26: Save the leg or save the life, can’t the doctor tell the difference?
Chapter 026: Preserve the Leg or Preserve the Life? Can't the Doctor Distinguish the Severity!
"What do you mean?!"
"Cut... or not cut?" The firefighter holding the electric saw looked utterly bewildered.
They were both doctors, so whose instructions should he follow?
"What's going on?"
The workers and reporters observing the scene also looked puzzled.
They didn't understand why this young male doctor wanted to stop the firefighter from cutting the rebar.
"What's wrong, Lin Yi? Is something not right?"
Lu Chenxi immediately turned to look at Lin Yi, her eyes filled with anticipation.
Cutting the rebar without any certainty was already a gamble.
If a colleague could share some of the pressure, she would indeed feel more at ease.
After personally witnessing Lin Yi's miraculous diagnostic ability, she had no choice but to take her student's judgment seriously.
"Teacher Lu, you might not have noticed."
"Just as you made your judgment, the injury showed new changes."
"Look here..."
Without explanation, Lin Yi abruptly pulled Lu Chenxi's arm, and the two of them squatted in front of the injured man's leg.
"The blood seeping from around this rebar has changed from dark red to bright red."
"I suspect the injured man's femoral artery could rupture at any moment."
Pointing to the area near the rebar piercing the injured man's thigh, Lin Yi continued his analysis.
"This rebar must be cut immediately."
"In this situation, if the femoral artery ruptures, there's no way to stop the bleeding, let alone save his leg, his life might not even be preserved."
After hearing Lin Yi's explanation,
Lu Chenxi's eyes were fixed on the blood seeping from the wound, her brows tightly furrowed.
She couldn't distinguish whether it was venous blood or arterial blood, perhaps due to the immense pressure or her vision blurring.
But Lin Yi's analysis was flawless.
At this stage, if the patient's femoral artery ruptured, not only would his leg be ruined, but his life might not even be preserved.
"Can you be sure of your judgment?" After asking this question on a whim, Lu Chenxi immediately regretted it.
Without any auxiliary instruments for detection, even a top Surgeon wouldn't dare to guarantee it.
"I'm sure!" Lin Yi replied with unusual resolve.
"And I am very sure that if this rebar isn't cut within ten minutes, the injured man's femoral artery will undoubtedly rupture."
There was no time to waste!
To persuade Teacher Lu and explain the seriousness of the situation, Lin Yi even recounted the content of the system's prompt.
Anyway, in this situation, Lu Chenxi couldn't delve deeper.
"This..." Lu Chenxi was still a bit hesitant.
She didn't know how Lin Yi could judge the injury so precisely.
But the solemnity on Lin Yi's face and the determination in his eyes told her that he was definitely not lying.
However, a living life was at stake.
Her past medical experience told Lu Chenxi that the rebar near the Heart had a far higher chance of being fatal than the rebar piercing the injured man's leg.
Any slight error in choice would result in the injured man dying before their eyes in a very short time.
She could disregard her reputation and future, but she could not disregard the injured man's life!
"Hmmph!"
Just then, Zhu Zi, the injured man, let out a muffled groan, his face contorted in an expression of extreme pain.
The tough man finally couldn't bear it any longer and groaned aloud for the first time.
And this slight muffled groan was like a thunderclap, striking Lu Chenxi's forehead.
"It's a race against death, and I'm still hesitating."
"All the emergency treatment my teacher taught me has gone to the dogs!"
Lu Chenxi cursed herself, her eyes instantly becoming incredibly resolute.
She abruptly stood up and shouted at the firefighter beside her,
"First, cut the rebar in the leg."
"The cutting must be completed within ten minutes."
"When cutting, try your best to stabilize the rebar and be careful not to cause secondary injury!"
Upon hearing the doctor's clear instructions,
the firefighter, who had already prepared the electric saw, immediately changed position.
After his comrades had secured the injured man, he immediately began cutting... At this point, Lu Chenxi and Lin Yi.
They disregarded the splashing sparks, which could injure them at any moment.
They continued to squat in front of the injured man's leg, constantly monitoring for any new developments.
It was the injured man's painful groan that startled Lu Chenxi, prompting her to make a decisive choice.
When she was in school, her teacher had once given them a special emergency treatment lesson with earnest words.
"Doctors are not gods; they simply possess a few more skills for treating illnesses and saving lives than ordinary people."
"A doctor will face countless emergency situations in his lifetime."
"Even in many emergencies, doctors will feel helpless, flustered, and even nervous."
"But you must remember, when you cannot decide, you must stick to your instinctive first reaction."
"Perhaps this cannot be explained by science, but countless experiences tell us."
"This is the best choice..."
Her teacher's words were still fresh in her memory, but Lu Chenxi admitted that she had not yet reached the level of understanding in his words.
However, she saw the answer her teacher spoke of in Lin Yi's resolute eyes.
Since she couldn't do it herself, why not trust her student to also create a miracle?
If a misjudgment truly occurred!
Worst case, she would bear the responsibility... "Weren't they supposed to cut the rebar in the chest first? Why did they switch to the rebar in the leg?"
"I don't know, after the young man called a stop, they changed the cutting position."
"Isn't this absurd! Preserve the leg or preserve the life? Can't the doctor distinguish the severity!"
"These two doctors are so young, Zhu Zi is in a bit of trouble..."
Watching the tense cutting scene, the surrounding workers also began to whisper.
The first rebar to be cut was ultimately chosen to be the leg rebar, which caused the least harm.
This led to more and more questions from the workers.
"Immediately contact the Central Hospital Emergency Department. Why is there no information on this young male doctor?"
Dr. Lu's change in the cutting plan was clearly influenced by this male doctor.
But when Zhang Xiaomeng, the reporter on site, prepared to introduce the doctor's situation, she found that there was no record of this doctor in thematerial.
She immediately asked her assistant to call and inquire.
"The Hospital said this doctor is called Lin Yi."
"Today is his first day of work; he used to be a community doctor in some clinic!"
After contacting the Hospital,
the assistant immediately relayed Lin Yi's situation.
"A community doctor, first day of work!"
"Isn't this absurd!" Zhang Xiaomeng looked at Lin Yi not far away, her face full of disbelief.
Central Hospital is the best Grade A Tertiary Hospital in the province.
Because of interviews and reports, she was quite familiar with Dr. Lu Chenxi.
This doctor's skill and reputation were impeccable among doctors and patients alike.
But now, with the injured man facing such a critical situation,
Dr. Lu actually handed over the decision-making power to a community doctor on his first day of work.
Wasn't this a bit too irresponsible!
Just as Zhang Xiaomeng was deliberating whether to explain this situation to the audience,
a startling change occurred at the scene.
Only a tiny bit of the rebar being cut remained attached.
Just as it seemed the job was almost done, a gush of blood spurted out, spraying in all directions.
The vivid color was shocking...