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Disclaimer: - I don�t own any of the characters of The Shield, they all belong to Shawn Ryan and FX.
Trespass � Chapter 21.
Feeling slightly more human after having freshened up a little Vic made his way back to the waiting room. He glanced around as he stepped inside; the two Westwood detectives were sitting off to one side of the room looking bored and not bothering to hide it. If it was up to these two to solve the case Vic reckoned that the perps would never be caught.t wat wasting any more of his time with them he steeled himself and looked over to Claudette and Aceveda who were standing by the coffee machine speaking in low tones. Too low for Vic to hear what was being said, but from the way Claudette glanced icily in his direction he guessed the conversation was about him. Turning away he noticed for the first time since re-entering the room that someone had pulled back the blinds on the large window and that it was daylight ode. de. Vic was surprised not having realised just how much time had obviously passed since he�d entered the hospital earlier. One of the detectives to his right yawned and Vic was about to turn and enquire if they were keeping him awake when the door opened and a middle-aged, male doctor wearing green surgical scrubs stepped into the room.
The atmosphere suddenly changed; the air becoming electric, charged with tension and a surge of worry that was almost palpable. The two detectives came to their feet readying their notebooks and Claudette and Aceveda both moved to stand next to Vic. The doctor smiled, which helped somewhat to lessen the knot of fear that had begun to twist in Vic�s gut,
"You�re waiting for news of Detective Wagenbach I assume?" The surgeon asked.
"That�s right, how is he?" Aceveda asked the question they all wanted answered.
"He came through the surgery very well and is in the process of being moved to the intensive care unit." He told them.
The mention of intensive care made that knot inside of Vic begin to twist again.
"My name�s Doctor Austin and I carried out the surgery on Detective Wagenbach. If we can all sit down I�ll explain what we�ve done and how we all move on from here." Smiling the doctor indicated the comfortable waiting room chairs and everyone sat down, while none took their attention away from him.
"Now there are several points to go through wiou aou and if you don�t understand anything don�t hesitate to stop me and ask for clarification. It can be a little daunting trying to take in so much information at once sometimes." He paused while everyone nodded their understanding to him, and while Vic just wished he�d cut the bedside manner and get to the details.
"Well Detective Wagenbach was red-lined from the ER with a grade 3 injury to his spleen. This is a serious condition and meant that there was damage to the spleen, the vessels and the hilum, all of which contributed to serious blood loss due to internal bleeding. He was given seven units of blood during the surgery and will be given a further three units in the ICU. A contributory factor to the spleen injury was the three broken ribs he has on his left side. There are a further two cracked ribs on the left of his rib cage and three cracked ribs on the right side. Now the procedure to remove his spleen was a complete success. He can manage perfectly well without his spleen and should be able to carry on with his life as it was before. The only thing is that it can make him more at risk from infections and illnesses for a while as his immune system will be weakened while he fully recovers. However as long as he is careful and has regular check ups and takes the medication he�ll be prescribed there should be no major problems. He�s young and strong so the prognosis is very favourable." Doctor Austin paused to let them digest this piece of news before he plunged on with the rest of his report.
"Now due to time restraints in the ER they hadn�t inserted a Foley Catheter, but we did in the OR and found that as suspected there was haemurea, or blood in the urine, present. A scan was carried out which indicates that Detective Wagenbach�s kidneys were severely bruised during the attack he suffered. We�re fairly confident that over time the kidney�s function will be fully restored, although he will have blood present in his urine for some time I�m afraid. We�ll be carefully monitoring his urine output to keep a close watch on things. However, there is a possibility that he�ll have to undergo haemodialysis for three or four hours a day just until they recover. Any questions so far?" He asked.
There was a slight pause before he carried on.
"Now on to the damage caused by what was a particularly vicious sexual assault. There is substantial bruising and tearing to the anus, sphincter muscles and rectum. Fortunately there was no perforation of the bowel so that lessens the risk of peritonitis occurring. The damage that was caused required a total of twenty-seven stitches, both internally and externally. Due to the risk of infection which such injuries can cause, and which because of his body�s lowered immunity due to the splenectomy must be avoided if possible, we made the decision to give Detective Wagenbach a temporary colostomy. I would like to emphasize that it is only temporary. When his injuries have healed we�ll take him back to the operating theater and reverse it, which is a minor and easy procedure. Other than a small scar he�ll be fine. I know this is a lot to take in at once but we�re nearly there now." He said smiling reassuringly at his silent, solemn audience.
Clearing his throat he told them the rest.
"He does have a head injury which was causing us some concern and so was given a head CT at the earliest opportunity. The scan revealed a contusion of the cerebral tissue that has resulted in a swelling of the brain at the frontal lobe, which has raised his intracranial pressure. The decision has been taken to elect for drug treatment as opposed to surgery to bring the swelling down. However, his condition will be closely monitored and any deterioration in Detective Wagenbach�s condition would mean surgery becoming an option. Now there are also various contusions and lacerations covering his body and we also found what appears to be several human bite marks." As he said the last the revulsion in the doctor�s voice was evident.
Stopping Doctor Austin sat back in his chair and looked at them expectantly. Vic was still trying to take it all in, it seemed to him to be a horrific list of hurt and damage. Both Claudette and even Aceveda looked slightly shell-shocked at the information they�d been presented with so far. It was Detective Lehane who spoke first,
"When will Detective Wagenbach be conscious? We need to get a statement from him as soon as possible."
