ItwasunusuallyquietintheemergencyroomonDecember25.
Iwasnurseondutythatday.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanypatientssighingabouthavingtoworkonChristmas.Justthenfivebodiesshowedupatmydeskapalewomanandfoursmallchildren.
“Areyouallsick?”Iaskedsuspiciously.
“Yes”shesaidweaklyandloweredherhead.
Butwhenitcametodescriptionsoftheirpresentingproblemsthingsgotalittlevague.Twoofthechildrenhadheadachesbuttheheadachesweren’taccompaniedbythenormalbodylanguageofholdingtheheadortryingtokeepitstill.Twochildrenhadearachesbutonlyonecouldtellmewhichearwasaffected.Themothercomplainedofacoughbutseemedtoworktoproduceit.
SomethingwaswrongbutIdidn’tsayanythingbutexplainedthatitmightbealittlewhilebeforeadoctorsawher.Sheresponded“Takeyourtime;it’swarmhere.”
Onahunch(出于直觉)Icheckedthechartaftertheadmittingclerkhadfinishedregisteringthefamily.Noaddress---theywerehomeless.Thewaitingroomwaswarm.
IlookedoutatthefamilyhuddledbytheChristmastree.Thelittleonewaspointingatthetelevisionandexclaimingsomethingtohermother.TheoldestonewaslookingatanornamentontheChristmastree.
Iwentbacktothenurses’stationandmentionedwehadahomelessfamilyinthewaitingroom.ThenursesgrumblingaboutworkingChristmasturnedtocompassionforafamilyjusttryingtogetwarmonChristmas.Theteamwentintoactionmuchaswedowhenthere’samedicalemergency.ButthisonewasaChristmasemergency.
WewereallofferedafreemealinthehospitalcafeteriaonChristmasDaysoweclaimedthatmealandpreparedabanquetforourChristmasguests.Weneededpresents.Weputtogetherorangesandapplesinabasket.Wecollectedfromdifferentdepartmentscandiescrayonsandotherthingsavailablethatcouldbepresents.AsseriouslyaswemetthephysicalneedsofthepatientsthatcametousthatdayourteamworkedtomeettheneedsandexceedtheexpectationsofafamilywhojustwantedtobewarmonChristmasDay.
Laterasthefamilywalkedtothedoortoleavethefouryearoldcamerunningbackgavemeahugandwhispered“Thanksforbeingourangelstoday.”
小题1:Whichofthefollowingwouldbet
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