Chapter 4 - TRAUMA SURGEON (1/2)
Taken aback, Intern B closed her mouth.
Based on the injury itself, Jingyi knew it was going to be difficult.
”Intern B, what do you see?”
”Bleeding is coming from the main arteries to the intestines.”
”What would you do? ”
”Hmmm—control the bleeding—then—hmm” She stammered as she racked her brain. She suddenly had a mental block that she couldn't remember what she learned at med school.
Here it comes. The OR nurse looked at the flustered intern who was struggling to remember.
Which would it be? The OR nurse thought.
What the hell are you doing here?!
What the heck, Is that what you've learnt for 4 years?
Idiot! Go back to med school.
Hurry up! Do you think this patient has time to wait for your answer?
But none of these came out of Dr. Luo's mouth. Instead, she ordered, ”Watch and learn.”
Everyone was startled. What happened?
”Clamp. ” The scrub nurse who was also waiting for harsh words to fall handed one to Jingyi.
Luo Jingyi stared at the body in front of her and assessed the extent of damage in his abdomen. Multiple perforations of jejunum, bleeding coming from the superior mesenteric artery.
With the limited time in her hands to save his life, she has to stop the bleeding and reconstruct the affected arteries before his body shuts down completely. It was a race against time.
However, luck wasn't on the teenager's side. Because as soon as Luo Jingyi put the clamp on the major bleeder, the anesthesiologist called out, ”No pulse.”
Jingyi looked into his still open chest and noticed that the heart was giving out and slowing down. Her adrenaline instantly kicks in.
”You're not going to die on me.” she murmured as her hand held on the heart and slowly massaged it.
”More blood! Stat!” Sensing the faint beat, she ordered. A minute later, he was back and stable. Only then did Jingyi return her attention to the abdomen.
”Monitor his pulse. I'll start reconstructing the artery. ” It must be done with speed. If not, the boy wouldn't have any blood supply to the entire small intestines. Once that happens, the tissue would start to die.
People normally panic in this situation. But a look on her face says she was calm and focused. and like a rock, stood unwavering of her decision to save the child.
It took some time to repair whatever has been damaged inside. Everyone gave a sigh of relief when she finished up.
The interns inside, as well as those who were viewing from an adjacent room, looked at her in a different light. It was full of admiration. Dr. Luo Jingyi proved that speed and skills work hand in hand. With Yun Jian's grave injuries, to begin with, he could have died. On top of that, his heart stopped many times in between surgery but she never gave up. The dying teenager was saved by Dr. Luo's agile hands. Suddenly, each one desired to scrub for her.
”Close him up.” Jingyi told her resident. It sounded as a menial task but to be trusted to finish up was a great honor.
”Don't make mistakes. If you do—”
”You'll kill me.” He finished.
”Good that you know.” She said with a charming smile that can make your heartbeat fast.
”Good that you know.” She said with a charming smile that can make your heartbeat fast.
Luo Jingyi gave the child a final glance and nodded to Dr. Zhao, the Chief of Surgery who was with the interns observing from the viewing glass.