Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âI have to say. I had a good feeling about the intradermal suture I performed just now,â Doctor Zhou suddenly said after he returned to his place and thought about it.
Ling Ran nodded and said, âYou really did a great job.â
With Ling Ranâs judgment, Doctor Zhouâs intradermal suture skill was at an advanced Specialist Level. Although he was still a distance away from Master Level, he had done a great job.
This was especially so after considering the fact that Doctor Zhou had not performed many intradermal sutures in the past. Doctor Zhou could be classified as a talented individual among surgeons.
Doctor Zhou also smiled and said, âI still remember that a few years ago, it was me who said âWell doneâ to you.â
Ling Ran smiled and nodded.
âUnfortunately, there are no longer any suitable patients. If not, I would really want to perform another case.â Doctor Zhou was impressed and said, âWith someone guiding me, itâs like a coach outside telling me how to play basketball. Itâs a pretty great feeling⦠Sigh, why arenât there any patients today?â
He repeated his words, and perhaps, he truly had the feeling that he had a coach guiding him.
Ling Ran remained smiling.
Doctor Zhou completed the intradermal suture as the patientâs family members who doubted him, Ling Ran, and other medical staff watched on. His condition was really good at that time, but that did not mean that his good performance could remain consistent until the end.
Miao Tansheng from Lower Groove Clinic had been learning intradermal suture for more than one year, but he had not reached Master Level even now. So, Doctor Zhou probably would not learn faster than Miao Tansheng, since he was lazy and had a lot more work compared to Miao Tansheng.
Doctor Zhou knew about his skills. He felt diffident when he saw Ling Ranâs smile. He could not help but say, âIâm not just rambling off. When I held the needle and prodded the kidâs skin, I really felt excitedâ¦â
The young nurse at the side stared at Doctor Zhou with a strange look.
At this moment, the nurse from the reception desk ran over.
âDoctor Zhou, they just wheeled in a car accident victim. Open fracture, massive blood loss, and the patient is forty five years oldâ¦â The reception desk nurse immediately reported. Doctor Zhou had the highest rank in the emergency room as of right now. So, those serious cases needed to be reported to him first.
âThe patient did not have circulatory collapse, right?â Doctor Zhou looked quite serious.
The reception desk nurse looked at the list and said, âThe patient is still conscious.â
âOh,â Doctor Zhou replied and said, âDoctor Ling, are you interested in taking this case?â
âSure.â Ling Ran would never turn down any offer.
âIf Doctor Ling handles this, Iâm not needed.â Doctor Zhou smiled in a carefree manner. âIâll be reading up for a bit. Thereâs too much new research going on. If Iâm careless for even a day, Iâd feel like a relic of the past. Seriously, the things nowadaysâ¦â
The reception desk nurse could not hold it anymore. âDoctor Zhou, you just complained about our lack of patientsâ¦â
âThat was just a passing remark. Furthermore, such a case must undergo surgery immediately. I wonât have any chance in performing intradermal surgery,â Doctor Zhou replied naturally. He stretched his back and said, âDoctor Ling just came back from Bazhaixiang, and he must be bored. Itâs been a long time since he last met a severe enough case, right?â
Ling Ran nodded gently.
Doctor Zhou smiled sincerely.
When the two nurses at the side saw this, they felt angry and spoke at the same time.
âDoctor Ling just came back, and he needs rest.â
âDoctor Zhou, your job is not just to perform intradermal suture.â
Doctor Zhou only chuckled and let them be. He turned around and left, âIâll go to the toilet first. Pay attention so that you can receive the patient in time. Donât be late to his treatment. Doctor Ling, Iâll leave the rest to you.â
âOkay,â Ling Ran replied in a simple manner. He hung around in the emergency room because he wanted to perform surgery, after all.
Just like what Doctor Zhou had said, Ling Ran really missed accident patients when he was at Bazhaixiang over the past few days.
Compared to hepatectomy, cholecystitis, injuries sustained through falls, burnt and scalded patients, surgery for car accident patients was simpler and cruder. From the perspective of a surgeon, that meant the surgery was more straightforward, and the results were clearerâ¦
A clear result was always something surgeons pursued.
Ling Ran followed the young nurse to the reception door. He even felt a bit excited.
A while later, an ambulance drove over.
Then, a man with a haggard look, blood on his face, and shut eyes was pushed into the hospital.
âElectrocardiogram.â Ling Ran requested. Then, he pushed the patient away.
The family members came with the ambulance. They quickly followed the patient. They looked at both the doctor and the patient, and they did not know what to do.
âI just changed my direction,â the patient muttered. Anyone who was not close to him would not hear him.
Ling Ran heard that but did not further question him.
Surgeries in the Emergency Department had standard operating procedures, and most of the time, the basic procedure was to anesthetize the patients, but the words spoken by patients under anesthesia cannot be trusted.
The gurney was pushed with maximum speed into the operating theater.
Ling Ran washed his hands and entered the operating theater again.
It was spacious, bright, familiar, and he could work smoothly here.
This was the feeling Ling Ran had when he was back in the operating theater at Yun Hua Hospital.
At the same time, Lu Wenbin and Ma Yanlin also came into the operating theater.
âInvite the Orthopedics Department, Neurosurgery Department, and General Surgery Department for consultationâ¦â Although Ling Ran could do inter-departmental surgery, he would not actually take up every single task, not at the cost of missing out on a lot more.
The circulating nurse who was already prepared for it, immediately took the phone and informed those departments.
In Yun Hua Hospitalâs system, where there were emergency consultations, departments were required to reach them in three minutes. In order to meet the demand, some departments would even locate some people at the Emergency Medical Center.
However, only when the chief surgeon confirmed that a consultation was necessary would they invite these people over.
At the same time, Ling Ran started to perform bleeding control. He also checked the patient and sutured certain wounds.
*Ring, ring, ring*
Zuo Cidianâs phone rang.
Zuo Cidian hesitated for a while. He still picked up the phone when he saw that the caller was the town mayor.
âOld Zuo, itâs been a long time.â A greeting was immediately heard from the phone.
âIâm now at the operating theater,â Zuo Cidian whispered.
âThen, Iâll cut the story short. Iâve something to trouble you.â The town mayor chuckled and said, âIâm not sure if your hospital has received a patient called Wang Chuanli. Heâs in his forties, and he was sent over to Yun Hua Hospital due to a car accidentâ¦â
Zuo Cidian peeped at the operating theater and said, âWe might have received him.â
âReally? Then howâs his condition? Is it serious?â
âSerious.â Zuo Cidian gave an affirmative answer.
The town mayor was stunned when he heard that, and he said, âOld Zuo, youâve got to do me a favor. This is an investor who came and investigated our town⦠Let me put it this way, only use the best drugs on him, you must save the life of this person. Iâm now rushing to Yun Hua, letâs chat about this again when we meetâ¦â
âOkay,â Zuo Cidian replied. He ended the call promptly.
For Ling Ran, such words were not necessary.