“Sometimes this tendon called peroneus brevis can pull...”

Sometimes this tendon called peroneus brevis can pull off a piece of this bone, the fifth metatarsal.

That's the dancer's fracture, right?

Exactly. You most likely have a second-degree ankle sprain. The X-ray will tell us everything. Tech will come get you, and then I'll come back and show you the images.

Terrance

Great.

King

OK... I'll put the orders in.

[Langdon and King leave]

How'd you do that?

Do what?

Talk to him.

I listened?

Funny. No, you unlocked something. I wasn't getting anywhere with him.

King

Oh, my sister is on the spectrum. And the ER can be a very, very overwhelming place for autistic people, so I... I don't know. It just takes a different approach.

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Robinavitch“Patients come in already in distress, and waiting...” Terrance“I everted my ankle playing table tennis.” Kristi Wheeler“Where is she?” King“The, uh, ER can be very noisy.”

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