Karina spent most of her first day in the office tidying up, yet not a single patient appointment came through.

She wasn't discouraged, reassuring herself that it was only her first day. Work would surely pick up over time.

As the clock approached the end of her shift, she began gathering her things to leave, when the door suddenly swung open. A nurse burst in, her face pale with urgency.

"Dr. Norman, do you have a moment? We have a patient with severe burns!"

Karina hesitated. "But I'm not a surgeon..."

Her expertise was in internal medicine, specializing in cardiology and cellular studies. While she had some understanding of surgical procedures, it wasn't her area of proficiency.

The nurse hadn't expected this response but quickly added, "The patient is a young child, and it's an emergency. Two of the surgeons have already left for the day, and the others are tied up with critical cases."

Hearing how dire the situation was, Karina frowned and stood up. "Take me to the patient."

Following the nurse, Karina made her way to the emergency area.

room, she could hear a mother's anguished

and rushed over as though

please, save my

Karina said calmly, trying to

thought I'd be quick and didn't turn off the gas. When I came back, the house was on fire. My daughter... she was inside. She's been pulled out, but

to check on

had anticipated. Large areas of her skin were

internal surgeries, but this type of complex

she could decide, the mother broke

doctor. You can't

not surgery. Burn surgeries require a specialist. I

the mother wasn't willing to listen. She didn't care about the difference between specialties. She only knew her daughter's

quietly to Karina, "Dr. Norman, I'll try to find someone, but...

mind racing. "No need.

donned her scrubs and went through a rapid sterilization process before entering

procedure, she requested a phone and

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