60: Chapter 60 Tracheal Intubation (Master Level)
A massive amount of information flooded into his mind.
It was not text, nor was it images; it was a direct injection of memory.
The grip for various laryngoscope models, techniques for exposing the vocal cords at different angles, intubation methods for various positions, alternative plans for difficult airways, and the operational essentials for emergency cricothyroid Puncture.
All knowledge and operational techniques were poured into his brain and muscles within a few seconds.
[Skill learning complete!]
[Tracheal Intubation (Master Level) has been added to the system panel]
[Tracheal Intubation (Master Level): Progress 0/100]
Lu Chen flexed his fingers.
He could feel that his hands now possessed a new kind of memory.
When he closed his eyes, he could even simulate the entire intubation process in his mind.
Every step, every angle, every bit of force was incredibly clear.
This skill was even more practical than the laparoscopic skill he had drawn last time.
Because in the Emergency Department, it could be used almost every day.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation requires intubation.
Respiratory failure requires intubation.
Severe trauma requires intubation.
A large number of usage scenarios meant a large number of opportunities to gain experience points.
Lu Chen looked at the newly added line on the system panel, his lips curling up slightly.
Then he closed the system interface.
He picked up the Emergency Medicine textbook from his bedside.
New skills are good things.
But basic theory cannot be neglected.
He flipped to the chapter on airway management and started reading.
Although the system had directly instilled master-level operational skills, he still needed to understand and digest the theoretical aspects himself.
The system gives skills, not knowledge.
Skills let you know how to do it.
Knowledge lets you know why you do it.
Both are indispensable.
Lu Chen read for about forty minutes.
His phone rang.
[Shen Xiaoning: Dr. Lu! My brother says you are a very good person!]
Lu Chen took a look and replied.
[Lu Chen: Thanks for the compliment from Brother Shen]
[Shen Xiaoning: He rarely compliments people. You are the most direct person I have ever seen him praise.]
[Lu Chen: Perhaps it is because I sutured his wound]
[Shen Xiaoning: That is not it! It is because you stood between him and those people.]
[Shen Xiaoning: My brother said that someone who can stand up at such a moment is worth befriending.]
[Lu Chen: You flatter me. Anyone would have done the same.]
[Shen Xiaoning: You always say that.]
[Shen Xiaoning: Clearly you did something very impressive, yet you still say anyone would have done it.]
[Lu Chen: Alright, next time I will say only I would have done it.]
[Shen Xiaoning: Hahahaha! That is more like it!]
[Shen Xiaoning: By the way, Dr. Lu, I heard from Sister Meng that you performed a surgery in the General Surgery Department today? The kind that the whole department observed?]
[Lu Chen: Yes, an appendectomy.]
[Shen Xiaoning: So amazing! I knew you would definitely do it well!]
[Lu Chen: Standard performance.]
[Shen Xiaoning: I think others probably could not achieve your 'standard performance'.]
Lu Chen did not reply to this message.
After a while, Shen Xiaoning sent another one.
[Shen Xiaoning: Good night, Dr. Lu. See you tomorrow!]
Followed by a smiley face and a heart.
Lu Chen typed two words.
[Lu Chen: Good night]
Then he put down the phone and continued reading.
...
Outside the window, the night had completely darkened.
The desk lamp in the Duty Room emitted a pale yellow light.
Lu Chen's shadow was cast on the wall, quiet and straight.
He still had a long way to go.
Attending physician, Deputy Director, Director.
Every step required time, technique, and accumulation.
But he was not in a hurry.
One step at a time.
Once the technique is there, everything else will follow.
Lu Chen turned to the next page of the textbook.
Today's system panel finally settled on these numbers.
[Host: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Resident Physician (Jiangcheng City Central Hospital · Emergency Department)]
[Skill panel]
[Suturing (Perfect Level): Progress 58/100]
[Basic Surgical Operations (Proficient Level): Progress 97/100]
[Internal Medicine Diagnostics (Skilled Level): Progress 93/100]
[Manual Hemostasis (Master Level): Progress 42/100]
[Laparoscopic Appendectomy (Master Level): Progress 89/100]
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine (Skilled Level): Progress 0/100]
[Tracheal Intubation (Master Level): Progress 0/100]
[Current total gratitude points: 35 points]
[Available lottery attempts: 0 times]
[Title column]
[Currently equipped: enemy of yama (Beginner), newcomer: surgical blade]
[Emergency Surgery Skill Enhancement Card activated, effect in progress, remaining time...]
Lu Chen closed the textbook.
Turned off the light.
Closed his eyes.
Tomorrow, continue in the Red Zone.
...
Six-forty in the morning.
