The Enhanced Doctor

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"Director Liu, thank you, really thank you, I didn’t expect you and President Qiu to be such good brothers."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Yu said.

"Don’t worry, whether we know Old Qiu or not, we will do our best for every patient." Liu Banxia said.

"If the resuscitation is successful later, we’ll send them directly to the VIP ward, but you should be mentally prepared. The result is still unknown."

Cheng Yu nodded, but he felt a bit more assured.

The call he just had with Qiu Huaili was like a calming pill, because Qiu Huaili’s exact words were, "If my brother can’t save them, no one in Binhai City can."

This was Qiu Huaili’s confidence in Liu Banxia, which was also conveyed to Cheng Yu.

"Teacher Liu, the patient’s body temperature has been raised."

Su Wenhao ran to Liu Banxia’s side.

Liu Banxia didn’t delay, and hurried to the first resuscitation room.

"1 unit of adrenaline, 200J charging preparation."

As soon as Liu Banxia walked in, he heard Shi Lei’s command.

Apart from Huang Bo, who was doing CPR on the patient, everyone else also looked tense.

After this long effort, whether it bears fruit depends on the next defibrillation.

"Charging complete."

"Everyone clear."

Shi Lei, who took the electrodes, said.

Huang Bo hurriedly stepped aside.

"Zap..."

"Continue compressions, charge again."

The first shock was unsuccessful, making everyone’s heart tighten.

"What’s the body temperature?" Shi Lei asked.

"35 degrees Celsius."

"Charging complete."

"Everyone clear."

"Zap..."

"Continue compressions, 1 unit of adrenaline, charge to 240 Joules."

Everyone’s hearts tensed again.

Although not every shock during resuscitation can successfully restart the patient’s heart, the more times it’s delayed, the lower the chance becomes.

"If it doesn’t restart after two more attempts, we’ll have to risk opening the chest for manual restart," Chen Xuehai, who had entered at some point, said.

"Although there’s no certain theoretical basis, the success rate of heart massage restart is not low, but it’s very risky and easy to bear responsibility."

No one spoke, knowing that if Chen Xuehai said so, he would do it if necessary.

"Charging complete."

"Everyone clear."

"Zap..."

"Continue compressions, charge to 360 Joules."

The third shock was still unsuccessful, Shi Lei said solemnly.

"Could it be that the heart’s been stopped for too long? But we’ve been compressing it, that’s better than the time for external circulation, right?" Liu Banxia asked quietly.

"Uncertain, the human body is inherently miraculous. Perhaps during the warming process, changes occurred that we couldn’t notice." Chen Xuehai shook his head.

"Charging complete."

"Everyone clear."

"Zap..."

"Beep... beep... beep..."

"Damn, finally, restored sinus rhythm."

Even Liu Banxia couldn’t help but swear.

The long effort wasn’t in vain; they’ve snatched the patient’s life back from the hands of the Grim Reaper.

"Alright, let’s do a thorough exam now, almost gave up earlier." Shi Lei also wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Mainly check the chest cavity, we’ve been doing heart compressions for too long, can we get a PET-CT in? Anyway, they have that kind of financial capability?"

"Uh... you’re asking me? I’ll... I’ll try my best. The key is, this PET-CT is quite sought-after, not so easy to add, and we have to transfer to the inpatient department." Liu Banxia said with a wry smile.

"Let’s give it a try. If it doesn’t work, we’ll do a head and chest CT first, then an echocardiogram. Should we go for enhancement? I’m worried about possible clotting in the blood vessels due to the prolonged cardiac arrest." Shi Lei asked.

"He can’t be moved around much, just do a head CT and enhanced chest CT. Is there no problem with the abdominal cavity?" Chen Xuehai asked.

"No problem with the abdominal cavity, we just don’t know the condition of his chest. His head was likely hit by the airbag." Shi Lei responded.

"Alright, let’s proceed like this. If Director Liu can add a PET-CT tomorrow, that would be best." Chen Xuehai nodded.

"Su Wenhao, you arrange the examinations next." Shi Lei instructed.

"Everyone else finds a place to rest for a while. Abdominal lift CPR is quite exhausting, your arms must be sore. Rest for a bit, you’ll feel better."

"Okay." Su Wenhao responded.

The others sat on the floor without any concern for appearances, truly exhausted. Abdominal lift CPR is much more tiring than chest compressions.

