Clinic matters episode 2

in #health7 years ago (edited)

Episode title: We don't want stories,we want to see action.

A bus screeched to a halt in front of National Hospital Abuja. Fifteen People pulls out it almost immediately.

A man carries a child appearing to be his and scuttles towards the Emergency unit. Thirteen others follow.

One of them overtakes the man carrying the child, rushes to some nurses and announces.

"we need help!!!. This my neighbour's son is about to die"

He stops to catch some breath while the Child's Father nods in agreement.

"Come on! ,Bring him here!" The matron responded. Then she turns to two nurses close by.

" You get him a bed while you go call the Doctor"IMG_20180108_094723.jpg

Two nurses sped to carry out the command.

The Matron then turned to the Child's Father while the other people who accompanied them kept watching.

"You need to open a Folder for your child"

"Where can I open the folder?" the man asked.

"That way, the office over there" she replied.

"How much?" He asked.

" Not so sure, I think its about a thousand five hundred naira or so. You can ask when you get there "

"Jesu!! One thousand five hundred naira!!. I'm with only five hundred"

" Ask your neighbours. You came with thirteen people "

" My people, I need some money abeg. I need to open a folder for my son". He asked his neighbours.

"I did not come out with my wallet" the first replied.

"Same here" the other responded.

"I used what I had to buy fuel for the bus" another responded.

"You know we had to hurry, the trouser that has my money is at home".

"The ATM refused to pay".

"Why did you all accompany him?" The Matron asked.

"He is our neighbour" One of them replied.

"If he is truly your neighbour, then help him. We don't want stories, we want to see action"

"Let him get a folder first, later he can pay up. Meanwhile I need Normal saline now. This Child is severely dehydrated" The Doctor announced.

That's how the child was resuscitated. Meanwhile only three neighbours came back with some money. want to see action.

A bus screeched to a halt in front of National Hospital Abuja. Fifteen People pulls out it almost immediately.

A man carries a child appearing to be his and scuttles towards the Emergency unit. Thirteen others follow.

One of them overtakes the man carrying the child, rushes to some nurses and announces.

"we need help!!!. This my neighbour's son is about to die"

He stops to catch some breath while the Child's Father nods in agreement.

"Come on! ,Bring him here!" The matron responded. Then she turns to two nurses close by.

" You get him a bed while you go call the Doctor"

Two nurses sped to carry out the command.

The Matron then turned to the Child's Father while the other people who accompanied them kept watching.

"You need to open a Folder for your child"

"Where can I open the folder?" the man asked.

"That way, the office over there" she replied.

"How much?" He asked.

" Not so sure, I think its about a thousand five hundred naira or so. You can ask when you get there "

"Jesu!! One thousand five hundred naira!!. I'm with only five hundred"

" Ask your neighbours. You came with thirteen people "

" My people, I need some money abeg. I need to open a folder for my son". He asked his neighbours.

"I did not come out with my wallet" the first replied.

"Same here" the other responded.

"I used what I had to buy fuel for the bus" another responded.

"You know we had to hurry, the trouser that has my money is at home".

"The ATM refused to pay".

"Why did you all accompany him?" The Matron asked.

"He is our neighbour" One of them replied.

"If he is truly your neighbour, then help him. We don't want stories, we want to see action"

"Let him get a folder first, later he can pay up. Meanwhile I need Normal saline now. This Child is severely dehydrated" The Doctor announced.

That's how the child was resuscitated. Meanwhile only three neighbours came back with some money.