Chapter 40 (1/2)

Chapter 40: Doctor

Zheng Ren advised Little Zhao along the way, “Don’t start a live broadcast if someone pa.s.ses away. If he is a grumpy one, you might end up walking hand-in-hand with his soul across the Naihe Qiao.”

Little Zhao took Zheng Ren’s advice seriously. Soon, they arrived at Sea City General Hospital.

This was the first time Zheng Ren rode a scooter and he took a huge interest in it instantly. Its speed aside, the fact that it could easily weave through traffic was more than enough to pique his interest.

Zheng Ren parted ways with Little Zhao upon reaching Sea City General Hospital and went to the emergency department to look for Old Chief Physician Pan.

The emergency department remained chaotic as usual with multiple fistfights, injuries from falls and alcohol intoxication requiring gastric lavage… Zheng Ren was confused. Why had they drunk alcohol in the middle of the day? Not only that, but they had been binge-drinking as well.

Zheng Ren squeezed past a group of onlookers and walked straight toward Old Chief Physician Pan’s office.

When he pa.s.sed the resuscitation room in the emergency department, he heard a high-pitched whistling sound as if from a flute, a typical sign of an acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma.

The doctors and nurses were busy resuscitating the patient in the resuscitation room.

“2mL of diprophylline for intravenous injection!”

“Add one ampoule of epinephrine!”

“Tracheostomy set prepared. Notify the general surgery department to perform tracheostomy when necessary.”

Zheng Ren changed his mind and went to change his attire first before going to the resuscitation room.

None of them greeted Zheng Ren as they were still busy trying to revive the patient.

A male in his twenties was lying on the hospital bed with a girl, presumably his girlfriend, holding his hand beside the bed and crying.

Zheng Ren observed the patient whose symptoms and diagnosis were revealed in the upper right corner of his vision.

He spread his hands helplessly after seeing the diagnosis.

“Patient’s family member, please leave the room,” said Zheng Ren in a deep voice.

The girl in a red s.h.i.+rt raised her head with tears welling up in her eyes. In her opinion, Zheng Ren’s words were indicative of an even more severe illness and the patient would require aggressive resuscitation in the intensive care unit.

“Doctor…” The girl could not form a complete sentence as she was out of breath from her constant crying.

“Don’t worry, just leave the room first. I’ll explain the situation to you later,” replied Zheng Ren.

The girl was reluctant to let go of the boy’s hand.

What beautiful love, but why had n.o.body developed such fondness for him? However, he was aware of his limitations, especially after acquiring the System.

Poverty, ugliness, and a strong body odor—and there had been no change of clothes after being fully occupied with work for three to five days. Who would like him in this state?

“You’re delaying the rescue. Get out now!” Zheng Ren roared after noticing that the girl was still in the room. The words on the upper right corner of his vision had started to glow red, which meant that the boy’s condition had worsened and was approaching a critical state.

Zheng Ren’s tone was stone cold and impolite. “We need to rescue him, so leave now!”

A total lack of tender and protective feelings toward a girl; no wonder he had remained a bachelor until now.

The girl’s crying intensified after she was pushed out of the room.

Every ambulant patient and family member in the emergency department noticed the commotion and gathered around the scene. Little Zhao also joined the crowd with a cell phone in his hand, his livestream having already begun.

“Wait here. I’ll come out and explain his condition to you later,” instructed Zheng Ren with a commanding voice before entering the resuscitation room and closing the door.

His method was simple and rough, but he had no choice because it was absolutely impossible to reason with the patient’s family right now.

“Control the dosage, his condition will improve soon,” said Zheng Ren.

“Chief Zheng, the patient already has signs of laryngeal edema,” the nurse reported, s.h.i.+ning a penlight into the patient’s mouth.

“It’s okay. Start a 10mg intravenous injection of dexamethasone, as well as an intravenous infusion of 250mL normal saline and three ampoules of diprophylline at sixty drops per minute. Attach an ECG machine first and pay attention to the oxygen saturation.”

An intravenous fluid drip was quickly attached at Zheng Ren’s request. The ECG reported a heart rate of 132 beats per minute and an oxygen saturation of 80 percent, which were the typical signs of acute respiratory distress.