Possibly the mother, too, if, for some reason, the pre-hospital info was wrong or overblown. So, in practical terms, the call meant we had to get the NICU, specialists in newborns and preemies, down to the E.R. in a hurry. Activating a trauma team is as easy as pushing a button. But the rescue about to unfold was going to push our limits. Comm called again almost immediately with an update.
Air crew's there.
We had 15 minutes to get ready. Kathy Kelly, the other E.R. doc who had been alerted to the coming trauma code, was on the phone when I found her. Kathy set the receiver down and stared at it for a second before looking up at me. In medical school, one of the fostering-nurturing things students are told ad nauseam is that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Lynn suddenly appeared from the mouth of the trauma room, dictating strategy and ready positions.