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Time for Trouble is the second Orthopedics level in Trauma Team.

Opening[]

Maria rushes up to Hank and asks him if he is free to do surgery right then. Hank agrees, but doesn't know what the situation is. Maria reports that a victim of a suicide attempt was just brought in. Hank simply asks "Why?" causing Maria to realize that's what she would like to know. The two part ways and Hank hurries off to the operating room, where he is greeted by a relieved Tomoe before beginning briefing.

Operation[]

This operation has two areas: the right arm and left leg. Use the scalpel to make an incision into the arm. The patient's right humerus is broken cleanly in two, with one piece badly out of alignment. Use the forceps and guide to return it to its original angle. Next step is to place a bone plate. The first part of this is to drill holes into the bone for the screws to go into. Follow the guide for using the drill. Once enough holes are made, the plate is placed for you, and the next part will be to screw it in place. Use the screwdriver to do this. Now the right arm is finished, and the surgery will automatically move to the left leg. This is much worse: the bones of the leg are shattered. To repair this, you must begin by using the forceps to collect the pieces and place them in the tray. Additional pieces are out of alignment; use the forceps to reposition these. Next, replace the fragments in their original positions. Carefully use the forceps to put each piece back where it fits, like a jigsaw puzzle. One fragment is unable to be located, and will have to be replaced with synthetic bone. Use the laser to cut out a piece that will fit, following the guide. You will need to make a couple of cuts to get a piece that fits. Use the forceps to place it in the leg, and place another plate. Now on to the femur. This will need to be treated with pins, so drill into the guides and hammer the pins in. The upper part of the bone has a piece chipped off; reattach this with pins as well. Staple the incision and you're done.

Ending[]

While Claire recovers, Hank visits her room. She asks if he saved her life, asking why. Hank replies it's a doctor's duty to save lives. Claire grumbles that she's tired of people making other people think they're always right, asking what would be wrong with dying. Hank asks what she would hope to gain from being dead. Claire says that it would be better than being alive. Hank says that her leg will heal in two months and leaves. Later, Hank dreams about being in the war. He looks over at a picture of John and says he doesn't know what's right anymore. He says he's only saving lives to feel better about himself. Something blue flashes across the screen before the curtains are seen fluttering, implying he changed into Captain Eagle and flew out the window.

Notes[]

Trauma Team
Characters
Resurgam First Care CR-S01Gabriel CunninghamHank FreebirdMaria TorresTomoe TachibanaRONIEsha PatelDarnell SellersEmma Wilson
Patients Jacob TillmanSamuel TrumbullShelly BrooksYoshikage TachibanaClaire BluntNicole SummersAlyssa BreslinJoshua Cunningham
Others Naomi KimishimaDavid WayneAlbert SartreHoldenNavelRosalia RosselliniSandra LiebermanTheodore GacyHanzou Kanadamaru
Forensics Witnesses Liam RichardsonDennis TaylorJames MortonVictor PadriniStella AbbotHiro MizunoAlice CageThomas CageVeronica CageKirsten LangleyJoseph ParkerAlma ParkerAbagail ParkerCaroline BowenSean BowenMichael LangAidan PosnerMelissa FerrellCharles ElkinsStephen EldredJohn Doe
For minor characters, see: Minor Characters
Chapters
Prologue Sleeping in Bloom
Surgery The Masked Prisoner (Prologue)Frozen in TimeUninvited GuestHistory of FearWaking From TerrorBlade of ResolveWaking HeartGo in Peace, Sinner
First Response Spitfire (Prologue)Foul MoodMaximum AnnoyanceMournful HeroHesitant SpiritDesperate RescueTogether in Spirit
Orthopedics Captain Eagle (Prologue)The Big GuyTime for TroubleLove in the GroundBroken HeartI Want To BelieveOnly a Hero
Endoscopy Chieftain's Daughter (Prologue)Insecure SmilesMoment of ZenMarionette's LamentThe Healing WarriorResolutionUnknown Future
Diagnosis Overcast (Prologue)Signs of AnguishBlazing DarknessMoving HeartThe Simplest TruthGoing Away
Forensics Unexpected Reunion (Prologue)Locked-Room MysteryWandering GirlBehind the LiesCrime of PassionSeeking AtonementJourney's End
Finale Patient ZeroSo Begins DeathProud OneStolen MemoriesSpreading InfectionChloe's ChangeDemons & DeathMissing GirlFriendsCarpet of Blue DeathDespairTime for RejoicingTwisted RosaliaThe Seventh Doctor