The man at this moment exuded the unique simplicity and self-reliance of a rural person.
Even if he was very hungry, he wouldn’t easily accept others’ offerings.
"Eat some! It’d just be a waste if thrown away. It’s still warm now; don’t disdain it."
Zhou Can stuffed the food into elder brother’s hands and turned to leave.
"Thank you, thank you!"
The elder brother watched Zhou Can’s retreating figure until it disappeared, and then he lowered his head to look at the food in the box.
A day spent with only two steamed corn buns, he was already ravenous.
Had he ever enjoyed the delicacies of the city?
With a taste, he felt as if all hundred thousand taste buds burst into life, and he began to chew the food heartily.
Back in the duty room, Zhou Can had already disposed of the food waste.
However, due to poor ventilation in the room, the aroma of the late-night snack was still strong.
He closed the door without locking it.
There wasn’t much for a grown man to be afraid of when sleeping. However, thieves would sometimes slip into the hospital, specifically targeting patients and their families’ belongings at night.
Even doctors had been victims of theft, although such incidents occurred less frequently.
The blanket was the most commonly used in the hospital, but a clean cover had been put on it for him.
Crawling into the blanket, he found it indeed warm inside.
A faint scent wafted to his nose, it was the fragrance of Ji You.
He lay on the bed, some fanciful thoughts surfacing in his mind, but they were quickly subdued by drowsiness, and he eventually fell into a deep sleep.
He slept exceptionally well that night, probably because he was indeed exhausted.
The next morning around 7:30, Ji You came to wake him up.
"Dr. Pang and Sister Chen have already come to take over the shift. They told us to go back to the hotel to wash up, saying Director Tang specifically instructed the hotel to keep breakfast for the two of us."
Ji You’s face had a gentle smile.
Having been on the night shift all night, she was still spirited and radiant, truly admirable.
Director Tang’s considerate act of reserving breakfast for them, Ji You understood, was thanks to the influence of Zhou Can.
Otherwise, how could she, a junior nurse, receive such special treatment from Director Tang?
Zhou Can returning to the hotel to wash up and eat breakfast is needless to say.
After he finished breakfast and returned to Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital, Director Zhang called him directly to the outpatient hall.
"Dr. Zhou seems to be in good spirits; it looks like you had a decent rest last night! I just went to check on the pregnant woman’s condition, her vital signs are stable, and her urine output is normal. Perhaps because she is a rural woman accustomed to farm work, her physical condition is good, which is why she’s recovering faster than the average person. With her current promising trend, we estimate we can remove the respirator tomorrow morning."
Director Zhang first discussed the condition of the pregnant woman with Dr. Zhou.
"Her recovery speed is indeed gratifying. Yet, I’ve thought long and hard about her femoral head fracture, and the only treatment option I fear is external fixation."
After the pregnant woman passed the life-threatening stage of a fat embolism, the next consideration was to treat the fracture.
Surgery wasn’t even an option.
No doctor would dare perform such fracture surgery on a mother five months into pregnancy.
And even in carrying out the External Fracture Fixation Technique, extreme caution was required.
Since the injury was very close to the pelvic area.
Should it result in a miscarriage, no doctor would be able to bear such a responsibility.
"External fixation is a good treatment plan; here at Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital, we do not have an orthopedic surgeon. We will probably need to invite an orthopedic surgeon from Tuya Hospital."
Zhang Bihua very much agreed with Zhou Can’s treatment plan.
"If Director Zhang is willing to authorize me, I can try to perform the External Fracture Fixation Technique for her." Zhou Can was almost an all-rounder when it came to the surgical field. Get full chapters from noveⅼfire.net
Orthopedics, he could perform most surgeries.
"Oh! Dr. Zhou is even competent in orthopedic surgery?" Zhang Bihua looked at him with pleasant surprise. "That is great; it saves me the trouble of requesting an orthopedic surgeon from Tuya Hospital. We can proceed directly. Her fracture fixation can be done tomorrow. I will assist you to ensure the safety of both mother and child."
Hearing that Zhou Can could perform the fixation technique, she gave him the authority right away.
Without asking any more questions from Zhou Can.
This was the trust that Zhou Can had established in the eyes of Director Zhang.
It is quite advantageous for a junior doctor to establish such a good foundation of trust with their superior.
Unfortunately, many training residents only think of seizing more opportunities for practice to improve their skills.
However, they overlook the issue of insufficient competence.
A single mistake could cause the hard-earned trust built with a superior to collapse.
The next time they try to seize training opportunities, it would be much harder.
Essentially, this is the classic pitfall of haste makes waste.
"That’s great! Her fracture has already been there for several days, we really can’t delay any longer. Moreover, the fat embolism itself is related to the femoral fracture, so it’s even more important to address this fracture promptly."
Hearing this, Zhou Can was also very pleased.
Seeing a patient gradually cured, he felt a strong sense of accomplishment. That’s why he was filled with anticipation every day.