"She'll pick it up eventually if we keep it up," Simon pointed out. "Well, all's fine with your heart." Carefully, he proceeded with the exam, listening to her breathing, checking out her ears, nose, and throat.
He watched her reactions, and while he was making some progress, in part due to the sedated candy, he doubted he could perform a full exam without her panicking.
"Now, I want to test something with your breathing, okay?" he said, reaching for a small mask that would fit over her nose. He slipped it over her head. "It's going to smell sweet, like going into a candy store, and I want you take deep even breaths, like this, okay?" He demonstrated, getting her to follow his lead, as he reached over and turned on the nitrous oxide. "You might feel a little dizzy, so go ahead and lay down if you want."
She was growing limp as she continued to lean against Ed, awake but increasingly lethargic.