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The sterile hum of the A&E fills the night. James, a Hispanic-Black man in blue scrubs, leans heavily against the triage desk, fighting sleep. Dorcas and Lily pass, giggling at his disheveled state; he yawns, fiddling with his pager. Suddenly, a nurse screams, “Level 1 trauma!” James straightens, pager tucked. Paramedics rush in with a stretcher. A stranger kneels, performing CPR, shouting commands about epinephrine and chest wounds. James is stunned—this isn’t routine. As the team pushes the patient into Resus, the stranger yells, “*Now!*” James shakes off his shock and sprints to assist.