The emergency room of New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital was filled with the sound of hurried footsteps and stifled moans.
Chen Haisheng was still in a deep coma when he arrived by ambulance.
However, the on-duty triage nurse simply followed procedure, checking his vital signs and entering an ESI (Emergency Severity Index) Level 2 assessment into the system before pushing his gurney to an observation area in a corner of the ER hallway.
"The initial head CT scan shows no acute epidural or subdural hematoma. It's a severe concussion with transient loss of consciousness. He'll need a secondary evaluation from a neurology attending physician."
Facing Lin Daohang's anxious pleas, the black nurse repeated the standard script of the United States of America's medical system, her expression flat. "But it's nighttime, the specialists have already gone home, and the ER is currently at full capacity. Please wait patiently in the observation area for him to be seen."
