CODE RED

CHAPTER 1

JESSA

“Status?” I ask the paramedic before the stretcher wheels even stop.

“Thirty-four-year-old male. Third-degree burns across left shoulder and upper chest. Inhalation injuries possible, he was pulled from a garage fire. Intubated en route. No known allergies.”

I nod, gloves already on, eyes scanning the patient. His chest rises with the ventilator. His skin’s blistered and sloughing, fuck, that’s bad.

“BP?” I ask, pressing two fingers to the ...