161: Amoxicillin can cure colds, and good people can also give it to you!

Chapter 161: amoxicillin for a Cold? Even a Good Person Can Be Sent Away!

"Lin Qian, don't run around! I'll go check the situation!"

The moment the middle-aged man shouted, Lin Yi suddenly stood up, gave his younger sister an instruction, and then rushed over.

As a doctor, he would never stand by and do nothing!

"Everyone, please step back and allow for air circulation around the patient."

"I am a doctor from the Central Hospital Emergency Department. Let me take a look."

After quickly evacuating the surrounding crowd,

Lin Yi knelt down and began to examine the elderly man's condition... "Thank you, Doctor, thank you, Doctor! What should I do now?"

Seeing a doctor come to help, the middle-aged man, with a sobbing voice, kept expressing his gratitude.

Although the young man who came to help looked quite young, since he said he was a doctor from Central Hospital, the middle-aged man finally breathed a sigh of relief... "8254... Dial this number immediately and ask the Central Hospital Emergency Department to send an ambulance."

"Just say Lin Yi called."

After quickly instructing the patient's family, Lin Yi immediately focused his attention on the patient lying on the ground.

The patient, with white hair, was estimated to be around 80 years old. His entire face was swollen and red, especially around his eyelids, which were so swollen that his eyes were no longer visible.

He raised the patient's neck, allowing his head to tilt back as much as possible, but the rapid breathing showed no sign of easing.

Lin Yi's initial judgment was that the patient was suffering from an allergic reaction caused by a hornet sting or improper medication.

To verify his judgment, Lin Yi continued to unbutton the patient's shirt. As expected, the skin on his neck and chest was already red and showed large areas of edema...

"[Alert: The patient is experiencing a severe allergic reaction. If emergency rescue is not provided within ten minutes, there is a high probability of anaphylactic suffocation.]"

The system's alert not only confirmed Lin Yi's judgment but also indicated that the patient's current situation was extremely critical.

After forcefully prying open the patient's jaw and confirming the swelling in his throat,

Lin Yi immediately questioned the patient's family next to him.

"Do you know what the elderly man is allergic to?"

"Before this, was he bitten by anything, or did he take any medication?"

The most urgent task was to identify the patient's allergen, otherwise, it would continue to cause greater harm to the patient.

"I've never heard of my dad having any allergic reactions!"

"He's been fine all day today. Before coming to the mall, he said he had a bit of a sore throat and suspected he caught a cold from sleeping in a draft last night."

"He also took his usual cold medicine, and this kind of situation has never happened before!"

"Doctor, please save my dad. He's always been very healthy..."

As he spoke, Wang Bin, a grown man, grabbed Lin Yi's arm, tears streaming down his face.

He couldn't understand how, after finally getting a day off to bring his father to the mall, they would encounter such a dangerous situation.

If he had known, he would have rather stayed at home...

"What medicine did the patient take for his cold?"

Lin Yi keenly noted the key point in the other party's words.

"It was just regular amoxicillin and Niuhuang Jiedu Pian."

"My father has taken it his whole life, and we also take it when we have headaches or colds now."

Wang Bin answered quickly, but he absolutely did not believe that his father's current condition was due to cold medicine.

Most people take it this way, and he had never heard of anyone having such an exaggerated reaction...

"How can you take amoxicillin for a cold?"

"You are truly confused! amoxicillin is an antibiotic, not an anti-inflammatory drug!"

"I estimate your dad's severe allergic reaction is due to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics."

"There's no other good way now; we can only wait for the ambulance to arrive and then proceed with further symptomatic treatment at the Hospital."

Lin Yi didn't know what to say to such careless family members who didn't understand pharmacology.

For common allergies like pollen, taking loratadine or supplementing with some physical methods can quickly alleviate the patient's symptoms.

However, severe allergies caused by long-term excessive use of antibiotics would be very troublesome to handle because the patient's resistance to antibiotics might render symptomatic treatment drugs ineffective.

At this moment, Lin Yi did not have any symptomatic drugs with him, so he could only wait for the ambulance to arrive, hoping it would still be in time...

"Ah! amoxicillin can't treat a cold?"

"We've been taking it like this since we were little!"

"This... so we've been taking the wrong medicine all along? What should we do?"

"Doctor, can you think of a way to make my dad less uncomfortable...?"

Wang Bin never expected that the 'miracle cold medicine' combination he had been taking since childhood was completely incorrect medication.

Watching his father gasp in discomfort, he could only plead with Lin Yi to find a way to reduce his father's suffering...

"Ho... ho... ho..."

At the same time, the patient lying on the ground was breathing like a broken bellows, clutching his throat in pain, his fingernails almost digging into his flesh.

"Doctor... Doctor, please think of something!"

"Why isn't the ambulance here yet? I'll just carry my dad over."

Seeing his father's symptoms worsen, Wang Bin became anxious and prepared to carry his father directly to the Hospital for medical attention.

"Don't move! The patient is gradually starting to suffocate."

"If you carry your dad over now, he'll suffocate before you even reach the Hospital!"

Lin Yi sternly stopped the patient's family, then again pried open the patient's jaw to check.

The laryngeal edema was getting worse, and if it continued, there was a risk of completely blocking the trachea at any moment.

Moving the patient carelessly at this point would completely cut off the patient's last chance of survival...

"I don't care!"

"In this situation, it's clear we can't wait for the ambulance!"

Still unable to hear the ambulance siren, Lin Yi could only prepare to perform emergency first aid on the patient.

"Support your dad's neck and try to keep his face tilted back."

After instructing the patient's family on how to cooperate, Lin Yi looked at the onlookers not far away.

"Does anyone here have a razor blade or a utility knife, or any other sharp tool?"

"Also, a plastic tube. If not, can someone help find a pen barrel from a ballpoint pen?"

"I have a utility knife and a pen barrel here."

The sales associate at the Le Oya counter immediately turned around to get the two items Lin Yi needed.

"Where is the liquor counter in the mall?"

Alcohol would definitely be harder to find, so Lin Yi planned to use strong liquor as a substitute for disinfectant.

"There's one at the entrance of the supermarket on the first basement floor. Just take that elevator down."

Another mall employee quickly pointed out the location to Lin Yi.

"Brother, you watch the patient, I'll go buy it for you."

Lin Qian turned her head, ready to run.

"Come back. Help me maintain order. Don't let too many people get close to the patient, and keep the area around the patient ventilated."

Grabbing his younger sister, Lin Yi dashed out in one swift movement...