Tourniquet

by totallynotabrony

Rating: teen
Tags: Sad, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Nurse Redheart, Other
Length: 948

Something terrible has happened to you.

Something terrible has happened to you.

Now with reading
And with dramatic radioplay

Published 2014-09-02 20:00:04 UTC
Last updated 2014-09-02 20:00:04 UTC

Story

Over here! There’s a room available. Come on, follow me!

Roll the gurney in. Sweet Celestia, this isn’t pretty. I can't even imagine.

Let me take the vital signs. Just a second…

Look!

Hey, are you awake?

Good. That’s it, take it easy. You’re in the hospital. Just be still and let me work. Do you know what happened?

Don’t worry, everything is going to be fine. You’re here at the Ponyville Hospital now. We’re the best medical service in the area. You’re in good care.

There’s some blood, but don’t worry. We’ll get you cleaned up.

Ha, yes, I do get asked that a lot. It’s not easy to keep a white coat clean.

I’m going to get you cleaned up a little and take care of a few of your injuries so that nothing gets worse.

I'm going to need to touch this. The disinfectant is going to sting a little. Just a little.

If you want, we can talk while I work. I’m sure it would help you take your mind off it.

What’s your name?

My name is Redheart. Sorry to meet you under these circumstances. I don’t think anypony ever really wants to come to the hospital. I’ll do whatever I can to help you.

Just hold still for a little bit longer.

Okay, I’ve got everything checked out and we need to get the blood stopped. This tourniquet is going to feel tight. It has to be to do its job.

No, don’t look. Lay back and relax.

Sorry, the ceiling is a little boring. Nothing to look at. Over in the foal ward, we have some stuffed animals hanging up. I think the lights over there are a little different, too. These are bright, aren’t they?

And…there. Sorry, it has to be this tight. We can take it off a little later.

Okay, that’s taken care of. Let me move the blanket a little.

Next up is…this.

Oh, no, don’t worry. I’m sure it looks worse to you. Just look at the ceiling.

This is going to take a little bit more work. Doctor? I’ll have to go get him. Let me finish looking you over.

Do you have any other injuries? Can you feel everything?

I can see some scrapes and bruises here and there. That’s minor. I’m sure you had stuff like that when you were a kid. What did you like to do when you were younger?

Oh?

Yes, I suppose I’ve always been doing this kind of thing. I’ve taken care of a lot of ponies. I don’t like seeing others in pain.

Okay, before I go, tip your head a little towards me. I need to make a few marks so everypony else will know what to do. We’re a little busy at the moment and another nurse might have to see you.

No, don’t worry, it’ll wash off. We’ll catch up with a paper chart later.

There. Is this pillow fine? Just lay back and relax a little. Don’t fall asleep, though; I’ll be back in just a moment with the doctor.

Hi, have you been-oh, I see.

Redheart went to get one of the doctors?

Let me see…oh my.

Oh no, don’t worry. If Redheart said it wasn’t that bad, she was probably right. The hospital is the best medical service in the area, you know. We take care of things like this all the time.

Well no, not this many at once, usually. But it isn't anything we can’t handle. We’ve got all the specialists.

Oh, I see her coming back. You take care, now.

Thanks for checking, Sweets. I went to get the doctor.

Hey, hello again. I brought Doctor Stable. He’s the best trauma surgeon in Ponyville.

Yeah, yeah, we do say the word best a lot. You’d want to have the best, right?

Thank you, nurse. Well, I’ll certainly do my best for any patient. Let me have a look.

Here, doctor.

I see.

Hmm.

So, what’s your name?

I knew somepony once who was named something similar.

Oh? No, nothing like that. I doubt you’ll ever meet them.

Could you move just a little? I’d like to see how this looks.

Don’t strain. I can understand how all of this could make you a little weak. Nurse, take the other side.

Just a little bit, to straighten things out. There, that’s it.

Alright.

Hmm.

How bad? Well, you’ve done fine for the last few minutes. We’ll get you to surgery soon enough. I’ll have Nurse Redheart check on you. I have a few others to see. Take care, okay?

Don’t worry, he’ll be back. Like he said, you’ve been doing fine so far.

We just have a few things to take care of before we can get you into surgery and healing spells applied.

Yes, the hospital is a little busy right now. Let me close the door a little. Maybe it’ll be quieter.

Are you doing okay? I can give you something for the pain if you want.

Here we go. It’ll be just a little pinch and after that you’ll feel better.

Okay, you should start to feel it. I just didn’t want to see you hurting.

What? Sure, ask me anything.

O-oh, well, thank you. That’s very nice of you. I may have to take you up on that.

I…I have a few things to check on and I’ll be back in a couple of minutes. Are you still doing okay?

I’m going to be back to check on you. It'll be just a few minutes. Don’t worry.

Relax.

Author's Note

Editing by Pure Note

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