Dr. Ivanov loves being a doctor. He made it his goal to make every patient happy ever since the passing of his father. Of all his patients, Clara is the one he makes time to see everyday. Her health is on a decline from a misterious illness Dr. Ivan...
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"Hey Tonya, can you send these samples to the lab for me", I asked.
"Sure thing", she said.
"Doctor Ivanov, I need you right now", a nurse called out.
I ran over to a room where a patient stopped breathing.
"I-I don't know what to do...this is the first time this happened and-"
"You do know what to do, that's why you are here. Just take a deep breath, relax and think."
She did just that.
"I need to get him breathing again", she said
"Right."
As much as it sucks not to intervene, I want my team to know what to do. I only jump in if necessary.
"Make sure you get the tube in the right place", I said.
"Down the wrong pipe is what we want", she said.
I taught that trick to anyone who forgets since we all had food go down our windpipe at least once in our life.
"I think I got it...I know I did."
We both looked at the monitors, they stopped beeping.
"He is stabilizing. Great work. Make sure you check on what happened and keep a close eye on him", I instructed.
"Yes Dr. Ivanov. Thank you so much!"
I placed my hand on her shoulder.
"You have to believe in yourself more Krissy. I don't choose just anyone to work under me."
"I learn from the best."
As I left the room I let out a sigh. I've been through a lot of emergencies but they still get my heart racing. I'm glad my shift is over though.
As I headed to Clara's room I stopped when I saw a few nurses rush in. I ran over to see what was going on. She was seizing.
"What happened?"
"She was fine, just talking to me and all of a sudden she started having a seizure."
I rushed to the side of her bed. The nurses made it safe for her by removing anything that could hurt her.
"She has no record of seizures", I said.
I heard a nurse say something but it sounded far away. I was focused on Clara. I never felt so scared for a patient. We are taught to stay calm during emergencies but in this case, I could feel my heart racing because it was Clara.
I wanted to reach out to her but I knew I couldn't touch her. Luckily the seizure passed quickly. As it wore down she came to, she looked so scared. I couldn't help it. I reached out to her, my hand gently rubbing her head.
