22.Mar.12, 09:46 PM
"A lower dosage can numb the pain without putting him all the way under," Tal explained quickly as he went to work. He had a tendency to scowl while doing stitches, especially on such a dramatic wound. In fact, this was probably the most dramatic stitch work he'd ever done on a living person. It still didn't phase him. Like all trauma work, he took to it like a fish to water, quickly and deftly making the first series of stitches while he continued to talk.
"I woke him because while unconscious, blood flow to the brain can be reduced and cause permanent damage. It's also easy for someone to stop breathing, which is why I turned his head the way I did. Breathing is an automatic action, but if say the epiglottis closes while you're out cold, you don't know to shift your position or cough to help correct it. That's why if someone passes out from drinking too much, they should be placed on their side," he rattled authoritatively as he continued his work.
The needle passed through B'jin's flesh like it wasn't even there. Tal moved quickly and efficiently, and within a few minutes the first laceration was closed. He immediately got a new piece of sinew to do the second.
"Stop fussing," Tal said bluntly as B'jin began to wriggle and clutch at R'nd. B'jin had been an amazingly compliant patient thus far, but even the slightest wiggle could throw the delicate work off. Tal was forced to slow down a bit, preferring to cause a bit more pain than risk messing up and having to do it again. He patted B'jin's shoulder gently. "Shhh. Hang on," he said. He took a deep breath and resumed.
He cast a quick glance to R'nd. He hoped the bluerider would keep up what he was doing. Talking to B'jin would distract him from the pain, which was what Tal had tried to to when he inquired about B'jin's mood. That hadn't gone over well.
Some minutes later, Tal was down to one last gash to fix. He sighed in relief and reached into his bag one final time. "All right, we're almost done," he said softly, with far more protective gentleness than he normally expressed. After all, right now, he was a healer. It was what he did best, and almost all he knew how to be.
"I woke him because while unconscious, blood flow to the brain can be reduced and cause permanent damage. It's also easy for someone to stop breathing, which is why I turned his head the way I did. Breathing is an automatic action, but if say the epiglottis closes while you're out cold, you don't know to shift your position or cough to help correct it. That's why if someone passes out from drinking too much, they should be placed on their side," he rattled authoritatively as he continued his work.
The needle passed through B'jin's flesh like it wasn't even there. Tal moved quickly and efficiently, and within a few minutes the first laceration was closed. He immediately got a new piece of sinew to do the second.
"Stop fussing," Tal said bluntly as B'jin began to wriggle and clutch at R'nd. B'jin had been an amazingly compliant patient thus far, but even the slightest wiggle could throw the delicate work off. Tal was forced to slow down a bit, preferring to cause a bit more pain than risk messing up and having to do it again. He patted B'jin's shoulder gently. "Shhh. Hang on," he said. He took a deep breath and resumed.
He cast a quick glance to R'nd. He hoped the bluerider would keep up what he was doing. Talking to B'jin would distract him from the pain, which was what Tal had tried to to when he inquired about B'jin's mood. That hadn't gone over well.
Some minutes later, Tal was down to one last gash to fix. He sighed in relief and reached into his bag one final time. "All right, we're almost done," he said softly, with far more protective gentleness than he normally expressed. After all, right now, he was a healer. It was what he did best, and almost all he knew how to be.