Emergency Room

So we made trip to the emergency room last night. So you are not kept in suspense, everyone is now fine. We were walking to the library for their last summer kids activity. Charlotte had decided she was thirsty and had slowed down to drink some water. When she ran to catch up she fell flat on her face and cut up her chin pretty bad. Since we had walked and were about half a mile from home, it took us a few minutes to sort out what to do. Some people a few houses down had been outside and were wonderful. The brought out a first aid kit to help stop the bleeding and to bandage her up. The wife sat down with Sammy and calmed her down while Peter ran home to get the car. The husband brought out a clean shirt for Charlotte (hers was drenched in blood), and then got Popsicles for the girls while we waited for Peter.
Understandably, both girls were pretty upset. Charlie cried for Daddy the whole time he was gone but calmed down considerably once we were in the car. I think while her chin really hurt, it was more the chaos that was frightening her. Sammy couldn't stand the sight of the blood and was upset that Charlotte was screaming and she didn't know if this was a minor thing or a major thing.
We got to the ER, and while it seemed like a long wait when my child had a gash in her chin, She had stopped bleeding and we probably only had to wait 10 minutes to see a nurse and another 5 or so to see the doctor. They didn't even need stitches. They have a glue called "dermabond" and glued the whole shut. Charlie had been calm, even cheerful, up until this point. But the strangeness of the situation and the doctor hovering over her were too much and she started bawling again, which of course had Sammy hiding in the curtain. But once the doctor left we all calmed down quickly and returned home. The doctor thought Charlie might end up with a black eye, but aside from her initial abrasions, she looked fine this morning. Whew.