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Tweak says, "Don't make me come over there!"

Doctor Olwen Harper (also_a_genius) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-04-13 22:46:00

Entry tags:

jack harkness (torchwood), martha jones, olwen harper, owen harper, siana jones

Who. Team Torchwood
Where. TW3 hub, Cardiff
Why. Rescuing Toshi

Olwen was stood at the top of the steps to the autopsy bay, just staring. It was something that she was still there, still standing. Hand over her heart, checking she still had a heartbeat. It was too real what she'd just been made to recall. Being shot and then... she paled again and took a breath. She knew this wasn't helping anyone. Certainly not Toshi, who was what mattered to her most then. Repeating over in her mind that it was all a nightmare and while yes Toshi was hurt they were going to help him, he'd be fine and-

Olwen Harper did not cry.

Olwen Harper wasn't afraid of the dark.

And this... Was not going to be the end of her.

She ran her fingers over where she would have sworn was a huge cut in her hand was as she headed down the steps. The doctor wasn't even paying attention if Owen, Martha or anyone else was there with her then. She was lost back to those memories again.

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genius_mind
2008-04-13 09:50 pm UTC (link)

Owen blinked. "I'd say x-ray him, but we don't have time. He's losing a lot of blood." He looked up at Martha, then down at Toshi. "We need to put him out and stop that bleeding now. And he'll need blood."

He turned and looked up at Olwen. "Olwen! Look in the computer and find out if there's a match for Toshi. I think it's Ianto, but I'm not sure. We have extra packs of blood, but we won't have enough. He's losing too fast."

He glared at her. "Are you with me?"

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	also_a_genius 2008-04-13 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Olwen was only half paying attention until she heard her name and she looked at Owen then did as she was asked. "Ianto's the match." She turned from the computer. "I can give though." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

anotherdoctor
2008-04-13 10:17 pm UTC (link)

Martha's face was a mask of calm, right up until the other woman decided to waste precious time. She didn't know her, and she didn't know the man whose blood she was covered in, but if they wanted him to live they needed to act fast. Her hands were applying pressure to the wound, and still the blood seeped red through her fingers.

"There's no time for that!" she snapped, "Do you have back stock of blood, Owen?" She hoped they wouldn't have to wait for a transfusion; Toshi might not make it.

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notatealady
2008-04-13 10:39 pm UTC (link)

"No need."

The words were spoken from the edge of the room. Siana had her sleeves rolled up still and was holding out a bag of blood. She'd been expecting they might need blood and she knew she and Ianto were the same type. But she didn't know where Ianto was and she hadn't wanted to wait. Toshio was important to her, to all of them. So she'd had Jack do it while they were gone. She wasn't her first choice, but she was better than waiting. "If it's not enough, take more, but that should at least help."

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genius_mind
2008-04-13 10:55 pm UTC (link)

Owen nodded and took the bag, waving Siana to come down. He wasn't sure who it was, but he could guess if she was bringing blood. "Martha, this is Doctor Olwen Harper and Siana Jones. Long story, doubles..." He shook his head and smiled gratefully at Siana.

"Ok, well we have blood. This is a good thing. And yes, that probably won't be enough. Olwen, prep Siana for transfusion. Clean her, needle her, I'm sure you know how." He looked up at Martha.

"Ok, we need to stop the external bleeding and the internal. He'll need more sedatives. The car crash was severe. We've got broken bones, possibly much worse."

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also_a_genius
2008-04-13 11:12 pm UTC (link)

Olwen glared. "You don't even know him." She growled turning away to see to what Owen had asked her to do, grabbing what she needed.

"Haemothorax, punctured lung. Steering wheel injuries." Olwen muttered to herself then laughed. All those horrible late weekends working a&e shifts coming back to haunt her. All those people she'd seen.

"Archives?" Olwen looked over her shoulder a moment. "There was a little scanner, could see without having to be invasive. Be perfect."

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anotherdoctor
2008-04-13 11:17 pm UTC (link)

"And find Ianto," she ordered, ignoring the introductions for now. They could all be introduced later once she wasn't holding somebody's life in her small but capable hands. What she did know, however, was that whoever this Siana person happened to be, she wouldn't be able to give bag after bag of blood. If they had no reserves, they would need numerous donors by the time they were done.

"I need more gauze," she pointed out, eying the tray of medical tools nearby. She didn't even grace Olwen with a glance -- knowing your patient had nothing to do with treatment. She dared to release some of the pressure in order to search for the severed arteries.

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	genius_mind 2008-04-13 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Gauze!" He reached over and grabbed two rolls of gauze, bringing it back and handing it to Martha. "You need to clamp down the arteries. He's a bleeder." He sighed, looking down at Toshi. The bloke didn't deserve to go out, not like this. He looked down at the blood, dripping on his hands, most likely staining through his gloves, shaking his head in disgust. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notatealady
2008-04-13 11:24 pm UTC (link)

Siana pulled out her mobile immediately, sending Ianto a message. She had contact info for all the staff of both Torchwood branches just in case, even if she didn't talk to most of the other Torchwood. It was just practical to always be prepared, no matter what.

