406 Resuscitation (1/2)
”Doctor! Doctor!” the man on the gurney yelled loudly.
His shoulder was bandaged, and blood was seeping out of the gauze. Two bottles of fluid hung from the IV stand beside him. His upper body was covered with dirt and mud, and his hands and face were full of scratches. He cut a sorry figure.
However, none of the doctors or nurses who passed by paid him any attention.
Everyone in the Emergency Medical Center was extremely busy right now.
Even though there was already a considerable number of doctors and nurses from other departments who rushed over after receiving the news, there were simply too many patients. Yun Hua City's best Emergency Department was that of Yun Hua Hospital, and the newly upgraded Emergency Medical Center were filled with patients right now. More than half of them were in critical condition, while the rest of them sustained minor injuries.
And at this time of the year, one single patient in critical condition required a large amount of medical attention.
Hence, it was no surprise no one paid any attention to those with minor injuries.
The man with a bandaged shoulder furrowed his eyebrows. He whipped out his phone and secretly glanced at it before putting it down. He then raised his voice and yelled, ”Ouch… I can't take it anymore. I'm gonna die! Ouch, it really hurts. My chest feels really tight, it really hurts…”
”I'll go over,” said Lu Wenbin to the attending physician in front of him while he installed a fracture fixation on a patient who had a fracture.
The attending physician nodded a little.
Since chest tightness was a critical sign, those in the Emergency Department must respond immediately to patients who exhibited that symptom.
Certain patients took advantage of this fact and said that they were experiencing chest tightness so that the doctors would pay them attention. Their symptoms would then disappear in the blink of an eye once a doctor went over.
But no matter how skeptical Lu Wenbin was, he was obligated to go over and take a look.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
Lu Wenbin took off his gloves and shook the dust off his clothes. He then whipped out a bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer while he was at it before going to the corner of the treatment room.
The man with a bandage on his shoulder had a crew cut, wide eyes, a wide nose, thick lips, chubby cheeks, and a round face. He started moaning when he saw Lu Wenbin who was clad in a large white coat walking over. ”Doctor, please help me…”
”You were able to shout pretty loudly just now.” Lu Wenbin only needed one glance before he had a firm grasp on the situation.
Of course, a mere glance was not enough for the doctor to determine the state the patient was in.
Doctors basically always started by diagnosing patients through visual inspection. It was just like how ancient Chinese medicine practitioners always went by this order: look, listen, inquire, and finally, pulse.
Experienced doctors were able to gather plenty of information just by looking at the patient's breathing rate, nails, lips, and other parts of the body.
Meanwhile, the man with the bandaged shoulder chuckled a few times and said nonchalantly, ”I had no choice but to yell loudly. Or else, you guys wouldn't be able to hear it, would you? It was pretty tiring, shouting like that.”
Lu Wenbin sighed in resignation. ”Then, how does your chest feel right now?”
The other party thought for a moment and said, ”It's still a bit tight and kind of painful.”
”I'll take a look.” Lu Wenbin took out his stethoscope.
”This is useless.” The patient who was lying on the bed rolled over agilely. He did not want to be auscultated.
”Erm… what's useful, then?” Lu Wenbin asked softly. Lu Wenbin was not a newbie, and it was not the first time he had encountered such a strange situation.
The man with the bandaged shoulder looked around and said in a similarly hushed tone, ”Can I ask you something first? Our medical bills this time would be paid by the government, right?”
”Your insurance company or the construction company you're working for might be footing the bill. I'm not sure of the details…”
”Whatever it is, someone else will be paying for it, right?”
Lu Wenbin hesitated for a few seconds. He then nodded and said, ”That's usually the case.”
”Then, can you give me a full body examination?”
”Huh?”
”Thing like chest X-Ray, CT scan, and electrocardiography. I want a blood test too. Basically, get everything checked.” The patient chuckled a few times and said, ”You guys will get a profit, and I would get to have my body checked. It wouldn't be a problem, would it?”
Now that his prediction had come true, Lu Wenbin felt kind of relieved for some reason.
”I'll listen to your breaths first.” Lu Wenbin was still slightly worried. Even though the patient was obviously lying, he had chosen to lie about the fact that he was experiencing chest tightness. Hence, Lu Wenbin had no choice but to emphasize on that.
The patients was not against it either. He placed his hands on both his sides and let Lu Wenbin auscultate him. ”If you don't fulfill your promise toward me, don't blame me if I make a scene.”
”Got it.” Lu Wenbin's expression did not change at all. Things like chest X-rays did not bring much profit to the hospital at all. Besides, with the patient's current condition, he would need the full-body examination anyway.
The doctors would at least need an electrocardiogram of the patient, and procedures like blood tests and a CT scan were also mandatory in his case.
Of course, Lu Wenbin would not tell the patient all of this right now so that the patient would not feel like he did not take enough advantage of the system.
”There are no problems with your heart.” Lu Wenbin put down his stethoscope.
”Hey doctor!” The patient who lay on the gurney immediately raised his voice.
Lu Wenbin nodded and said, ”Your lungs are most certainly fine.”
”Remember what you promised me…”
Lu Wenbin shook his head. He was too lazy to argue with the patient. ”I'll order a full body examination for you, but it'll have to be carried out a little later. We are too busy right now.”
”You can't do this! What if I get a heart attack and die?!” the patient yelled loudly, worried that the injury would adversely affect him if he did not have his injuries treated soon.
At this moment, Ling Ran just finished carrying out a surgery. The moment he heard the phrase ”heart attack”, he immediately walked over.
Lu Wenbin knew Ling Ran extremely well and could tell what he was thinking about just by looking at his movements. He quickly said, ”There are no blockages in his heart.”
”I might get a heart attack!” the patient roared.
”You won't.” Lu Wenbin comforted the patient in a soft voice.
”I'll get a heart attack if I continue shouting like this!”
”You…” Lu Wenbin suddenly felt diffident. 'What if this guys really shouts to the point that he dies from a heart attack…'
Lu Wenbin shifted his gaze toward Ling Ran.
However, at that moment, Ling Ran attention was already drawn by a gurney that was just pushed into the treatment room. A paramedic was kneeling on the gurney and pressing on the patient's chest as he counted. Meanwhile, the paramedic who pushed the gurney yelled in a flustered tone, ”Patient has been in cardiac arrest for five minutes, cyanosis throughout the body, both pupils are dilated, no aortic pulsation, no autonomous respiration…”