At a weekend dinner, a new acquaintance who was doing business came to my seat. After a glass of wine, there is no word to talk about.
These people who are slightly successful in their careers are often afraid of getting sick. Of course, they are also afraid of that.
Hu Kan could not hide his curiosity. I saw him ask me with a curious expression: Are you doctors not afraid to see blood?
Hearing this question that has been asked to me by countless people, I don't know how to say it. At that time, I really wanted to go back: who is not afraid? But do we dare to be afraid?
With the help of alcohol, I also deliberately told him an experience that was really frightening at the time.
It was a few years before I was on the job, and on the day of duty, I suddenly received a call from the internal medicine department.
At that time, our anesthesiology department was still a "universal department". In the hospital, everyone who has a tricky job calls us to the anesthesia department. For example, when the emergency department rescue, we will be asked to help rescue; when the patient is in pain, we will help relieve the pain; and even when the drip is not good, we will help to insert a deep vein puncture catheter.
On the other end of the phone, a patient stabbed himself and didn't want to live.
On the way, various shots appear in the brain. I've also been wondering: Why don't you want to live?
When we arrived at the corridor of internal medicine, we saw from a distance that a group of people had gathered at the door of a ward.
Pulling apart the crowd, they squeezed to the front.
However, the scene in front of me was unforgettable: an elderly male patient sitting on the edge of a bed. A towel was tightly tied to his stomach, but it was already soaked in blood. On the ground between the legs, there was a lot of blood in a basin. Visually, there must be hundreds of milliliters.
Where have I seen this formation?
Turning around, I saw the head nurse looking inside.
The time in my heart was balanced: Usually such a powerful person, you also know that you are afraid!
She was already afraid, and I couldn't be more afraid. At this time, you have to pretend to be calm.
I whispered to her: What's the situation?
She whispered: Late, don't want to drag the family down.
I suddenly understood that it must be that the family's money could not stand it. Faced with a hopeless end, confidence is lost.
Despite his loss of confidence, our duty is to save lives and not to watch.
At this time, the surgeon was also called. Presumably, the department of internal medicine hopes to rescue patients through surgery.
The surgeon did not hesitate: quickly call the head nurse of the operating room, go fast, and use the flat car.
At that time, due to the influence of the atmosphere of the scene, I almost had to carry the patient with everyone. However, I vaguely felt that something was wrong.
From the head nurse of the internal medicine department, it seems to have heard that this patient is a terminal lung tumor. In the advanced stage of lung tumors, lung function is definitely not good.
In the brain, one question after another immediately flashed: How can such a person get on the operating table? Even though I tried to get the surgery done, could this lung function be extubated? If you can't remove a tube, you have to go to the intensive care unit. I went into the intensive care unit, and it was eighteen thousand a day. The scariest part is that it's a nearly endless expense.
To be cautious, I quickly ran to the head nurse to open the patient's medical record, and I wanted to confirm that lung function was ok.
The result was devastating, with one side of his lung cavity filling the tank and one side of his chest completely occupied by tumor tissue. The contralateral lungs, too, are reduced by the shift in the mediastinum and the squeeze of the pleural fluid.
If I hadn't seen this person alive, it would have been hard for me to believe that such a lung would still be alive.
I pulled the head nurse over and said, "What's his opinion?"
The head nurse said: His girl has been crying for help.
I said: This lung function is not good? You definitely have to go to the intensive care unit after the operation.
How much does it cost?
I don't know, how long can he live?
What do you mean?
I couldn't pull out the tube until the day I left, and I probably had to intubate it all the time.
One question and one answer, we all know very well what to do.
The head nurse pulled the patient girl aside and said: Now there are two choices, and you still have to take the idea. If it is an ordinary condition, we will not consult with you and directly rescue it. However, we have to think about your home.
The girl raised her tearful face and insisted: My father has never enjoyed a blessing in his life, and I want him to live a few more days!
After saying that, Whimper began to cry.
The head nurse said: We can rescue. But where do we feel the meaning is? Even if the knife wound is no problem and the life is saved, the tumor is already advanced. If it weren't for this, it wouldn't have been too long. If you go to the intensive care unit and get on the ventilator, you will have to pay a lot of money every day.
Moreover, he may not wake up all the time. Even if he woke up, would such a rescue go against his will? Isn't he afraid of dragging you down?
After saying this, the head nurse also shed tears.
The girl looked up and asked: Is there any way without surgery?
At that moment, we didn't even have the courage to shake our heads. We really don't want to tell her: maybe soon people will be gone.
The process of consultation is actually very short. But looking back, the patient is gradually unable to support it.
Looking at the towel soaked in my stomach, I confessed: at that time, I was so unlike a lifeguard, that was the first time I felt helpless and scared.
Health is priceless, and it is good and cherished. For yourself, for the sake of your family, you must pay attention to health!
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