Zhou Can, Yu Xin, and Duan Zifu are actually in a competitive relationship.
Logically speaking, there is no obligation to help her solve the problem.
Every man for himself, heaven and earth be destroyed.
Helping a competitor is tantamount to harming oneself.
"It doesn’t matter if Dr. Zhou can’t help. The patient suddenly developed abdominal pain, and the condition itself is very complex. It’s normal for us residents to not be able to analyze the cause."
Although she is somewhat aloof, her quality is not bad.
Perhaps in her view, Zhou Can is simply unwilling to help, but she did not expose him.
Instead, she gave Zhou Can a way out.
"After the morning meeting is over, I’ll go to the ward and check on the patient’s condition. Right now, just hearing a few simple symptoms from you, I really can’t make an analysis and judgment. Making a hasty diagnosis is also irresponsible for the patient."
Zhou Can said earnestly.
She didn’t say anything else, and the three of them entered the conference room together.
At the department’s morning meeting, usually the chief physicians sit at the very front, followed by attending physicians and residents in the middle, and at the back sit residents, advanced students, and interns.
In terms of status, the residents of this hospital are definitely the highest. Advanced students follow, and interns are the lowest.
Many people think advanced students are impressive.
Because most of the advanced students are outstanding doctors from city-level hospitals, carrying the expectations of their hometowns and previously affiliated hospitals, they come to big hospitals to gain knowledge and learn superior medical techniques to enhance the diagnostic and treatment capacity in their hometown hospitals.
In reality, advanced students in a large hospital like Tu Ya’s have a very low status.
They can learn some knowledge and techniques, but it’s very difficult to learn core medical technologies.
Soon, the conference room was full.
There were doctors and nurses.
Everyone consciously sat apart. Nurses sat on the right, and doctors sat on the left.
It is unclear whether this seating follows the tradition of men on the left, women on the right, or since ancient times, left has been considered more honorable.
Doctors have higher status than nurses, so they sit on the left.
Director Shang began his speech with a stern face, "I called this morning meeting because there was almost a major medical incident in our department yesterday. A patient with gastrointestinal bleeding started having abdominal pain and bloody stool from four in the morning. The attending doctor was careless, only conducted basic vital sign checks and monitoring, and did not take effective measures in time..."
The whole room was dead silent, no one dared to speak out at this time.
Because some of Director Shang’s words were very harsh.
It was apparent that this incident angered him.
"In this safety incident, we must severely criticize Dr. Zhang Hou."
Dr. Zhang was sitting among many resident doctors, with his head bowed, not daring to lift it.
This was already a public criticism within the department.
Second only to a hospital-wide censure.
In fact, he was not wronged at all. Zhou Can had already advised him to immediately perform an angiography on the patient, but he did not listen.
Perhaps he was also hoping against hope, thinking about waiting for a senior doctor to make the decision.
Who knew that by delaying, he caused a big issue.
"Dr. Zhang Hou discovered the patient’s abdominal pain and bloody stool but did not report it to the senior doctor promptly. Dr. Zhou Can happened to pass by, saw the situation, and suggested an immediate angiography, but not only did he not listen, he even scolded Dr. Zhou Can. Such a small official with excessive authority and a work attitude that is complacent and negligent must be taken as a warning. Personally, I abhor it deeply."
Dr. Zhang’s face turned pale and gloomy.
If there were a crack in the ground, he would have wanted to crawl into it.
Being criticized seriously in front of all the department’s medical staff was very embarrassing.
"This safety incident must commend the new resident doctor Zhou Can. It was his diligence and sense of urgency for the patient’s needs that led him to withstand the pressure and suggest measures to the attending Dr. Zhang before the incident. His active participation in the rescue after the incident and his embodiment of great medical spirit ultimately helped the patient escape from danger. His actions are worthy of every medical staff’s learning."
After Director Shang finished speaking, his gaze turned to Zhou Can in the back row.
"Please stand up, Dr. Zhou, so everyone can see you, and say a few words."
Zhou Can wanted to keep a low profile, but Director Shang wouldn’t let him.
He was intentionally making him famous.
With no choice, Zhou Can stood up and bowed to the surrounding.
"This is Zhou Can, newly joined, please take good care of me, seniors. That’s all I want to say, thank you."
His cliché brief statement caused everyone to cover their mouths and snigger.
Their impression of Zhou Can was quite good.
Next, Director Shang made demands regarding the medical and nursing safety of the department.
He instructed each group within the department to conduct a review of the patients they managed to ensure no one was overlooked.
For attending Dr. Zhang, the penalty surely wouldn’t be just a deduction of this month’s bonus.
This incident would cause a significant impact on his career.
He would need to put in more than double the effort to remedy it.
After the meeting ended, the worry deepened in Yu Xin’s brows.
"Dr. Zhou, can you please go to the ward and check on that patient for me? If the cause still cannot be identified, I will report it to Director Shang immediately." Clearly, Dr. Zhang’s situation had frightened her.
With the previous incident right before her eyes, she had no choice but to be afraid.
"Let’s go! Let’s have a look! They say three cobblers equal one Zhuge Liang, with the three of us consulting for this patient, there’s no way we can’t find the cause." Zhou Can’s words unusually brought out a slight smile from the always aloof Yu Xin.