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1、Passage1___________________________________ByVictoriaSchlintz1.ItwasanunusuallyquietdayintheemergencyroomonDecembertwenty-fifth.Quiet,thatis,exceptforthenurseswhowerestandingaroundthenurses'stationgrumblingabouthavingtoworkChristmasDay.2.Iwastriagenursethatdayandhadjustbeenoutt
2、othewaitingroomtocleanup.Sincetherewerenopatientswaitingtobeseenatthetime,Icamebacktothenurses'stationforacupofhotciderfromthecrockpotsomeonehadbroughtinforChristmas.JustthenanadmittingclerkcamebackandtoldmeIhadfivepatientswaitingtobeevaluated.3.Iwhined,"Five,howdidIgetfive;Iwa
3、sjustoutthereandnoonewasinthewaitingroom."4."Well,therearefivesignedin."SoIwentstraightoutandcalledthefirstname.Fivebodiesshowedupatmytriagedesk,apalepetitewomanandfoursmallchildreninsomewhatrumpledclothing.//5."Areyouallsick?"Iaskedsuspiciously.6."Yes,"shesaidweakly,andlowered
4、herhead.7."Okay,"Ireplied,unconvinced,"who'sfirst?"Onebyonetheysatdown,andIaskedtheusualpreliminaryquestions.Whenitcametodescriptionsoftheirpresentingproblems,thingsgotalittlevague.Twoofthechildrenhadheadaches,buttheheadachesweren'taccompaniedbythenormalbodylanguageofholdingthe
5、headortryingtokeepitstillorsquintingorgrimacing.Twochildrenhadearaches,butonlyonecouldtellmewhichearwasaffected.Themothercomplainedofacough,butseemedtoworktoproduceit.8.Somethingwaswrongwiththepicture.Ourhospitalpolicy,however,wasnottoturnawayanypatient,sowewouldseethem.WhenIex
6、plainedtothemotherthatitmightbealittlewhilebeforeadoctorsawherbecause,eventhoughthewaitingroomwasempty,ambulanceshadbroughtinseveral,morecriticalpatients,intheback,sheresponded,"Takeyourtime,it'swarminhere."Sheturnedand,withasmile,guidedherbroodintothewaitingroom.9.Onahunch(cal
7、litnursingjudgment),Icheckedthechartaftertheadmittingclerkhadfinishedregisteringthefamily.Noaddress-theywerehomeless.Thewaitingroomwaswarm.//10.IlookedoutatthefamilyhuddledbytheChristmastree.Thelittlestonewaspointingatthetelevisionandexclaimingsomethingtohermother.Theoldestonew
8、aslookingatherreflectioninanornamentontheChristmastree
