Chapter 14 Yu Songchuan was holding an enamelware...

Yu Songchuan ran over carrying an enamel mug and handed it to Yu Jiajia: "Sister, have some brown sugar water."

He was so thirsty, his sister must be thirsty too. He took the towel off his head and dried Yu Jiajia's hair.

Yu Jiajia took the enamel mug and asked first, "How is Sister Xu?"

The nurse who answered Yu Jiajia said, "She's still undergoing tests. Don't worry, there's no danger to her life."

Yu Jiajia was relieved; at least there was no danger to her life. She was so thirsty, her throat was parched, and she gulped down the cup of brown sugar water. After drinking half a cup, her whole body felt warm and cozy.

The round-faced young nurse said, "I'll pour you another cup." She took the enamel cup to the office to get water and came back quickly.

Yu Jiajia looked at the cup and saw that it was still brown sugar water! In this day and age, being served brown sugar water is truly the highest level of treatment! She thanked her, "Thank you, sister!" and gulped down half a cup, then handed the remaining half to Yu Songchuan for him to drink.

Yu Songchuan downed the drink in one gulp, and the round-faced nurse asked, "Want some more?"

The other nurses brought food for the two of them, including steamed egg cakes, fruit candies, and fried peanuts. "Are you hungry? Eat something first."

Yu Jiajia was still tired, so she sat down on the ground to catch her breath.

Right now, it's jumping around and peering through the window, curious about Zhou Mingyuan and his wife's situation.

The nurse quickly pulled Yu Jiajia up: "Sit on a bench."

Yu Jiajia: "Sister, I'll just sit on the ground. My clothes are wet and dirty, so don't get the stool dirty."

She was in a really mess right now, her bottom covered in wet soil, all turned into mud.

"Good girl, the bench is for sitting on. We'll wipe it later." The nurse forcefully pulled her up, then pressed her back onto the bench, and looked at her hand. "Your hand is cut. I'll go get some iodine."

Yu Jiajia looked down and saw that it was true; there was a cut on her palm, and blood was still seeping out. She thought for a moment and said, "Sister Xu's foot got stuck in the rock. I must have cut it when I dived down to pull Sister Xu's foot out. It's okay."

"That was dangerous? They were both submerged?" The nurse was shocked. They all thought the two people would be rescued after struggling in the river for a while, since both of them were conscious.

She took the iodine and cotton balls from another nurse and disinfected Yu Jiajia's wound.

The nurses who were free came over and asked the two about the rescue.

Yu Songchuan loves telling stories, especially when he is the hero in the story. "It all started with my fourth sister's new hair tie." He looked at Yu Jiajia's hair. "Hey, my fourth sister lost her hair tie again."

Yu Songchuan briefly recounted his encounter with Zhou Mingyuan and his wife while fishing at the reservoir. "After we finished fishing, we said goodbye to Brother Zhou and Sister Xu and left. But halfway there, Fourth Sister discovered that her hair tie was missing. We guessed it had been left in the reservoir, so we quickly went back to look for it. When we got to the reservoir, we saw two heads in the water. They sank very quickly."

"There was no one around, and we couldn't delay in rescuing them. Luckily, my fourth sister and I both know how to swim. We went into the water and found the two people who had sunk to the bottom. We wanted to pull them ashore together, but we couldn't. Sister Xu's foot was stuck on a rock. I pulled Brother Zhou ashore first, and then my fourth sister dived underwater and pulled Sister Xu's foot out as well. When we finally got them both ashore, their heartbeats and breathing had stopped, and their faces were blue. It looked very dangerous. I was going to use the water control method to carry them to the clinic, but my fourth sister said we couldn't delay. She pressed on their chests and blew air into their mouths. I didn't expect that we could actually save them."

That was incredibly dangerous! Diving underwater to rescue someone! That's risking their life, especially when their breathing and heartbeat had stopped! Could they possibly be saved under those circumstances?

A nurse exclaimed in shock, "You mean, their breathing and heartbeat have stopped? For how long?"

Yu Songchuan nodded: "Does it start from when they sank to the bottom? Once they're underwater, they definitely can't breathe. From the time we went into the water to rescue Brother Zhou, it took less than two minutes. Sister Xu took a little longer, about half a minute more. After they were rescued, they had no heartbeat. We just kept pressing on their chests and blowing air into their mouths. Brother Zhou woke up in three minutes, and Sister Xu in six and a half minutes. After they woke up, Sister Xu was in very poor condition, so I rushed her to the hospital."

Yu Jiajia emphasized: "I was the one who performed CPR on Brother Zhou and saved Sister Xu. Although Songchuan carried Sister Xu to the hospital, he was only 13 years old and still a child."

This needs to be made clear: when you're dead, life is important. When you're alive, reputation is important.

Now that you've saved her, don't let anyone know that Yu Songchuan performed CPR on Xu Jingqiu; it was always her!

Yu Songchuan nodded repeatedly: "That's right! Don't let my height fool you, I'm only thirteen years old!"

The older nurse quickly entered the ward and told the doctor that the two patients had stopped breathing and their hearts had stopped.

The nurses were so shocked that the patient's breathing and heartbeat had stopped, and it was almost impossible to revive him! But these two children brought him back to life; they had pulled him back from the jaws of death.

These siblings are still so young!

"Can pressing the heart and blowing air really bring someone back to life?"

How could you do this?

