"He's not in a medically induced coma, this is a result of the trauma." She checked his IV ports and rolled him forward to check the stitches in his shoulder.

"The rest of his injuries are less dramatic and life threatening. He has blunt force trauma across his lower back, chest and jaw. There's some evidence of loud noise trauma to his ears and sinuses, like he was maybe close to some sort of small grade explosive? He was stabbed in the back, above the right scapula and there's aggravation damage, like maybe he moved the shoulder with the knife in it, perhaps to reach around and pull it out, which we never advise. Lastly... he has what appears to be bullet bruising, as though he was wearing kevlar and was shot. His scapula is fractured and one rib next to it is bruised."

She settled him on his back again, adjusting his bandaging. He tried to pull his hand free from Charles to push her away again. "And he's broken the noses of a nurse and the resident ophthalmologist. He doesn't seem to appreciate being touched when he's hurt."