They didn't object to Reid riding with them, and since he wasn't interfering with the work they needed to do to stabilize him, they let him be. Once they pulled up to the hospital, though, they rushed him away from Reid, out of his scope of vision.
Almost an hour passed before they came out to update him; they'd taken Rossi to surgery to repair the internal damage. The knife had penetrated the spleen, nicked an artery. They had to remove the organ, repair the artery, replace the blood lost. It was another few hours before the surgeon came to speak to Reid.
"He's groggy, but stable. We're expecting a full recovery, but for now he'll need to take it easy, get lots of rest. You can see him."
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Almost an hour passed before they came out to update him; they'd taken Rossi to surgery to repair the internal damage. The knife had penetrated the spleen, nicked an artery. They had to remove the organ, repair the artery, replace the blood lost. It was another few hours before the surgeon came to speak to Reid.
"He's groggy, but stable. We're expecting a full recovery, but for now he'll need to take it easy, get lots of rest. You can see him."