Chapter 1031: Chapter 1031: The Precious Golden Four Minutes

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"What’s up with you? What’s the good news?"

Seeing Liu Banxia grinning from ear to ear, Wang Chao asked curiously.

"Nothing, really, what’s there to celebrate." Liu Banxia replied with a smile.

"Oh, well, I guess it’s kind of good news. The patient I treated last night, their blood pressure has come up, and there’s a good coagulation effect too. Once the operating room is free, we’ll close their abdomen."

"Something’s off; you must have other good news, or you wouldn’t be acting like this." Wang Chao said suspiciously.

"What are you imagining? How could there be so much good news? I’m out of cash, can’t invite you out." Liu Banxia said seriously.

"I don’t believe you at all, your mood is definitely different from this morning. If you won’t tell me, I’ll find out myself." Wang Chao said.

The little ones noticed Liu Banxia’s "weird behavior," and as the gossip king of the emergency center, Wang Chao had a knack for sensing these things.

Of course, there was something good, but he wasn’t planning on sharing it with Wang Chao. It was his little secret, and it mustn’t be known to others.

"Su Wenhao, get ready to admit, they’re bringing in a patient who fainted after exercise and experienced cardiac arrest." Qi Wentai shouted.

"Okay, Teacher Qi." Su Wenhao responded.

"Director Liu, do you think there’s a chance?" Wang Chao asked.

"It’s hard to say, depends on luck. But, hopes aren’t high." Liu Banxia said.

"Let’s find some time later to gather everyone and review the patient case I handled last night. It has significant learning value."

"Alright, I don’t have much going on right now anyway." Wang Chao nodded.

After waiting a bit, an ambulance stopped at the hall entrance, and the paramedics wheeled the patient out of the vehicle.

"Patient is 21 years old, fainted after playing soccer. Experienced cardiac arrest on-site, CPR was successful. On the ambulance, oxygen and fluids were administered, but the patient is unconscious." The paramedic reported.

Su Wenhao first opened the patient’s eyelids with a penlight, examining the dilated pupils.

"Have you contacted their family?" Su Wenhao asked the person who accompanied the patient.

"We’ve already contacted them; they’re on their way to the hospital. Doctor, why aren’t you saving him?" The patient’s classmate anxiously asked.

"Zhang Pengfei, take him to Rescue Room One, and put him on a ventilator." Su Wenhao instructed, then turned to the accompanying person.

"Please help me contact a direct family member, someone who can make decisions. There are some situations I need to explain to them directly, others can’t decide for him."

The classmate hesitated for a moment but then took out their phone and made the call.

The others who came along were starting to get a bad feeling.

"Doctor, I’ve reached out, it’s Wang Bin’s father." The classmate said after the call connected.

"Hello, I’m Su Wenhao, the admitting doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital’s emergency center." Su Wenhao said, taking the phone.

"Doctor, how’s Binbin?" The patient’s father asked.

"The situation isn’t good. We’ve just admitted him and found that his pupils have dilated. It’s possibly sudden death, although there’s still some breathing; further examination is needed." Su Wenhao said.

"Doctor, what does this mean?" The father asked, getting anxious.

"It means from our preliminary assessment, he has brain death. We can maintain vital signs with a ventilator." Su Wenhao said.

"No, you must save Binbin." The father shouted.

Su Wenhao paused briefly, "Okay, but we might need to send him to ICU. Please come to the hospital quickly; it’s hard to explain everything over the phone."

"Doctor, please, save Binbin. We’ll pay whatever it takes, just save him." A woman’s voice came through on the other end.

"Alright, we will try our best." Su Wenhao replied.

After that, Su Wenhao headed into the emergency room.

"Sigh... Looks like it’s hopeless. Director Liu, aren’t you being a bit harsh? In such cases, isn’t it your job as their mentor to step in?" Wang Chao commented.

"Everyone has to experience it sometime. President Qi’s assessment is pretty spot on." Liu Banxia said.

"You guys have no hearts. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t let them go through this so early," Wang Chao grumbled.

"This isn’t about willingness or not," Liu Banxia sighed. "What we do at the emergency center is this kind of work. Not every patient that comes in can be saved." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"This actually reflects a certain problem to some extent. The dissemination of first aid knowledge is still too poor. Maybe we should think about doing some outreach at various universities."

"Cardiac arrest is terrifying mainly because the window for rescue is too short. Once those few minutes pass, even if we manage to resuscitate the patient, this current state is the result."

