Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Time Of The Fourth Horseman - Plot & Excerpts
DR. SMITH SNAPPED at the intern. “He’s dead.” Angrily he jerked the feeder lines from the support module, bitter exhaustion showing in his face. Another dead kid. “But what happened?” asked the intern. He was both hurt by the death of the child and frustrated by how little had been authorized to save the boy. Dr. Smith finished closing down the monitor display before he answered. At last he said, “That child was admitted with minor bronchial inflammation, possible croup.” He looked down at the ashen face, the tension fading from the features as the little body surrendered. “Fever developed long before he got here and his chest was badly congested. We performed a tracheotomy.” He fingered the disconnected tube that dangled from the boy’s thin neck. “We did not get permission to use the intensive care units on five, which might have helped. So we did the best we could with precautionary support. About ten minutes ago the monitor picked up trouble and now we have cardiac arrest.
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