| "We Meet Again"- An ER/Third Watch Crossover Fan Fic Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters (Although life would be happy if I owned Jason Wiles, but that's a different story!) All the characters used in here belong to NBC. Blah, blah,blah...don't sue me! I don't own the characters! Plus, I'm too poor to be sued!!! Oh, and one more thing. The medical "jargon" used in the introduction, is all baloney. I have NO idea what some of those things mean. It just makes it sound more "medical"...so, don't beat me with a stick because I don't know what I'm talking about!!! Sorry! :) And now, without further adoo...my fan-fic! Introduction County General Hospital, ER Department, Chicago, IL, 3:20 A.M. Sat. April 16th "Dr. Lewis...Dr. Lewis...MVA coming in, ETA 5 minutes." Chuni said before closing the door to the room where Susan was trying desperately to catch a few hours of sleep. The ER had been an array of people throughout her shift, and being under-staffed hadn't helped any. Susan groaned and rolled over to one side before grudgingly getting up. She looked at her watch, which registered 3:20 A.M., and groaned again as she realized her "graveyard shift" didn't get over until 7 A.M. She reluctantly pulled the door open, greeted by bright light and a busy ER already full of victims from the latest accident. Dr. Kovac rolled a patient past Susan into Trauma 3. One glance from him, and she knew volumes about how he felt. He had also been working the "graveyard shift" with her, and he looked exhausted. He looked at her and said "When will it end?" before disappearing into Trauma 3. Susan decided to take the patient that was being wheeled into Trauma 2. "Bethany Lewis, 22, passenger in a small van when semi smashed into the opposite side. BP 60/120, heart rate 72, resps shallow at 20, possible head trauma, probible internal damage/bleeding, fractured femur, broken left leg, concious at the scence, but delerious and agited. LOC on the way here. Dad was driving, DOA at the scence. Mom suffered severe head trauma, looks questionable, I think Luka took her into Trauma 3." Dolores told Susan as they shifted the patient onto the gurney and hooked her up to a monitor. "Okay, Haleh, let's order a blood culture, CBC, lights, Chem 7, ultrasound, abdominal series, paratoneel lavage, cat scan, MRI, chest films, and an EKG. Give her heated saline, since her body temp is plummeting from shock, 30 cc's of morphine, and a round of dopamine." Susan had no more than finished her sentance when Dr. Romano walked in, and he didn't look very happy. Susan smirked when she remembered why he was so upset. Robert, being the stubborn mule he is, refused to hire any more surgeons this year because of the budget, even though they are desperately needed. But, problems quickly arose after he made that decision. Dr. Benton quit abruptly when his job threatened custody of his only son. Dr. Corday would be out for atleast another 2-3 week on personal leave, due to Mark's death. So, that left Robert with all the surgical interns that had just arrived. And when you add sleep deprivation, exhaustion, and a little bit of stress to all that, Robert really won't be a ray of sunshine. "What do we got?" Robert barked at Susan. After Susan listed the patient's condition and treatment being given, Dr. Romano turned for the door to leave. "She looks like a surgical case now. We'll go in and do an exploratory. Send her up to pre-op. Book and O.R. and I'll be there in 20 minutes. Oh, and ah, Susan, could you meet me in my office quickly before I go into surgery? I need to disscuss something with you." "Yeah, sure, I'll be up in a sec." Susan said as Robert left. Susan looked over at Haleh, who was shaking her head. "Heaven help us." Susan said as she and Haleh laughed. Dr. Romano's office Susan walked into Robert's office after taking the patient into pre-op. Robert looked up from his stack of endless paperwork as she walked in. "Ah, if it isn't the lovely Dr. Lewis" he said as he sat back down. Susan just rolled her eyes. "Well, I'm going to get right to the point. There is a huge Trauma Fellowship Conference going on in New York. Some of the top ER docs from around the nation will be there. We need a few people from Chicago to go, just to, you know, represent the city. The group that's going needs one more doc, and was wondering if a doc from County would be interested in going. Think of it this way, you'd get away from this hell-hole for a week, and you'd get credits for your licsense renewal. Either way it's a win/win situation. So, are you up for it?" "Sure, count me in. It's not like there's anything keeping me here. And I could really use the credits for my renewal. When do I leave?" "Well, uh, that's the catch. You'd have to leave the day after tomorrow. But your an ER doc. Your used to spur-of-the-moment type things like that, right? Well, anyways, the hospital already has a plane ticket booked, and we will pay for a motel stay, some meals, and a rental car." "Okay." Susan said. "Thanks for the notice in advance, though." Susan laughed as Robert just rolled his eyes at her. "Okay, good...now if you'll excuse me, I've got a surgery to get to." Susan got up and followed Robert as he walked down the hall to the O.R. Behind her were the surgical interns that had been plauging Robert all week. She could hear one of them saying "Maybe we should follow Dr. Romano into the O.R. while he does that exploratory. I don't think he'd mind us sticking around. I mean, this is, after all, a teaching hospital." After a few minutes, Susan boarded the elevator back down to the ER, and laughed aloud as she heard Robert beginning to yell obsenities at the group of interns around him. Chapter 1: TO BE CONTINUED!!!!! Okay, so this was just the introduction! Now you all know why Susan will be in New York. But who is she going to meet once she's there??? Keep your eyes peeled for the first "official" chapter, coming soon! How did you like this? Is it already completely stupid, or would you like me to keep going? Trust me, it gets better! Let me know what you think! ANY comments, sugges |