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Chapter 21: Burning Hot (Audra)

An alarm pierces through the silent hallways. I lock my computer and follow the sound to room 312.

Matthew isn’t here tonight- none of the other nurses let him stay and I was here unexpectedly tonight.

I check the monitor and note that it’s reading Daniel’s heart rate at an incredibly low rate. I open the side of his isolette to listen to his heart and as soon as my hand touches him, my heart drops. His skin is on fire. He has a fever.

I page the on call physician, Dr. Crowe, who arrives moments later. Together we carefully examine Daniel and note his stomach is incredibly bloated.

I scan over the previous shift’s chart notes and see he was not taking his feeds well and was sleepier than usual. Both of which should have raised red flags.

Dr. Crowe orders X-rays which confirm our suspicions: Daniel has NEC. We also suspected an infection due to the fever.

I start the IV antibiotics as soon as the pharmacy delivers them and I page the on call surgical team to prep for emergency su
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