Chapter 466 It Reeked of Blood

“In today’s morning news, multiple accounts of car accidents have been recorded happening in and out of the city caused by obstructed vision due to heavy rain. A multiple-vehicle collision had occurred on Stoughton Overpass at 8:05AM. A truck driver who was driving under the influence of alcohol had caused the accident that left 12 victims injured. A few ambulances from the nearest hospital, Melrose City Hospital, have already arrived at the scene.”

“…”

Courtney had just finished cleaning the dirty dishes when she heard the voice coming from the television. Feeling her heart skip a beat, she quickly took off her apron and wiped her hands dry. That was when her phone rang.

“Hello? Chief Kenell?” she greeted after picking up the call.

“…”

“Yes, I know. I saw it on the news. I am going to the hospital now.”

“…”

“Understood. I will head straight to the emergency room.”

“…”

 

After hanging up the phone, Courtney reminded Angie to take care of her sister before heading to the hospital hastily.

Accidents caused by bad weather like this often left the hospital so overloaded that all the hospital personnel who were in Melrose City had to be there to lend a hand. That was why she had to hurry to the hospital even though she still had a half-day break.

The first batches of ambulances were already at the hospital’s entrance when Courtney arrived. Without even changing into the proper attire, she immediately stepped forward and pushed a patient into the emergency room.

“A steel bar punctured the left chest. Prepare an x-ray to check the extent of the damage. And inform Chief Lawson from the thoracic department to come here.”

“…”

“Please take a look at this patient, Dr. Hunter. He is in shock, but he doesn’t have any physical wounds,” one of the interns urged.

from neurology should arrive by now. Just take the patient for a CT scan in the

had been knowledgeable in clinical medicine when she was still in university, and on top of that, she had more experience than the other interns because of the time she volunteered. She might only be a pediatrician,

when she already knew that she wasn’t qualified enough to

man in the bed had his eyes tightly shut and his white blouse dirtied by rainwater and mud, none of that affected how handsome his features were. His hand abruptly jolted right as he was beside Courtney, but all he managed to

already fully occupied because of the influenza and the aftermath of the accident that seemed to continue spreading. Ambulances were still

won’t do,” Linda concluded with a frown on her face. Her white robe had been stained by blood. “There are too many people here. It is easy for the patients to cross-infect if we

eyes were full of worries as well as she

and don’t let them

the hospital were to close its doors on patients and someone were to start a rumor about it. There was no doubt the Health Bureau and Central

is impossible.

sheet she was holding to Courtney

last ambulance to arrive, they locked the wailing

all of this happen. Her emotions were getting more conflicted by

her started

get bad

SARS hit? Even so, some patients and family members managed to push their way in, and 2

I

closing the doors, their doubt about her only went up another notch. The tension between patients and doctors had already put the industry’s reputation in jeopardy. The doctors and nurses would be the ones in danger if anything were

the good of the patients and hospital, Courtney thought. She isn’t getting anything out

continue listening to those words, she

already been heightened after that. Let us all do what each of us are responsible for. Don’t go out if you don’t have to. Even if something really were to happen, it will all be because of you, who keep spewing

of authority for the interns. As soon as she spoke up, everyone instantly shut their mouths,

last look at the swarm of civilians and reporters outside the hospital door, and eventually sucked in a deep breath before letting it out. She then turned

was a call from an unknown number, but it somehow looked

her

It

froze when she heard the

had sent Josh to Australia

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