"Ah," The doctor said. "That might not be possible for some days I�m afraid."
"Why�s that?" Gregory butted in.
"Well," the doctor began, "due to the nature of the attack it�s quite natural to assume that Detective Wagenbach will be very upset and agitated when he regains consciousness. The intracranial pressure means that this is unacceptable, he must be kept as calm and quiet as possible. So he is going to be very heavily sedated for a while, it�ll be a drug-induced coma to help his body heal."
Neither of the Westwood detectives looked very pleased with this news. Doctor Austin smiled apologetically at them before he spoke again.
"Look, Detective Wagenbach will be settled in soon and then two of you can go to see him. However, the ICU can be a shock to those who�re not used to it so if I just tell you what to expect I�m sure you�ll be better prepared."
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"Thank you doctor, we�d appreciate that." Aceveda told him.
"Ok, firstly he�ll be on a ventilator, which is always a frightening thing to be confronted with. However, it�s there because of the sedation combined with the rib injuries he sustained, it�s necessary to help Detective Wagenbach with his breathing. Hopefully after three or four days they�ll be able to decrease the level of sedation and wean him off the ventilator."
"So we�ll be able to interview him in three or four days?" Gregory asked impatiently.
Vic had to suppress an urge to smack the man in the mouth and when he glanced at Claudette he could see he wasn�t the only one. As he looked at her she suddenly turned towards him and their eyes locked for a few seconds. A mutual understanding at their annoyance with Detective Gregory passed between them and Vic thought that the coldness in her expression towards him thawed a little. Maybe Aceveda had managed to talk her into giving him a chance. Although Vic wasn�t sure if he was worthy of that chance if it was being offered he would be glad to take it. Him and Claudette hadn�t always seen eye to eye in the past, disagreements occurring between them due to Vic�s methods that often earned him Claudette�s disapproval. However, she had never regarded him as a complete monster and after his recent revelations that was the impression he had gotten from her, and he found himself wanting to redeem himself in her eyes. Soon he�d be able to begin his redemption, when he was able to start searching for the scum who�d done this. The doctor started to speak again and Vic tore his attention back to him not wanting to miss anything.
"Well I doubt it I�m sorry. Although he�ll be less sedated he will still be quite out of things for a further few days. He will have moments of consciousness but they�ll be quite brief to begin with and I doubt he�ll be too lucid at the beginning."
Gregory and Lehane�s disappointment was plain to see at this news.
"You were telling us about the intensive care unit." Aceveda prompted the doctor.
"Ah yes�of course. Now I told you about the ventilator, but there will be quite a few other machines there all helping to monitor his condition, and to help him get well. The intracranial pressure needs to be very closely monitored, of course, so there will be a fibreoptic catheter to do that. Now this always sounds worse to people than it actually is, but the catheter is placed in the top of the head and will rest in the sub dural space. It�s quite harmless there and Detective Wagenbach won�t be experiencing any discomfort from its presence. There will be a central line in his sub clavian vein, which is at his collarbone. This is for his IV that is needed for the blood units he�ll be receiving as well as to deliver drugs and help to restore the optimal fluid and electrolyte balance his body needs. There is a risk of systemic infection following a splenectomy so he�ll be on a broad spectrum of anti-biotics, especially considering his other injuries. These will all be delivered using this IV. Of course there will be an ECG monitoring his heart and a cannula in the radial artery, in his forearm, to monitor his blood pressure. Finally there�ll be a pulse ox monitor clipped onto his finger to measure the oxygen saturation of his blood."
"God." Claudette sighed quietly.
"I realise this must be very difficult for you but please be assured Detective Wagenbach was doing well when the operation had finished and that we will all be doing our very best for him. The ICU with all its machines and unfamiliar noises, alarms, bleeps, can seem overwhelming but just remember it�s all there to help him. Another thing to remember although it might look like it is he isn�t going to break." The Doctor told her.
He turned to Vic and Aceveda as well when he spoke his next words.
"You can touch him. People often think they�re going to pull something vital out if they do�believe me you won�t. It�s been shown that in cases of intracranial pressure the calming effect of touch and being spoken to can help. As I�m sure you know it�s thought that coma patients are aware of their surrounding to a certain extent so we like to encourage interaction. So hold his hand, talk to him it all helps I promise. Now if you don�t have any questions I�ll be leaving you now, but I�ll have someone show you to the ICU when they have Detective Wagenbach settled in and I�ll be sure to check in with him myself soon."
Standing the doctor moved towards the door before he paused and turned back to them.
"Oh I almost forgot. I just wanted to assure you that I�ll make sure the blood tests that were taken with the rape-kit, in the ER, are red-lined through the lab."
"Blood tests?" Aceveda asked.
"Yes�the tests for sexually transmitted diseases, HIV and hepatitis. I�m sorry, I realise this must be hard but as I said before due to the nature of the attack, and the evidence that his attackers didn�t wear condoms, it is necessary."
"Of course." Aceveda said.
Vic was aware that the Captain was thanking the doctor but all he could concentrate on were his last words to them, "�sexually transmitted diseases, HIV and hepatitis." This whole ordeal just got worse and worse, he hadn�t even thought about that. Christ those animals could of given Dutch anything, for all he knew they could already of sentenced him to death. Looking at Claudette he could see the same realisation in her face, the anger once more being replaced with fear.
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