Re: April and Maura
Maura didn't look up from where she was replacing one of the ET tubes. They weren't meant for this purpose and clogged easily. She had to put in a second one while Robert was bringing her the people she needed. And now she had to replace the first one. There was no choice. She was going to have to open Travis up. But, she wanted as little stress on his body as possible and she needed to be in there the shortest time possible. There was every chance he could bleed out on her otherwise, even if she discounted the risk of infection.
"No, I don't need you, yet. I need Nell and Troy. Go help Casey get the blood packed and send them in here." Pulling off the tape to hold the new tube in place, she finally glanced up. "How steady are your hands? We don't have the right retractors to hold back the thoracic wall during the procedure. If you have the arm strength to do it, I'll need you when I get started. Otherwise, I'll need to get someone else."