Currently in the Kadmandu city of Nepal there is declared an emergency due to earthquake of 7.2 richtar scale. It's been only 1 hour and there are lot of people inside in debris of buildings.
There are lot of deaths doctors and rescue teams are continuing working but there are unable to reach each and every victims. It was first time for Liam to see so many deaths and injured person.
Liam's pov
When I first came here I was unable think straight. It was my first time to see so many injured and dead person. There was some bodies were that badly damaged that even I can't control my stomach. They were others intern doctors who can't control like me.
Seeing this Doctor incharge who was specilist in emergency and natural disaster said to us," I know this may be too much for you intern doctors to handle the situation. But we are on short of people. So you must control yourself. I first send you to those injured and dead bodies because I want you all to adapt this situation. Now half of you to go to with rescue teams and half of you help in surjuries and treat who are not in critical conditions.
Candidates selected for going with rescue teams take these five color tags with you. Their use you already know so I will not delay.
Now go and keep in mind that your late dicison and hesitation can take a person life. And also do proper judgement. If something is out of your mind then don't waste time and send patient to senior doctor immediately.
Do you understand."
All doctors come their senses and said," yes"
Senior doctor was not satisfied with answer thus he repeated in loud voice," do you understand"
All doctors said in unison," yes"
Senior Doctor:,"good now go, each second is precious."
Then all intern doctors began to run their assign duties.
Liam's pov:
I was in a team with rescue team who remove debrises and find stuck or hidden people for safety. My work to determine patient condition immediately by choosing a color tag of one of five colour and apply emergency treatment so that patient can reach treatmentbroom with best survival chances.
This is where difficult and important task to categorise patients. Sometimes we have to leave some patients for death. Thus doing this gives a doctor a high psychological pressure
These colour band are used as:
RED: Patient with serious condition but can be saved by imidiate treatment.
GREEN: patient which can remain wounded with small injuries after treating critical injuries.
YELLOW: patient whose condition is now stable but needed some observation for any emergency.
WHITE: patients which only have minor injuries and there is not.need of treatment.
BLACK: patients which can't save with available treatment due excessive injuries thus they only given pain relief
.
I saw lot of people already dead. First I had a little hesitation to choose a proper tag but soon I also adopt as a doctor and started categorise patients fastly after taking their vitals. Some time I have to choose black tag with heavy heart to save doctors time and medical supplies.
I saw some time a father cry, sometimes a mother, sometimes a child near dead parents trying to them wake up.
This was a very horrifying experience for me.
And at this rate 2 days gone and people which can be saved are all almost saved. I continuously work for 2 days but there were still some places where people were stuck.
And now I am in a small house where I enter after removal we found a stuck 7 years old child unconscious under an iron table. He had minor injuries but due to lack of water and food and shock he was unconscious. When that child open his eyes he said while crying," please save my father he was talking to me then I ,I..... I don't know."
That child must be fainted while talking thinking this I hurriedly ask," in which direction is you father."
That child point toward debris and rescue team hurriedly started remove debris and soon they found a person in basement room .
he was in a place where only 2 persons can enter from hole from ground floor. And there was debris in this way that if a person mistakely removed some wrong debris whole debris will fall on man.
There was a rode in man at non vital point in waist which also covered by man's shirt to stop bleeding. And he was able to control almost all blood. Perhaps he know emergency treatment. But now this man was unconscious. but observing sometime I was able to tell that he was alive. He fainted due to excessive blood loss.
Seeing this child started crying and started to call his father. I look toward rescue team for their opinion soon captain speak in a voice that only I and some officer can listen so that that child don't overhear," we have to first make some support and start to move slowly. Patient is in a very dangerous position one mis step can make everything fall.
"How much time will it take." I asked
Captain:" about three hours"
After that I once again observed patient and said
"No it will late he will not survive.There is no other way?"
Captain," sorry but we have to follow protocol so that no injuries take place in rescue team and medical team "
After that I looked child and patient then close my eyes because I want save that child father.
I don't want make alone like me. And there was only one way to go to patient and immediate transfusion of blood but I was hesitant due to danger. Then I remember my father's last words that never had regrets. Thus I make resolve to save this child father that I will never regret it.
Then I aked captain for help first he was completely against but after some request and on condition of taking me full responsibility he agreed.
With help of rescue team I slowly enter in that space and carefully reach to patient. First with help of some water I make him conscious and make him some water to drink. When patient come to his senses he asked," please save my son."
Listening this I remembered my father who always think of me before himself.I come out of my thoughts and said," Sir your son is safe now and outside we can't let him see you in this condition thus he is outside. Please now focus on your condition.tell me your blood group.
Listening this man become relax while crying,"thank God my son is safe."
After looking at me he come to his senses," oh my blood group is B+."
I hurriedly started blood transfusion and start checking his condition. Soon I realise that he has some internal injuries and if he didn't reach hospital in 30 minutes he will surely die.
I hurriedly told captain everything and request him to pull up. First captain was hesitant but after soon after my continue nagging he agreed and started to pull patient. When patient reach to ground level then due to rode there was some disturbance and all debris fall on me.
I don't know where was I hurt but my consciousness was fading and started to dim. I understood my time has come. My whole life flashed before my eyes and I thought that I don't any regrets except one.
I only regret that I was not able to spend time with my parents. Soon my eyes started to close and I don't know but at that time I recall my favourite novel last page also last line of author ,"if anyone wanted to save the aurora world one must visit an ancient being tomb at Himen cold mountains."
In aurora world duke mansion's dimly lit room a sickly boy of 11 years old open his eyes said in weakly confused voice," what is this ,am I not dead??"