Humans were curious creatures. The more afraid they were, the more they would want to look at something in order to understand it. Normally, a tracheotomy wouldn't have so much visual impact. However, this was an emergency. Several nurses were doing their very best to push down patient #9. Basically, the young female nurses seemed as if they were crawling on top of the old man.
Additionally, the patient was suffocating, so he was unable to verbalize anything. He was also struggling mightily. This scene seemed like something out of an old movie with no sound. Both sides were locked in a vicious fight. The nurses weren't saying anything, because they were doing their best to suppress the patient.