Yu Jiajia: "I saw it in the newspaper before. Maybe I saw it in a book, but I can't remember."

Yu Jiajia didn't know if CPR existed in this day and age, but since she had already done it, she had to have it.

Anyway, Yu Hongding reads the newspaper all year round, and all five children in the Yu family read it along with her. If you insist on finding out why the others didn't see it, it must be because the other members of the Yu family didn't read it carefully, or because she read it in another book.

The nurses pressed for details on how the first aid was performed, and Yu Songchuan taught everyone how to save a person, while Yu Jiajia added some details from the side.

The method is very simple, and everyone learned it quickly.

One of the nurses had tears in her eyes. "Around this time last year, two children were brought to the hospital after falling into the water. They were beyond saving. Those two children were swimming in the reservoir, and we used the CPR method when they were found. If... if they had known how to perform CPR, wouldn't they have survived?"

Two vibrant lives were lost, and both families suffered devastating losses.

Yu Songchuan suddenly realized this too, and broke out in a cold sweat, feeling extremely scared. "Damn, is this a drowning ghost looking for a substitute? They rescued the substitute, will the drowning ghost come after them?"

Of course, he wouldn't dare say it; who would dare to engage in feudal superstition?

No, he and his fourth sister must hurry back to their maternal grandmother's house so that their great-grandmother can touch them and ward off bad luck.

Yu Jiajia said, "I hope more people will know about this first aid method."

The doctor came out of the ward, walked over to Yu Jiajia and her brother, and asked, "Children, how did you manage to save him?"

Yu Jiajia countered, "Doctor, how is Sister Xu?"

The doctor countered, "Are you worried about her baby?"

Yu Jiajia nodded: "If a pregnant woman stops breathing and her heart stops beating, won't the baby in her womb be in great danger?"

The doctor sighed, "The baby has no heartbeat. It's the best outcome that the mother was saved."

Although Yu Jiajia had guessed this outcome, she still felt regretful.

Doctor: "Can you tell me how you saved them?"

Yu Jiajia then explained artificial respiration and CPR in detail again, "Actually, this method can be used not only for drowning victims, but for anyone whose breathing and heartbeat have stopped. And the earlier the first aid is given, the easier it is to save them." Before the doctor could ask her how she knew, she said, "I probably read it in the newspaper, or I might have read it in a book."

The doctor held Yu Jiajia and Yu Songchuan's hands: "Good children, can you spread this method? Let more people know about it."

Yu Jiajia nodded: "I also hope that more people can know this."

The nurse said from the side, "Director Cao, Jiajia just taught us how to do it, and we hope that more people can learn it. Could we ask the neighborhood committee to cooperate in promoting it? If we can publish it in the newspaper, more people will know about it."

With eyes full of warmth, Director Cao said to Yu Jiajia and her brother, "Because of your selfless dedication, the patient survived. Because of Jiajia's righteous act, more people will surely regain their lives through this emergency treatment method in the future."

Zhou Mingyuan and Xu Jingqiu, supporting each other, walked out with unsteady steps. Their eyes were red. When they reached Yu Jiajia and her brother, they knelt down directly in front of them.

Yu Songchuan helped them up first, saying, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Zhou Mingyuan choked up, "If it weren't for you, Jingqiu and I would be dead. You are our saviors."

However, Jingqiu's baby could not be saved, and both of them were heartbroken. What would happen to their family if the babies were born?

If the two of them only manage to save one person, what will happen to the other?

He didn't even dare to think about it.

Xu Jingqiu didn't dare to think about it, only regretting that she wasn't careful enough and fell into the reservoir, failing to take good care of the child.

Yu Jiajia comforted her, "Don't cry, getting better is the most important thing."

Yu Songchuan also comforted him, saying, "Being alive is better than anything else."

You can have another child, but life is only once.

After sending the person back to the ward, Yu Songchuan and Yu Jiajia also prepared to go home.

Director Cao found two new hospital gowns and had a nurse take the two children to her dormitory to shower and change. She also arranged for the health center's car to take Yu Jiajia and her brother home, and instructed them, "You two should rest well and avoid catching a cold. If possible, could you write down the method tomorrow? I'll ask the director to submit it to the newspaper for printing."

Yu Jiajia nodded obediently: "Okay."

The two of them took showers with hot water and then put on hospital gowns. Although the gowns weren't very nice, the fabric was very comfortable, and they could wear them as pajamas later!

When they went downstairs, the car was already there, and the two got in.

It was Yu Songchuan's first time riding in a car, and he was very excited. However, the driver was sitting in the front, and he tried his best not to appear naive, but he still couldn't help but reach out and touch the seat.

The driver knew the identities of the two young men he was picking up—they were the little heroes who had saved someone from drowning. He taught them how to open and close the car doors, how to roll down the windows, and asked them about the specifics of the rescue.

The whole health center knew about it, and he had heard about it too, but he wanted to hear it again.

Yu Songchuan started speaking excitedly, but as soon as the car started, he couldn't continue. He was carsick and leaned back in his seat, unable to even open his eyes.

While taking care of her younger brother who was prone to motion sickness, making sure he didn't vomit in the car, Yu Jiajia focused on explaining the key points, especially the method of rescuing people, clearly telling the driver.

The driver was touched that the young girl was so generous in teaching him. He listened very attentively, and if he weren't driving, he would have definitely found someone to practice with.

This method sounds simple, but it can really save lives in an emergency.

This little girl is such a kind and selfless child!

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