set up with volume expanders before we move." He said then as an | ||
important afterthought added. | important afterthought added. "Oh and don't touch the hands stuck to his | ||
face. Understand me? | face. Understand me?" | ||
"Yes sir." One of the corpsmen said drawing his hand back from the | |||
crewman's face. | |||
"Good." Was all Corbett mumbled as he headed to the wall with the Comm unit. | |||
"Engineering to sickbay." | |||
"Sickbay here." A woman answered | |||
"Who am I talking with?" He asked. | |||
"Lieutenant Dawson, the duty nurse. Who are you?" She asked a bit annoyed. | |||
"This is Dr. Corbett, the Chief Surgeon; I'll be down there in five minutes | |||
with a patient who has bilateral above the wrist amputations. I need a surgical | with a patient who has bilateral above the wrist amputations. I need a surgical | ||
unit and a nurse who knows how to use it, ready when I get there. | unit and a nurse who knows how to use it, ready when I get there." | ||
"Yes doctor." Dawson said her voice sounding a bit contrite. | |||
"What's his name?" Corbett asked facing away from the comm. unit. | |||
"Tanner." A stone faced Andorian said. | |||
"Also Pull up Chief Tanner's records." Corbett said facing back toward the | |||
comm unit. "I want a unit of cross matched blood put on hold just in case. | comm unit. "I want a unit of cross matched blood put on hold just in case. | ||
Corbett out. | Corbett out." | ||
"Let's go" He yelled to the medics and headed for the Turbo lift. | |||
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