Threat....

It was a rainy day as the typhoon missed the southern part of the island by inches… 2 ambulance arrived with 4 casualties while I was busy intubating a feverish patient with motor power of 3/3(both side).

A family of 4 from mainland heading south for a holiday; the master of B&B picked them up and while en-routing down south, the vehicle skidded and rammed onto the divider.

None of the backseat passenger had fastened their safety belt. The elder child was thrown out and landed outside the car. The father sitting in the front seat presented with chest pain and the mother and another younger child were noted with limbs pain.

I saw the elder child after the intubation and summoned for help from the ward. Our general surgeon came down as cavalry and saw the father.

The elder child had sustained multiple fractures over bilateral lower limbs. The mother and the younger child sustained contusion. The elder child had surprised me during the physical examination. Despite of his pain, he did not shade any tear. He spoke like a well educated British nobleman (not the slang, but the manner) and expressed a good control over his emotion. I told my staff  that the kid would be an elite of the elite later in his life….

The dad suffered from ribs fracture and pneumohemothorax. As usual my cavalry left me before he wrap up the kill; the chest tube was inserted later by me..

I had to refer the family up north later as my orthopedic surgeon doesn’t operate in the night….
The kids was a threat, at least to Xian and Yun in the future (if they are rival in same field); I had a chill over my back when flashing back the Q&A session with the kid.