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"AFTERSHOCK!"
Debris began to collapse once again as the aftershock happened. The already fractured structures were breaking down even more. Shaun glanced up to see the large chunks of metal and rocks raining down before glancing back at Vera. He calculated for his actions and decided his patient's life mattered more
"COVER YOUR HEAD!" He tried to push himself towards her to cover the already deep wound on her leg but his left leg was left too slow to move. A larger piece of rubble fell and landed straight onto his leg. It took a few seconds for Shaun to actually feel the pain once he heard the sickening crunch and the numbness of his left leg. The force of its mass had crushed his left femur and tibia and left it pressed. Shaun could feel himself losing conciousness as the rubble had certainly led to blood loss. All he could feel was pain, his head drumming and adrenaline trying so hard to keep him alive
"HELP!" Was the last thing he heard from Vera. The aftershock had died down before everything finally went dark
Neil had felt strangely dizzy from the shaking. His head felt as if there were immense pressure put on it and before he knew, he vomitted
"Are you okay?!" He could see Claire's concern expression as he slowly slipped from conciousness. Neil smiled reassuringly, trying to fight it off
"I'm okay, just a little-" The darkness then took him out by force. His vision blurred out fast and he collapsed down to the ground
Claire saw her mentor's unconcious state and instincts began to kick in and drive her to act. She's a doctor goddammit she needed to focus. She felt his pulse under her fingers, they were weak but she knew it was still there. It didn't help lessen her worry however
She called out for the others from the team and 5 responded very quickly. There was a stretcher prepared and Claire gently rolled Neil's body in, not wanting to damage an already damaged body part. She looked around frantically for Dr. Lim or even Alex, needing help also with the women. Audrey spotted her and ran over to help the woman before inspecting the damages
"What happened?" Claire could feel hot tears burning in her eyes as she glanced at Neil once again
"I don't know! He was fine before then the aftershock happened, he vomitted and fell unconcious!" Lim nodded, calculating the symptoms in her head
"Alright, run an MRI once you get to the hospital, I still need to stay here for awhile, Shaun still hasn't come out with a woman with metal going through her leg" Claire slightly flinched at the thought of one of her best friends being down there trapped amongst debris. What if something had happened?!
"Alright"
"If you need assistance, ask Dr. Andrews" Claire nodded before taking off to leave with an unconcious Neil on a stretcher
Audrey sighed and turned to deal with the others. She could see Alex comforting and accompanying Casey. She could feel warmth from the sight of Park being such a tender father figure to a dying child. But then her thoughts were cut out by a buzzing from her walkie talkie
"Dr. Lim?! Dr. Lim it's Dr. Kalu!" Jared's voice was hoarse and frantic. Jared had willingly gone down with the other rescue team to look for Shaun and the woman he insisted on not leaving. Audrey could sense distress and something in her didn't sit right at the thought
"What is it, Jared?" Jared's breathing turned heavy as she could barely make out the background yelling. She could hear words like 'trapped', 'amputate', and 'help' amongst them and it made her heart race even faster
"It's Shaun" The revelation was no surprise nor was it a relief
"What happened to him?"
"We found a woman with him, she had steel through her leg. We're trying hard to move her without risking damaging more, bur overall she's okay. I can't say the same for Shaun though" Oh the fear and panic came crashing down in an instant
"What's wrong with Shaun?"
"His entire femur and tibia are crushed by debris, he's lost alot of blood but he's still surviving thank goodness. We've removed the debris and stopped the bleeding for awhile. He's unconcious and he needs to be rushed in the hospital fast!" Audrey could feel half of her life leaving her body at the thought of an unconcious Shaun with one of his leg getting crushed by rocks. But she had to suck it in, she's the leader!
"Alright, Kalu, listen, I need you to bring Shaun up with half of the team, the other half staying with the woman. Then after Shaun is up, I want you to go back down to help her" She could almost feel the surprise in Jared's face
"But Shaun-"
"Shaun will be fine. He's priority when it comes to getting out! Now move, Kalu!" The line finally cut and she sighed, her head was already hurting from stress and overworking. When this is all over, she really needs a drink or two