Lu Chen opened his eyes, glanced at the ceiling of the Duty Room, then rolled over and sat up.
Washed up, changed clothes, tidied up his white coat.
There were two messages on his phone.
One was from Director Mother, asking if he had been busy lately and if he was eating on time.
One was from Shen Xiaoning.
[Shen Xiaoning: Good morning, Dr. Lu! Keep up the good work today!]
Followed by three sun emojis.
Lu Chen replied to Director Mother first, reporting that he was safe and that everything was fine.
Then he replied to Shen Xiaoning.
[Lu Chen: Morning]
One word, clean and concise.
He put his phone in his pocket and pushed open the door to the Duty Room.
There were already quite a few people walking in the corridor.
But today's atmosphere was a bit different from usual.
Over at the Nurse Station, Meng Yan was instructing several Nurses, her expression a bit serious.
Lu Chen walked over.
"Sister Meng, what happened?"
"There is a big meeting for the whole Hospital this morning. Didn't you know?"
"What meeting?"
"A meeting at the leadership level, but all on-duty doctors must attend, including Resident Physicians."
"What time?"
"Eight-thirty, in the large Conference Room."
Lu Chen glanced at the time; there were less than two hours left.
"Do you know what it is about?"
Meng Yan lowered her voice.
"I heard it has something to do with what happened in the General Surgery Department yesterday."
Lu Chen frowned.
"The appendectomy?"
"Exactly. You performed a surgery under the observation of the entire General Surgery Department, and you did it so beautifully. This news spread last night."
Meng Yan looked left and right, then lowered her voice a bit more.
"Vice President Zeng is very happy about it. After all, you are a person he specifically promoted; you showing your face is equivalent to him showing his face."
"But Vice President Peng does not look so pleased."
Lu Chen heard a new name.
Vice President Peng.
He only knew before that President Zeng Dayang was the Vice President in charge of medical operations.
But in the Hospital's leadership team, there were other vice presidents.
This Vice President Peng was obviously a person from another faction.
"Does Vice President Peng have a connection with the General Surgery Department?"
"Deputy Director Qin is a person from Vice President Peng's side. Didn't you know?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment.
Yesterday, Deputy Director Qin set a trap for him to perform surgery under the observation of the whole department, intending to give him a hard time.
As a result, he performed too beautifully.
21 minutes, zero bleeding, perfect Purse-string suture.
Deputy Director Qin's attempt to give him a hard time did not work; instead, he got slapped in the face.
And standing behind Deputy Director Qin was Vice President Peng.
So the essence of this matter was that someone from Vice President Zeng's side had won a round on Vice President Peng's turf.
Lu Chen suddenly felt as if he had inadvertently stepped into a place he shouldn't have.
"Alright, don't think too much. Go eat breakfast, the meeting starts promptly at eight-thirty."
Meng Yan patted him on the shoulder.
Lu Chen nodded and went to the Cafeteria to have breakfast.
There were quite a few people in the Cafeteria, but today the sound of people chatting was significantly quieter than usual.
Things like big meetings always make people a bit nervous.
Lu Chen carried a bowl of porridge and two steamed buns, found a corner, and sat down.
Just as he took a bite of the bun, someone sat down opposite him.
Gu Bai.
That narcissist from the Orthopedics Department.
"Dr. Lu, I heard you showed off in the General Surgery Department yesterday?"
Gu Bai's tone was sour.
"It was just a surgery."
"Just a surgery? Full department observation, 21 minutes, zero bleeding, and you call this 'just a surgery'?"
"You are quite well-informed."
"The whole Hospital knows about it, okay? You are a celebrity at the Central Hospital now."
Gu Bai took a bite of the bun, chewed twice, and said again.
"But you should be careful."
"Careful of what?"
"Tall trees catch the wind."
Gu Bai was rarely serious.
"You are currently labeled with Vice President Zeng, and yesterday you pulled such a stunt on Deputy Director Qin's turf. It is impossible for those on Vice President Peng's side to have no thoughts."
Lu Chen looked at him.
"How do you know all this?"
"I am not deaf in the Orthopedics Department. The old timers in the department chat about these things every day. I've heard it all."
Gu Bai put down the bun and looked at Lu Chen seriously.
"Brother, although I don't like that you are so handsome, I'll give you a piece of advice."
"Avoid these factional matters if you can. If you can't avoid them, keep a low profile."
Lu Chen nodded.
"Thanks."
"No need for formalities. If I get an injury on my hand in the future, you can suture it for me for free."
"You are in the Orthopedics Department, what kind of hand injury could you get?"
"Just in case."
Lu Chen didn't say anything else and continued eating breakfast.
Although Gu Bai was narcissistically annoying, he was a decent person.
At least this warning was well-intentioned.