"The patient has acute appendicitis and needed to be operated on right away! Is her family around? We need consent immediately!"
Kevin snapped out of his thoughts and strode toward the doctor as he shouted, "Me!"
He grabbed the pen and immediately signed. "Doctor, how is she? Is she doing alright?"
Flustered from the situation at hand, he gripped the doctor's arm. Alex pulled him away quickly, freeing the doctor to let him be on his way.
"It's just a minor operation, nothing too risky. The procedure won't take too long, it had been done in less than forty minutes. Don't be worried as the hospital now does minimally invasive operations and Doctor Piers is an expert on that. Calm down and wait patiently!"
Only when Kevin heard Alex's explanation he was able to regain his composure.
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