Object
Nurse's Hemocue
Compact medical device clutched by the nurse amid the hallway pandemonium, its finger-prick mechanism primed for rapid hemoglobin analysis on Josh's gunshot-ravaged form. She declares it ready during the trauma eval frenzy, as paramedics wheel the gurney past Leo and Gina's stunned vigil, sirens still echoing while C.J. gasps in horror—tool of desperate precision slicing through national crisis into personal bloodletting, nurse gripping it tight as Josh's delirious mutterings pierce the chaos.
2 appearances
Purpose
Rapid hemoglobin assessment via fingertip blood sample during trauma evaluation
Significance
Pierces the veil of national catastrophe with intimate clinical verdict on Josh's survival odds, forcing White House loyalists from security breach recriminations into raw vigil over a brother's collapsing lung and blood loss, Josh's cryptic 'Senator' gasp amplifying conspiratorial shadows amid the device's unflinching readout.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used