Number 21: Haemorrhage

One in a series of humorous short stories about Jonothan Byrne, an Intensive Care Paramedic responding to emergencies in Brisbane, Australia (4,698 words). The books can be read in any order as the number in the title refers to the codes used to dispatch ambulances: 

It’s just gone 1:00 AM in the write-up room of the Royal when Jono is dispatched to a man who’s cut his hand punching a wall. His crewmate, Jan Reid, is happy to switch into autopilot for a low-acuity case, but Jono yearns for something more interesting to stave off his tiredness. In his line of work, he should know better than to wish for a wake-up call...