Moreover, to quickly increase the patient’s body temperature, they need to work faster. This task is indeed physically demanding.

Shi Lei and his team walked out of the emergency room, and the patient’s family quickly gathered around them.

"The resuscitation was successful; the heart is beating again. However, considering the hypothermia lasted quite long, we have induced coma with medication to aid in his recovery." Liu Banxia said.

"Let me introduce you, this is Director Chen from our emergency center, specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. Your son’s chest sides were both drained, and after such a prolonged CPR, there might be some impact on the chest."

"Thank you, Director Liu, it’s good that he’s been saved, it’s good he’s saved. Director Chen, what’s the next step?" Cheng Yu asked, wiping away tears.

The rest of the family members, invigorated like they’ve received a strong stimulant, were truly elated.

"Next, we need to see our examination results. Currently, he is intubated and on a ventilator. We need to check if there are other issues in the head and chest. If not, we can try to wake him tomorrow." Chen Xuehai said.

"Director Liu must have told you the detailed situation already. We need to wait for recovery to assess the brain conditions further."

Cheng Yu nodded, having no other thoughts now.

At least his son’s life has been saved, the rest is in the hands of fate.

He’s quite rational, at least there’s a glimmer of hope now.

At this moment, Huang Bo and his team pushed the patient out of the emergency room; basic examinations were done, next are the instrumental checks.

But they didn’t appear graceful, even can be said to appear a bit disheveled.

It’s inevitable; abdominal lift CPR resulted in such fatigue, they need more than half an hour to recover.

Cheng Yu and the others had no time to thank Liu Banxia; they quickly surrounded him.

"Teacher Liu, that patient also completed the examination, currently no problems." Xu Yino came over hurriedly.

Ding! Intake task completed

Experience points earned: 300 points, Glory Points +20

The reward is not a lot, mainly because this intake, despite tension, still fits within routine procedures.

Especially CPR for hypothermia patients; today combined cardiac compression and abdominal lift, following precedent from previous similar cases.

This is the value of experience; although CPR works, it does not significantly help raise the patient’s body temperature.

The immediate urgency for this patient is raising his body temperature.

"Banxia, how’s the situation now?"

Qiu Huaili rushed over urgently asking.

"Currently, the life has been snatched back. However, whether he can awaken successfully and what aftereffects might remain are unknown." Liu Banxia replied.

"That’s good, that’s good. He’s Old Cheng’s only child, loves cars, and had an accident this time. Where’s Old Cheng?" Qiu Huaili asked.

"Went with him for the CT. Are you old acquaintances?" Liu Banxia asked curiously.

"We’ve been in contact for over ten years; he manufactures cables of good quality. The cables we’ve used over the years are all their production." Qiu Huaili said.

"I only heard from a friend that Dong’s had an accident. Knowing he’s sent to the second hospital’s emergency center, I could ease my mind."

"Why so confident? Frankly, I didn’t have much confidence during the resuscitation." Liu Banxia said with a bitter smile.

"Core temperature was too low, prolonged hypothermia, long cardiac arrest, it was like fighting for his life."

"Let’s talk privately; even awakening successfully will certainly affect the brain to some extent. Give them a heads-up, allow them to be mentally prepared."

"Saved but still affected?" Qiu Huaili asked surprised.

Liu Banxia nodded seriously, "Even with extracorporeal circulation, post-resuscitation can have effects, not to mention his prolonged cardiac arrest."

"Look at them; they’ve been continuously conducting abdominal lift CPR, maintaining blood circulation. Our operation is emergency, it’s okay for three to five minutes, ten minutes."

"How much time did he take? In our resuscitation alone exceeded one hour. Then there’s the site and transport time, adding at least forty minutes."

"If any step had an issue, it might affect the brain. Too many variables, cardiac arrest is inherently prone to brain damage."

"Sigh... such a good young man. I’ll go have a look at them, we’ll talk later." Qiu Huaili said and headed to the CT room.

Actually, Liu Banxia wanted to inquire about the patient’s emotional problems but decided to give up. Let’s settle it here; it’s the patient’s privacy.

Of course, if Qiu Huaili knows, he might discuss it sometime, and Liu could join the talk.

"You all look like wilted eggplants. I’ll add some dishes for you at lunch, today’s resuscitation was very successful." Liu Banxia glanced at Huang Bo and the others, said happily.

If it were normal, adding dishes would surely revive their spirits. But now, it’s ineffective, they’re too physically exhausted.