"Since we're already at the hospital, I thought we could take this opportunity to get you checked out as well."
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The pneumatic doors of the Emergency Room hissed open with a gust of cool night air, and a cacophony of shouts and the rhythmic squeak of wheels filled the sterile space. Four gurneys were wheeled in with a practiced urgency, each bearing a still form beneath the harsh glare of the overhead lights.
At the head of the procession, a paramedic, her voice clipped and professional, addressed the team gathered around the gurneys. "Trauma alert. We have four males, all gunshot wounds. First up, male, alpha, approximately 23 years old. Four gunshot wounds -- left clavicle entry point, likely exiting the back, left lower arm fracture, penetrating wound to the abdomen, and right lower leg tibia likely fractured."
