We brought Penny to a local clinic with emergency services. We were pleased that this
small clinic was not far from home and even more pleased that the waiting room was
empty when we arrived at 10:15 pm so that Penny would not have to wait. As we were not in the safest part of town,
the receptionist told us not to open the outside door if the bell rang unless we knew
the people on the other side of the door; the receptionist or nurse would buzz them
in. Who would we know there? Gabrielle and I are both general internists; we had experienced
long emergency room stays, from both doctors' and patients' points of view. We opened
our novels and hunkered down. I noticed that she was peeking at me and frowning intermittently
over her reading glasses and book. Was this merely a manifestation of worry? Had the
injury been my fault? Was there internal damage in addition to superficial lacerations?
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