One Physician’s Unusual Dilemma

I sat on the sidelines of my son's final soccer match, enjoying the chance to just be a parent. For years, I secretly took a duffel-bag with first-aid supplies “just in case”. This time I could relax. I was sitting next to an ED physician- someone more qualified than myself, should the need arise. As I watched, my wife texted: “There's a bird flying in our room.” The story quickly evolved: It was a bat flying in the bedroom, now trapped between a butterfly net and oriental carpet. “What now?”