Healing Doctor

Chapter 318 I'm a patient too, I'm in pain too! (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Little 515 x 2)

Ji Xiang lay on the ground, enduring the pain, hoping the ambulance would arrive soon.

He knew that when the 120 emergency doctors arrived, they would still puncture the subclavian vein, but at least they could get to the hospital as quickly as possible. Even if there was bleeding, they would immediately inject crystalloids or colloids into the blood vessels to maintain vital signs.

But Ji Xiang soon realized he was wrong.

The night wind was cold, lashing at him like a whip. Ji Xiang felt his body temperature gradually dissipating until he was frozen solid.

Damn it!

Ji Xiang never expected this, and he was on the verge of tears.

Just bear with it, what other options are there?

However, Ji Xiang had some good news—he had found a position where the broken bone seemed to be less irritating to the flesh, and the pain was not as intense and was bearable.

Or perhaps it was the cold wind that made me less sensitive.

But in any case, more than 20 minutes later, Ji Xiang heard the sound of an ambulance again.

Ji Xiang used to think that the siren of an ambulance was too shrill, but this time when he heard it, his eyes welled up with tears.

Although the pain in his left shoulder persisted when he was moved to a different position and lifted onto a stretcher, Ji Xiang could vaguely see a glimmer of hope.

After being put on the ambulance, Ji Xiang lay on the hard bed. The nurse put oxygen into his nose and checked his blood pressure.

"It's nothing serious, probably just a fracture." The paramedic breathed a sigh of relief and sat down heavily.

"Brother Li, why were you assigned to 120? I thought you were about to lead a team." After checking Ji Xiang's blood pressure and finding it stable, the nurse was no longer nervous and started chatting with the 120 emergency doctor.

"When I saw you come out today, I was startled and thought I was hallucinating."

"Sigh, don't even mention it," the paramedic sighed. "I misspoke."

"Huh? What did I say wrong?" the nurse asked in surprise.

"I was performing surgery on a patient using the centrally procured compound tropicamide, but the damn thing was that not only did the pupils not dilate, they even constricted when the light shone on them! I cursed out loud, what the hell is going on?" The 120 emergency doctor cursed without realizing it.

"Is the medicine not working?" the nurse asked, puzzled.

"Yeah, it's not useful at all. So I had my resident trainees buy Medtronic from JD.com. Can't I just pay for it myself? Then someone found out and filed a complaint."

"..." The nurse was taken aback.

Ji Xiang was also stunned.

Doctors can't even buy their own medicine? They still get complaints, get sent to the emergency room, and get sent to the ambulance.

"So I was kicked to the emergency room," the 120 emergency doctor said helplessly.

"The compound tropicamide purchased through centralized procurement is not effective? The effect is so poor."

"Yes, the drug for treating hepatitis, entecavir, you know it."

"I know."

"With the change in centralized drug procurement, many people can't suppress the virus. Oh well, it's not my problem anyway, I can just buy the imported original drugs myself. But I'm the one buying the drugs to perform surgery on patients, and..."

The 120 emergency doctor cursed angrily.

"It's all the same, let's just make do," the young nurse said. "Our director said that in the next few years, some media outlets will definitely shift the blame onto doctors and patients, and the doctor-patient dispute is about to escalate. He told us to be careful when we're on duty."

"Yeah, take care of yourself first."

At this point, the 120 emergency doctor realized that Ji Xiang was listening intently.

Ji Xiang was also embarrassed. He quickly endured the pain and said, "Teacher, I am a resident trainee."

"How old are you? Still a resident physician?" The 120 emergency doctor looked Ji Xiang up and down.

"I heard from my teacher that an imported original drug failed to win the bid, but a domestically produced alternative drug did, costing only 2 cents per tablet," Ji Xiang said. "When it came time to prescribe the medication to the patient, my teacher would sigh and explain the situation to the patient first."

"If you're not afraid of liver and kidney damage, then eat it." The 120 emergency doctor was still angry.

"My teacher said he's not against centralized procurement, but the premise of centralized procurement is that the efficacy and safety of the drug must be guaranteed. For a drug that costs 2 cents a tablet, the efficacy must be so good that he'd tear his head off and use it as a chamber pot."

"..."

"..."

The 120 emergency doctors and nurses were both stunned for a moment.

Surprisingly, the ambulance encountered a knowledgeable patient.

The atmosphere was a bit strange. Actually, he wasn't against centralized procurement. The 120 emergency doctor knew he had said the wrong thing, but no one expected that a patient with a broken clavicle could understand and even interrupt.

Seriously damn good.

The 120 emergency doctor fell silent.

Ji Xiang didn't dare to say anything; he knew this topic was taboo and it wouldn't be good to say too much.

"Bang……"

The ambulance jolted, and Ji Xiang broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.

He had encountered a similar situation when he had urinary tract stones. Ji Xiang cursed the road administration department in his heart once again, wishing they were blessed with good fortune.

Upon arriving at the hospital, blood was drawn and X-rays were taken.

After the X-ray came out, Ji Xiang saw his left collarbone, which was broken beyond repair, and he was very worried.

He was very worried that the broken bone fragments would puncture the subclavian artery and vein, causing his "minor" ailment to become a major illness.

After being sent to the orthopedics department, the patient was admitted to the hospital.

Fortunately, a resident physician was there to help him, which made Ji Xiang feel much more at ease.

Ji Xiang supported his left arm with his right hand. The pain wasn't too bad, but his movement was limited, especially in his neck.

Ji Xiang was unaware that he would experience severe pain when turning his neck.

No wonder patients with clavicle fractures look like puppets; it's just that one clavicle is injured and cannot move, but the whole body is affected.

It's not that I'm being dramatic; it's just that I haven't been hurt yet. If I were really hurt, I would feel just as bad, or even worse.

Because lying down would hurt, Ji Xiang gave up the idea after trying it a few times. He sat on the bed, leaned against the wall, and took out his phone.

The wall was hard and cold; its seemingly smooth and flat surface was tormenting Ji Xiang's fragile body with its unseen ridges.

Scrolling through his phone, Ji Xiang was too preoccupied with pain to think straight.

Unlike after a circumcision when you can use your phone without any discomfort, now the pain comes unexpectedly no matter what you do.

Sigh, it's really frustrating. Ji Xiang couldn't help but want to get angry, but he had no one to vent his anger on.

Blood was drawn again, an electrocardiogram was performed, and preparations were made for the surgery.

The nurse said there were three cesarean sections scheduled in the operating room, and the surgery for the clavicle fracture was postponed because it was not urgent.

Ji Xiang wanted to curse, but he held back.

There's nothing I can do. Even though I consider this illness to be minor, it really hurts a lot!

Compared to a cesarean section, his condition was negligible, but Ji Xiang kept thinking to himself—he was also a patient, so why couldn't more emergency rooms be set up?

He knew the reason, but Ji Xiang still grumbled about it for a long time under the influence of the pain.

At 2 a.m., Ji Xiang finally signed the papers, changed into a hospital gown, and was taken to the operating room by his supervisor.

The operating lights were very bright, but this time Ji Xiang felt quite warm.

With flashing lights and shadows, Ji Xiang returned directly to the system's operating room without undergoing surgery.

When Ji Xiang saw the system NPC, his nose tingled and he almost cried.

(End of this chapter)