373 Occupational Exposure (1/2)
Xu Yongchang put his hands on his chest and looked at the ceiling with his eyes wide open.
The patient in the same room had been playing with his cell phone for a while, and he noticed that Xu Yongchang remained in the same position he did an hour ago. Feeling curious, he asked, ”What are you looking at?”
”I'm taking a break.” Xu Yongchang's lips were dry, but he did not show any intention to take a drink. He understood the principle of fasting before surgery. The white test paper from the Ling Treatment Group had explained it clearly. If a patient failed to fast, the operation would be postponed to meet the requirements of fasting before surgery.
The patient from the same room looked at the screen on his phone and raised his head before he said, ”You don't read or play with your phone, either? You don't like it? Why don't you take a nap then?”
”I can't sleep.”
”You've got a point. You've been sleeping all day.” The patient in the same room laughed and ended the topic. Then, he lowered his head and said in his heart, 'Crazy bugger.'
Xu Yongchang coughed, rearranged his position, and looked at the ceiling. His mind was filled with countless thoughts.
”Bed 42, has your family arrived?” The nurse walked in with a notebook in hand.
”They're coming.” Xu Yongchang lay motionless. He did not want to show himself being too tired, but the action of sitting up could easily reveal his fatigue.
The nurse nodded and said, ”Family members need to sign the informed consent form. Also, remember to ask your family to take the test.”
”Family members also need to take the test?”
”Of course. Otherwise, when you're sleeping, what will you do if your family makes mistakes?” the nurse explained and reminded him, ”When your family members come, get them to stop by the nurse's station.”
”All right.” Xu Yongchang watched the nurse go before he took out his phone and sent out a text message.
Soon after, a middle-aged man in his forties walked into the room.
”Big brother,” Xu Yongchang called him. Then, he felt as if his words were stuck in his throat, and he could not speak.
”It's all right. I'll perform the procedure for you,” Xu Yongchang's older brother spoke hurriedly. He asked a few questions and ran out.
When he reappeared, the nurse was behind him.
”Bed 42, get ready for surgery.” Nurse Niu, who was the oldest nurse among the nurses on duty that day, came in with a serious face. She began to make preparations.
Xu Yongchang saw the gloves worn by the other person, but he could not find the energy to move.
He felt tense, but also relaxed.
”Family member, please follow us.” Nurse Niu urged them to move again.
”Okay.” Xu Yongchang's older brother lowered his head and followed them.
Nurse Niu led the group out of the room, but she did not head to the elevator immediately. Instead, she entered a meeting room not far from the elevator.
Xu Yongchang's expression changed when he saw that. ”Didn't you say that I was going to have surgery now?”
”There will be a preoperative conversation.” Nurse Niu did not say too much. She then pushed Xu Yongchang into the room.
Xu Yongchang's older brother had to follow them into the room.
In the room were Zuo Cidian and Ling Ran. They were sitting inside with their white coats on while they had Xu Yongchang's medical case in front of him. They looked very serious.
Xu Yongchang saw that, and his expression changed slightly. ”What is the meaning of this?”
”Mister Xu Yongchang, right?” Zuo Cidian did not have smile on his face.
”Yes, that's me.” Xu Yongchang raised his chin.
”Mister Xu Yongchang, we have the results of your blood sampling from this morning. The report shows that you are HIV positive.” Zuo Cidian paused and asked, ”You know what HIV is, right?”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
”I know, it's AIDS.” Xu Yongchang's expression was indifferent and apathetic.
Zuo Cidian gritted his teeth and resisted the urge to scold him.
Hiding the history of AIDS was a huge threat to surgeons.
Situations where doctors would cut their hands while they held scalpels sometimes occurred while they were on the operating table. The most common situation was the tip of the needle piercing the doctor's finger during a suture. It was just like how a woman who did needlework would often be pierced by the tip of the needle. Sometimes, a person did not necessarily avoid being injured just because he or she was skilled.
The difference in this situation was that if a doctor operated on an ordinary patient, the injury would just be an injury, and there would not be much of a problem for the surgeon.
However, the risk of occupational exposure was greatly increased when a surgeon operated on an AIDS patient.