Chapter 394: [394] It turns out to be the Subtropical Ridge Chapter 394: [394] It turns out to be the Subtropical Ridge In an emergency situation, should you leisurely wait for a CT scan to decide whether or not to take action? Any experienced emergency physician would curse upon hearing that. A CT scan is just an auxiliary test; doctors need to consider clinical symptoms. Even if the CT scan shows nothing wrong inside the skull, you can’t assume there’s no major issue and take no urgent action. Relying solely on giving the patient fluids to maintain blood pressure just doesn’t cut it.
“Teacher Wei, it could be someone who’s inexperienced, perhaps a new graduate or a graduate or doctoral student on ward duty.” A doctor below voiced their opinion after hearing this.
Indeed, if it were an experienced specialist, they would have rushed down upon hearing the emergency room doctor say so, knowing that a scalp injury with heavy bleeding is tricky to handle.
Xie Wanying and Lau Jingyun only knew that Doctor Wei had a commanding tone, and now, from a close distance, they could clearly see the doctor’s work badge, which indicated he was an associate senior. An associate senior, no wonder the tone was different.
Turning around, Doctor Wei noticed their glances and asked, “Do you have something to say to me?”
After thinking, Xie Wanying added, “Senior, the patient with the scalp wound should have his left shoulder checked. He hit something when he collapsed without anyone supporting him.”
“Right, when he was brought in, I noticed someone had slung up one of his arms. Did you think it was a fracture?” Now understanding her, Doctor Wei asked, “Do you suspect a dislocated shoulder?”
Meanwhile, a few nurses and doctors escorted the injured waitress for a CT scan, aiming to get not only a head scan but likely an additional one for the shoulder.
“Is there any other patient information you need to fill me in on?” Seeing the patient had been taken away, Doctor Wei turned back to ask Xie Wanying.
“There’s a patient with a hand burn.” Xie Wanying struggled to recall the condition of each patient at the scene, “I saw him sitting and breathing heavily, he’s overweight and a smoker. By his voice, he could possibly have chronic bronchitis.”
Chronic bronchitis, often caused by smoking and obesity, is one of the main contributing factors to the illness.
Burns are emergencies, and if someone first comes to the emergency room for burns, they might indeed overlook the patient’s other symptoms. After listening to her account, Doctor Wei’s eyes seemed to fix onto her face and not move.
Just then, police and relatives of patients, along with the staff members who had brought in the injured, recounted the scene. The incident site was dangerous and complex, reflecting the chaotic mess inside the hotpot restaurant at the time.
There were fights, smashed liquor bottles, thrown chairs, multiple injuries and illnesses. Any common person witnessing such a scene would absolutely lose their composure.
Doctors are required to maintain a clear head no matter what, but they are also ordinary people. It’s impossible not to be afraid when someone is throwing dangerous objects.
In such a situation, to observe every injured person and patient closely – how many doctors could do so immaculately? This female medical student in front of him had managed to almost match the skills of an experienced doctor?
Doctor Wei unknowingly reached into a pocket of his white coat for something, seemingly wanting to take out a pen to make some notes.
“Hello, doctor,” the police uncle came back and asked them both, “Which hospital’s doctors are you?”
“They’re medical students,” someone corrected from the side.
“Medical students?!” The police officer was taken aback, seeing their calm and swift treatment of the injured at the scene didn’t seem like that of students, and he immediately said, “Quickly notify your teachers to come here.”