Need you at hub. Toshio needs transfusion. ASAP.

Then she focused her attention on Olwen. "What do you need me to do?"

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	crankybutsexy 2008-04-13 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Jack knew enough about how Owen worked and how Martha worked that he just needed to stay out of the way. He would do Toshio no good if he got underfoot. He remained where he was, standing just at the top of the steps, looking down into the medical room. He'd remain there the entire time if necessary, waiting for news. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

anotherdoctor
2008-04-13 11:37 pm UTC (link)

"Or tie it off," she agreed, glancing at Owen and then the liquids hung above their patient. Alright. Now or never. Wads of the formerly white gauze padded the walls of Toshi's wound as Martha delicately searched with eyes and fingers for the open artery. The gauze soaked with blood alarmingly fast.

"Got it," she said after an intense pause, her voice level with forced calm. It was well-practiced, this clinically emotionless facade. She held out a hand for a clamp, and then remembered she didn't have a nurse beside her. Hopefully Owen would catch on -- he was just as capable of doing this himself, she knew, but maybe not knowing their patient gave her the edge.

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also_a_genius
2008-04-13 11:44 pm UTC (link)

"Keep me calm?" Olwen smiled slightly at Siana. "Just try not to tense up." She took a breath, she could ignore everything else and get on with what she had to do then with Siana.

"Tell me if you start feeling dizzy, anything like that." She told her before going to get more needles and blood bags ready for Ianto turning up and herself if needed. The more they had the better.

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genius_mind
2008-04-13 11:47 pm UTC (link)

Owen handed the clamp over to Martha. "Clamp..." He wondered where Ianto was. He'd meant to text him, and then everything happened and hell had blown up in their face. He probably slammed the clamp harder in Martha's hand than needed to be, but he was slowly starting to lose his calm. He needed to focus.

"No way you can keep calm," he muttered under his breath about Olwen.

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notatealady
2008-04-13 11:52 pm UTC (link)

Siana nodded, covering one of Olwen's hands with her own. "You'll be fine, Ol," she said. "Toshi is strong, and he can be a stubborn bastard. He'll make it through this. And Jack will be here as soon as she can. You know she won't let anything happen."

She looked over to the male Jack. "Jack wanted me to ask you to stay with Toshi and look after him for her, sir," she said. "She'll be here soon, but she has something to take care of." Someone was more like it.

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anotherdoctor
2008-04-14 12:06 am UTC (link)

The tension in the room was palpable and this, Martha knew, was the reason they asked friends and family to step out of emergency room operations. Nobody had gotten in her way so far, but she desperately needed Owen to keep his cool if he was going to be helping her with this. It wasn't the kind of thing she could take on all on her own.

Clamps in place, the bleeding subsided quite a bit, but they weren't out of the woods yet. Toshio had been intubated first thing, but now the main priority was to perform the tube thoracostomy to remove the blood from around his lung.

"How much do you know about anesthesia?"

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	crankybutsexy 2008-04-14 12:23 am UTC (link)
	Jack nodded. "I'm not going anywhere, Siana." He smiled softly at the woman before turning his attention back to Toshio. He didn't even want to think if it would be Toshiko lying there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	also_a_genius 2008-04-14 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	"If you're not going anywhere care to help out?" Olwen looked up and asked Jack, not exactly what she wanted to do then she'd rather have waited until after Ianto turned up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	crankybutsexy 2008-04-14 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Jack nodded, moving forward. "Just tell me what I need to do." He rolled up his sleeves. At least this would feel better than standing around doing nothing while he waited for news. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

genius_mind
2008-04-17 09:39 pm UTC (link)

Owen nodded his head at Martha. Already, as soon as he handed her the clamp, he'd started to set up an IV and inserted a needle into Toshi's arm.

"We have Propofol. That's all. I wish we had Methohexital, but that ain't gonna happen. We'll have to give him pain meds later, but it will knock his arse out."

He looked up at her, smiling.

"And it's flowing. Let's get to work."

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anotherdoctor
2008-04-18 10:05 am UTC (link)

Back at UNIT, they had proper medical supplies and staff for this sort of thing. She felt the extra pressure of that responsibility resting on her shoulders, but she knew that to stop and second-guess herself would only lead to worse problems. Time to put her trust in Owen and her own two hands.

She eyed the blood drip, cast a glance toward Jack, and then pulled the stainless steel tray of tools toward her with a foot. "How are we coming on the blood?" she asked, taking stock of the instruments before her and delicately lifting the scalpel with blood-soaked, gloved fingers.

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