The Light Ward Dining Room

Ali looked around the room quickly as the nurse sat him down in the chair, he counted quietly as he looked at each person checking that he was safe. Too many people in a room at one time made Ali feel uncomfrotable and paranoid, even more so than he already was. He flinched as another nurse put down a meal infront of him, a plastic cup filled halfway with Orange juice, two slices of white toast buttered lightly and cut into quarters and a Muffin with small chocalate chunks dotted around it. Taking the cup of juice in both hands he brought it too his lips taking small sips as his eyes assesed the room again. Two more people had enterd bringing the total up to seven, Two security staff, two nurses including the nurse who took him down 2 paitients including himself and Dr Rochet.

Putting the juice down he picked up the small quarter of toast bitting down on it slowly, he shuffled to the side as the nurse sat down next to him without warning. Moaning lightly he tapped his head twice. "Seven's fine. Safe safe" he mubled as he swallowed.

Dr Rochet came back into the dining area of The Light Ward, to check on the progress of Ali and the others in the dining area. She heard Ali's comment, about seven being "safe" and made some notes on her clipboard. She then watch with interest as another patient and nurse entered the area. She carefully assessed his mood and condition ready to act if necessary. She'd been through this with him before and had warned the nurses to develop a system of not introducing too many people to the room at once, yet making sure everyone in the ward was fed in a timely manner. If all is well, she moves on to the rest of The Light Ward. If not, then she assists the nurses in calming Ali and relocating him to his room.

Ali was almost done he had eaten one slice of toast he couldn't force down any more, taking his juice again he sipped it slowly. The paitent from across the room began to shout about not being given a certain thing for his breakfast, the nurse assigned to that paitient tried to calm him down but using one of the dull knives he lunged at the nurse who fell to the floor. The security personell acted imeadeatly restraining the screaming paitient on the floor trying to get him to calm down. Ali kept his eyes on the floor his hands rubbing together slowly, but as the screams got louder and more desperate he shook his head a few times his right hand placing itself in his mouth bitting down on it. He rocked slowly making odd whimpering noises. The nurse that was sitting next to Ali didn't know what to do she went to touch Ali's shoulder to calm him down but she didn't know how he would react to contact when he was in the mists of one of his panic attacks.

Dr Rochet acted right away as soon as the other patient had his little outburst. She also noted how it was affecting Ali. She nodded to one of the nurses and over at Ali, signaling her to get him out of there. The nurse spoke softly to Ali, encouraging him to allow her to escort him back to his room, where it was "safer".

Meanwhile Dr Rochet watched the security and made sure the other gentleman was going to calm down, since he did not, she nodded to another one of the nurses, who sedated him while security held him as still as possible. After about five minutes, the man calmed down and was half-dragged back to his room by security.

Dr Rochet went to her office to write up a report on the incident. This report would go in Ali's, the other gentleman that lost it, and any other patients and staff that were present. This was to preserve continuity and make sure that there was documentation on all persons involved. She made sure to report how the incident was handled, which in her mind was quite efficiently and effectively.

Ali maoned lightly still shaking his head, the nurse lightly placed her hands on his arms slowly lifting him up. "Come on Ali, lets go back to your room okay" She said softly as she helped Ali up. Ali made a small whimpering noise whe the nurse touched him but eventualy he stood up, he latched onto the nurses hand tightly as they walked he bit down on his hand still. "dont bit your hand Ali you know youre not meant to do that" the nurse added as they came to his room Ali mumbled through his hand, looking down at the floor again he sat down on his bed unlatching fromthe nurses hand. He pushed himself into the corner facing away from the nurse.

"Ali?...can i see your hand please?..." she asked softly crouching down to Ali's level. But Ali wasn't having any of it pulling his bloodied hand out of his mouth "no..." he mumbled. "Shall i get Dr Rochet to fix it for you?" she asked again wondering if a more familiar face would ease Alis distress, she watched as he nodded quickly. She smiled lightly mostly in reasurance for Ali and left him on her way to Dr Rochet's office. Knocking on the door she stepped in "sorry to disturb you doctor but Ali needs his hand sorting out but he wont let me anywhere near him, i was wondering whether he would feel comfortale with you doing it?" she asked fidling with her hands nervously.