I focused my thoughts back to the conversation to see why he had stopped. He started hyperventilating and pointed to his throat. He couldn't breathe. My instincts kicked in. I told him to stand up and went behind him to perform the Heimlich maneuver. I stopped mid-way realizing he hadn't eaten anything. I immediately went for my bag and reached for my scalpel.
"I need some clean cloths and alcohol now!!! It's an emergency!", I shouted.
Thankfully a barista was cleaning a table beside me and handed me both items. I pulled out my phone and unlocked it, asking the barista to type in one of my colleagues number.
"Hang in there, Mr. Stan."
Liz picked up.
"Liz, I need you to send an ambulance to Starbucks RIGHT NOW! Tell the medics it's an emergency tracheotomy!"
"Will do."
I hung up and turned back to Sebastian and said:
"Hold still, this is gonna hurt."
Before I knew it, I had cut his throat and inserted a tube and a breathing bag. I had been pumping for a few minutes when the paramedics arrived. They started to put him on a stretcher, but I refused to stop pumping. I told them I was a resident at the hospital and that there was no way I was staying behind. Eventually they let me straddle him on the stretcher and continue to pump the breathing bag. Once in the ER, I stepped down the stretcher and handed the bag to a nurse. I prepped myself for surgery and went inside. The procedure was quick. We stabilized his vitals and put him on automatic ventilation. He was soon headed to a room. I would visit him in a few hours once he woke up.
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FanfictionA chance encounter leads Olivia (Via) Reeves, surgeon and former figure skater, to unexpectedly meet big shot actor Sebastian Stan. He'd seen her before... will she remember him? Will it lead to something more? Will who her father is interfere with...
