Chapter 87 - BAD NEWS (1/2)
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1. Wen Minghua - Original's ex-fiance
2. Dr. Bai - VP of Diagnostics
3. Zhuang Na - wife of Wen Minghua
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After that episode, they continued the exploration. Another minute passed by, it was ascertained there were no other injuries and no bullet or fragment inside. With an obstetrician, an emergency cesarean section was carried out. But the case didn't end there.
”What do you think, Dr. Luo?” The pediatrician asked after discovering that there's a penetrating entry wound in the infant's thoracoabdominal region. It meant that the bullet was somewhere inside the infant.
Seeing the baby, Luo Jingyi felt tightness in her chest. Fetal loss after trauma was prevalent in gunshot injury involving pregnant women. He survived, however, would he be able to withstand the next procedure before his heart would give out? 'How could such a tiny person suffer an ordeal like this?'
Luo Jingyi didn't think twice. ”Let's find the bullet.”
Hours passed before Luo Jingyi came out of the operating room and spoke to the woman's family. As she ran what she was going to say to them in her head, her thoughts went back inside the OR. While she was exploring the infant's abdomen, a faint memory from the past popped out just for a second.
This made her pause, and her grip on the scalpel tightened. It was hardly the moment to reminisce, but the baby's presence on the operating table made her remember the pain she felt the moment she lost her own child.
If Blue girl didn't talk, her absent-mindedness might have caused a rupture of an artery like Wen Minghua.
'Don't think about it, Jingyi. It's all in the past. Nobody can hurt you.' Luo Jingyi reminded herself.
Steadying her emotions, she put on a smile and walked forward. With a combination of medical and layman terms, she described the procedure she carried out. She told her immediate family that the bullet was found in the baby's abdomen, but they took it out without any difficulties. In the meantime, the infant would be moved to the NICU for postoperative care and respiratory support.
The pregnant woman's parents grasped Luo Jingyi's hands tightly, thanking her profusely. Their thankful words were enough for Luo Jingyi. What mattered to her was that she saved two lives.
Luo Jingyi went to change her scrubs in the changing room. Looking at the time, she worked five hours longer than her shift. This was a fairly common habit for her. Moreover, unlike other surgical departments where surgeries could be scheduled, it's different as a trauma surgeon. One could never predict when trauma patients would come to the hospital.
Luo Jingyi wore the extra clothes she brought to the hospital the previous day. Luckily, she did. If not, it was either she was going home in a pair of scrub suits or her stained clothes from yesterday. She sighed at the thought of her blouse and trousers, which got stained with bodily fluids. She would have no choice but to throw them away because it would be impossible to remove the stain.
Luo Jingyi had things to do first before leaving the hospital. She keyed in her notes on the computer. She heard someone talk from behind, trying to get her attention. She ignored the person.
Luo Jingyi skimmed the report again before clicking save. The medical report would directly save into the hospital's central system. With the advent of technology, medical records could be easily accessed nowadays without leafing through the medical records room to look for the file needed.
'She's furious.' Wen Minghua surmised. ”Sorry, I made a mistake earlier. I didn't see the—” He got cut off by Luo Jingyi's words.
”Dr. Wen, if you don't even know how to differentiate a muscle from an artery, you'd better not step into the OR, or else the patient will die in your own hands.”