"Considering the current emergency conditions, within those few minutes, from calling 911 to the arrival of the ambulance, if no one performs CPR nearby, there’s likely no chance."

"The golden four minutes—it’s no joke. As long as some action is taken within these four minutes, even if it’s just barely maintaining blood supply to the brain, the results will be drastically different."

"It’s not that simple, though, right? CPR has many technical points. In today’s social climate, if the method is wrong and you break the sternum, you might end up in a lawsuit," Wang Chao said.

"You’re the one organizing it, so you’d also bear some responsibility. It’s like lighting a fuse and not caring where the explosion goes. You’d better think this through; it’s not so easy to arrange."

"It’s different from the things we organized before. Those were medical knowledge promotions. This is directly about saving lives, with much greater risk."

Liu Banxia chuckled and patted Wang Chao’s shoulder, "I know you’re concerned about me, but some things just have to be done. Help me think it over and see how we can proceed."

"The director is back, so I’ll report to him first. Call me if you need me; otherwise, I’ll have a chat with the director."

Wang Chao looked at him helplessly; it seemed that Liu Banxia was truly overreaching today. There were still tons of issues in the hospital to deal with, yet he was thinking about outside matters.

"What’s up? Is there something?"

Seeing him approach, Zhou Shuwen asked.

"A minor issue, haven’t eaten yet, have you? Should I get them to bring some food?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Sure, something light," Zhou Shuwen replied.

Liu Banxia quickly called Zhou Qiang to arrange the meal.

"So, what’s the matter?" Zhou Shuwen stretched his neck, feeling somewhat tired.

"We just had an emergency patient who collapsed with cardiac arrest. Although he was resuscitated on site, the delay was probably too long, and his current condition is bad," Liu Banxia said.

"Looks like he’s a college student, so I’m thinking of organizing a small event to bring some basic first aid knowledge into university campuses."

"University campuses are areas with concentrated sports activities, basketball, volleyball, football, badminton, and so on, which are really physically demanding sometimes."

"Campuses are quite large, and even if they call 911 and contact the school doctor immediately upon noticing something wrong, it might still be challenging to get to the scene quickly."

Zhou Shuwen nodded, "That’s indeed a good idea, but do we have the manpower to conduct this event? There are quite a few higher education institutions in Binhai City."

"We’ll take it slow. Now that Xu Yino and the others can operate independently, along with those interns and resident physicians, I think they’re up for the task," Liu Banxia said.

"But patience is required for this work. It’s not enough to just give a one-time lecture. We have to teach them hands-on, and then let these people gradually spread the teaching."

"I think we can select representatives from the student unions of each university and have them intern at our emergency center for better results."

"Anyway, I just feel that it might improve some of the rescue chances. The golden four minutes are too precious. Even delaying one second feels extravagant."

"Cardiac arrest constitutes a high proportion of sudden death patients. If people around know CPR, there might still be some hope for survival."

"For today’s patient, it’s agony for the whole family. I saw Su Wenhao communicating directly with the family, likely because the pupils are already dilated and brain death has occurred."

"For parents, it’s unimaginable to harden their hearts and unplug their child. But leaving it plugged in, even with money, can financially ruin the family, not to mention the mental torment."

"I told Qiaoqiao during casual chats, if I’m ever sick, don’t abandon me, make sure to treat me. But if it’s brain death, then don’t torture me, let me go in peace."

"Perhaps it’s because I’ve seen too much in the hospital; for both family and patients, I feel it’s a form of torment. It’s just random thoughts, thinking a bit too much."

Zhou Shuwen nodded, "Alright, give this proper consideration, and come up with a plan. No need to report for approval from the hospital. Just CC them, so they’re aware this event exists."

"Okay, then I’ll discuss it more with Wang Chao. Additionally, I’m planning to conduct a joint debridement assessment for this year’s surgical interns and resident physicians," Liu Banxia said.

"The location will be our emergency center, with Xu Yino and others proctoring. The scoring range will be broad and detailed to see how they perform."

Zhou Shuwen chuckled, "That’s great. Nice to see such enthusiasm. But these youngsters will surely grumble about you behind your back."

"Haha, I’m not worried about that. The food has arrived; please eat first," Liu Banxia took the meal personally delivered by Zhou Qiang and then left with him.

Zhou Shuwen shook his head, deciding to let him do what he wanted, and focused on eating first, as he was genuinely hungry.