"Song Yan," Han Yu called softly.

Not knowing what Song Yan was thinking, she didn't hear Han Yu's voice at all. Sister-in-law Cheng stood up, "You need to see my sister for something?"

"I've come to see how the child is doing?" Han Yu could tell from Song Yan's expression and the silent child on the hospital bed that the situation was not good.

"My child almost died today," Sister-in-law Cheng said, tears welling up in her eyes.

"It's Sister Han!" The surrounding voices elicited a response from Song Yan.

"The food is still warm from the cooking, eat it while it's hot!" Han Yu opened several lunchboxes.

In reality, Song Yan couldn't taste the food at all; she just mechanically stuffed it into her mouth. She needed to conserve her energy.

While eating, Song Yan recounted the events of the day.

"You also know traditional Chinese medicine? Since it's effective, why don't you try Chinese medicine?" Han Yu suggested.

Song Yan shook his head. "Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine each have their strengths. Western medicine excels at this kind of infection, and Western medicine can control it quickly and effectively." For example, in today's emergency, Western medicine was the primary approach, and Song Yan used traditional Chinese medicine only as a supplement.

"I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going home now. My husband is getting you penicillin changed today. I have to tell him it's been changed to erythromycin." Wei An is so sick, Han Yu doesn't want to waste a single minute...

In the latter half of the night, the child developed a fever and began to respond to external stimuli. This indicates that the body's responsiveness is recovering, a sign of improvement.

Song Yan forced Sister-in-law Cheng to rest while she watched over the IV drip. She and Sister-in-law Cheng took turns resting; only if they didn't collapse could Wei An be taken care of.

Wei An was the youngest patient in the ward who was in the most critical condition, and the nurses on duty paid special attention to her.

"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock on the ward door!

The nurses were very quiet, especially at night when they wouldn't knock on the ward door. Song Yan opened the door and saw Han Yu's husband, "Director Liu!"

"Comrade Song, how is the child?" Director Liu asked.

“The child’s shock has improved a bit, but we don’t have any medicine, and we don’t know…” Song Yan couldn’t continue.

"Comrade Song, I managed to get a few vials of erythromycin through a classmate." The director said, taking several vials of medicine out of his bag. "Erythromycin is in very short supply right now, and these few were hard-won. I don't know if I'll be able to get any more later."

"Thank you!" Song Yan took the medicine. "I don't know how to thank you enough for making you go through all that trouble in the middle of the night for Wei An."

"No need for thanks, let's take it to the doctor for a look!"

Yes. The most important thing now is to get the medication used as soon as possible…

These few doses of medicine are enough for Wei An for a day and a half. As Song Yan watched the erythromycin being administered, he prayed, "May Heaven have some mercy on Wei An! Let her go!"

Wei An woke up at dawn, at least the danger caused by the anaphylactic shock was over... and the nasogastric feeding was stopped.

The nurse performed the procedure without a doctor's order, and the patient experienced severe anaphylactic shock, which endangered her life. If it weren't for the family's assistance with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, the child might have died. This is already a medical malpractice case, and the hospital must take responsibility. The vice president, the resident head of pediatrics, and the head nurse found Song Yan and asked her what her requirements were for handling this matter.

Judging from the hospital's attitude, they took this matter very seriously and showed no intention of shirking responsibility. The head nurse of the surgery department and Nurse Ge from the surgery department were both outside the door. Even though it was just a glimpse through the door and window, Song Yan could see their worry and anxiety.

"How does the hospital plan to handle this matter?" Song Yan asked.

The vice president said, "First of all, this was caused by a serious violation of operating procedures. She is no longer suitable for nursing work. However, she is still young, and she made the mistake because she wanted her child to recover as quickly as possible. If she is dismissed from the hospital, no other organization will hire her. Therefore, she will be assigned to the logistics department. She will also have to make a public apology at a hospital-wide meeting, and this matter will be recorded in her file. I wonder if you are satisfied with this arrangement?"

Song Yan: "If I'm not satisfied, will the punishment be increased? If I don't pursue the matter, can the punishment be reduced?"

The head nurse of the pediatric ward was a little anxious: "Comrade Song, our nurse is still young. She caused Wei An so much pain, and he almost died... She is willing to cover the child's hospitalization expenses."

Song Yan waved her hand. “She was indeed wrong. She executed the will without authorization and didn’t ask the family if the child had any allergies. These are all derelictions of duty. From a regulatory perspective, her behavior is unforgivable. From a human perspective, the nurses had no obligation to collect the leftover medication from other children for Wei An. In retrospect, they were taking a risk. I didn’t give them any benefits, yet they were willing to take the risk for Wei An, and I’m grateful to them.” Song Yan sighed. She understood that regulations and human sentiments cannot be confused. But Song Yan wanted to be magnanimous; she hoped that heaven would be magnanimous to Wei An as well. Moreover, “If I had been in the ward and the doctor had asked me, I would definitely have been willing to use penicillin. Wei An had never used penicillin before and didn’t know she was allergic.” In other words, Wei An would have suffered a severe anaphylactic shock no matter what. So she decided to let it go. “I don’t think it’s necessary to record it in her file. If she can recognize her mistakes and seriously reflect on them, she has a kind heart and is capable of doing a good job as a nurse.” An accident did happen, but there was also a lot of goodwill involved. Don't let well-meaning people feel that their kindness has been misplaced.

Song Yan's words moved the head nurse to tears... Doing their job well was their duty; if mistakes occurred, it was because they weren't taking their work seriously. She truly hadn't expected Song Yan to drop the matter and even offer to reduce the punishment. She thought the best outcome would be for Song Yan to agree to the hospital's punishment and not pursue the matter further, right?

When erythromycin was administered for the second time that evening, Wei An's temperature actually dropped briefly, which was a good sign. However, Han Yu couldn't find any more erythromycin.

I only have enough erythromycin for one dose tomorrow morning!

What should I do?

Although the head of pediatrics has consulted with the traditional Chinese medicine department and is giving Wei An supplementary Chinese medicine treatment, there is no erythromycin available. Can the infection be controlled? The hope is too small.