Chapter 428: [428] Bleeding Chapter 428: [428] Bleeding “Mmm-hmm.” The old lady responded, recognizing the familiar voice.
Doctor Shi Xu, standing opposite, glanced at Xie Wanying, probably thinking to himself that female medical students were so gentle and tender, even their voices were soft to the point of death.
The old lady seemed to be lulled to sleep by Xie Wanying’s voice, as if it were a lullaby, and she was almost dozing off again.
After comforting the patient, Xie Wanying put on her mask and gloves, ready to assist Teacher Xiao Sun at any moment.
When it came to Student Xie’s communication with the patient, Sun Yubo always felt at ease. Without needing to check if the patient was ready, he donned the surgical garb, mask, and gloves, turned around, and indeed, they were ready to begin.
First, they disinfected the surgical site. Like other surgeries, they sanitized a range larger than the surgical area, laid the drape with a hole in it, and gently wiped away the excess disinfectant on the puncture site with gauze.
She picked up the syringe, drawing a mixture of Lidocaine and saline, ready to administer the local anesthesia to the patient.
Sun Yubo was skilled at administering local anesthetic; he finished quickly. Next, he double and triple-checked the puncture site with his gloved fingers.
Doctor Shi Xu watched his movements, appearing calm on the surface, but actually, he was somewhat dissatisfied.
It became evident again that the doctors in General Surgery Department Two were decisive and disliked dawdling and slow progress, even if they appeared rather genteel.
Feeling the impatience from the supervising doctor opposite him, Sun Yubo dared not hesitate any longer, grabbed the puncture needle, adjusted his breathing, and suddenly jabbed the needle into the skin at the puncture site.
Theoretically, after the needle entered the puncture site, it should first hit the collarbone, and then immediately below it would be the subclavian vein. Once it entered the vein, blood would return, signifying a successful puncture.
Everyone’s eyes widened, and a medical student whispered, “Blood is returning.”
No, it wasn’t blood return, but bleeding!
In the instant he noticed that the blood being drawn into the syringe was bright red instead of dark red, Sun Yubo quickly pulled out the puncture needle. Beside him, a hand with a gauze pressed firmly against the arterial bleeding at the withdrawal point.
A mistake had been made: the needle had entered the subclavian artery, the most common error.
Catching his breath and steadying it, Sun Yubo felt his face burning hot while his fingertips turned ice cold, shaking. He didn’t need to look to know how Doctor Shi Xu opposite him would be regarding him coldly.
But in reality, Shi Xu wasn’t paying much attention to him. Instead, he was looking sideways at the female medical student, Xie Wanying, who was pressing down on the puncture site to stop the bleeding.
The reason was simple; Shi Xu had realized something was wrong halfway through the procedure and had wanted to grab a gauze to help stop the bleeding but suddenly noticed that someone else’s hand had reached for the gauze faster than him. Yes, it was that female medical student who had taken the gauze.
Having not grabbed the gauze, Doctor Shi Xu put his hand in his white coat pocket and began to ponder: What happened? Was that female medical student’s reaction speed faster than his? Was it a fluke, or…?
After a while, Sun Yubo didn’t hear his superior scolding him, which seemed somewhat unbelievable. Looking up, he saw Shi Xu’s other hand on his forehead and exclaimed in his mind: Could it be that the patient was difficult to puncture? Was the superior also feeling troubled by the difficulty?
“What are you looking at me for?” Sensing the strange gaze from his subordinate, Shi Xu frowned and, snapping back to reality, lowered his voice and scolded, “Focus on what you’re doing, what are you looking at.”
The medical students gathered around realized then that the procedure had indeed failed. Although they were surprised when Sun Yubo removed the needle, as they had thought the blood return was successful and were puzzled why he would pull out the needle.