New Wings

[Doc Holliday]

Cargo Bay, Marshall Earp, Somewhere In Baffin Space

He just gave a smirk to the woman. "Not on my watch," he told her in regards to her dying. The stimulant was doing its job keeping her at least a little bit conscious. While the trip from Barrier Gate to Med Force General was relatively short, it seemed to take forever considering the circumstances. His concern was her blood loss and that he had no blood supply on his ship. She needed some and neither he or the pilot were compatible. He did have an IV of fluids but she needed more. Her vitals were weak but steady. As he studied her more, her shallow breathing captured his attention. Her current state wouldn't allow her to give good answers so he had to rely on instinct.

Making an adjustment on his bio-scanner, he deep scanned her chest. "I will be damned," he said to himself. One of her floating ribs had pierced her left lung, collapsing it. Her weakened state wouldn't have revealed it. Had she been more conscious, more able, it would have. There was bleeding in her chest cavity and he had to drain it. Doc knew his ship. He knew it was going as fast as it could and that she needed emergency surgery. In his mind, he was wondering if the Not on my watch statement was premature. First, he took a length of plastic tube from his medical bag and a needle. He rolled her up enough to get access to her back where he inserted the needle at a low point. He repositioned her so that the tube would hang free and the needle wouldn't hurt her. Sure enough, blood flowed through the tube where he placed a container to catch it. If nothing else, he bought her some time.
Next, he contacted Med Force General and spoke to the head surgeon in charge, Dr. Brandt. "Have a room in the OR ready to go. I am sending you a file now."
Even Dr. Brandt had his doubts saying that he would have a crash cart ready. It was agreed that together, the two men would work on her.

Finally, the flight was over as the ship docked at Med Force General. A team took took the gurney to the room that was prepped for surgery while the head nurse, Michelle, took the cat to her quarters. She was weak but alive and the team began its work.

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