Rescue
““Jumper down,” he says.
“Really?” Webster asks. “I couldn’t believe it when the call came in. Has anyone ever had a jumper down?”
“Not in my memory,” the cop says. “Quechee Gorge maybe.” He motions toward the back of the building.
Koenig has the backboard, the trauma bag, his jump kit. Webster carries the rest. They set out on a run. A clot of cops stands around a limp patient. They move out of the way when they see Webster and Koenig coming.
“He’s conscious. He’s talking,” one ...of the cops says.
A security light illuminates the scene: surreal, metallic, framed in black. The patient has fallen onto his back. His left knee is bent backward in an unnatural way. A bone is sticking through his skin. A new cop to the scene says, “Oh Jesus,” and turns away.
Webster glances up. Two stories. Maybe you could kill yourself falling two stories.MoreLess
“Really?” Webster asks. “I couldn’t believe it when the call came in. Has anyone ever had a jumper down?”
“Not in my memory,” the cop says. “Quechee Gorge maybe.” He motions toward the back of the building.
Koenig has the backboard, the trauma bag, his jump kit. Webster carries the rest. They set out on a run. A clot of cops stands around a limp patient. They move out of the way when they see Webster and Koenig coming.
“He’s conscious. He’s talking,” one ...of the cops says.
A security light illuminates the scene: surreal, metallic, framed in black. The patient has fallen onto his back. His left knee is bent backward in an unnatural way. A bone is sticking through his skin. A new cop to the scene says, “Oh Jesus,” and turns away.
Webster glances up. Two stories. Maybe you could kill yourself falling two stories.MoreLess
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