Object
Abbey's Medical Clipboard
A standard letter‑size hardboard clipboard with a metal spring clip securing patient vitals and clinical notes. Scuffed at the corners and bearing inked annotations, it holds the immediate triage sheet and orders. Hackett hands it across the bed; Abbey scans and adds entries, the clipboard functioning as a portable, tactile medical record in the bedroom emergency.
2 appearances
Purpose
To secure and present medical charts, vitals, and orders for rapid reading and annotation during clinical assessment and triage.
Significance
Acts as the physical locus of clinical authority in the scene: when Abbey receives and uses it she assumes command of the medical emergency, converting private intimacy into organized, administrative care and underscoring the transfer of responsibility.
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