Chapter 52 First Aid

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"Quick, quick, pat her back!" came an urgent voice from the crowd.

She Ning's heart tightened. She abandoned the water bucket and reached out to push through the crowd, with Wang Weiwei close behind her.

On the picnic blanket that was surrounded by people, She Ni and Lin Qian stood anxiously to one side, their faces filled with panic, their eyes fixed on what was in front of them.

After squeezing through the crowd with difficulty and seeing that they were alright, She Ning felt a little relieved. She followed their gaze and her heart jumped back into her throat.

The child being held and patted on the back was pale, with glazed eyes and lips that were turning purple; he was clearly dying.

Seeing that the person was about to put the child on her back and bounce her around, She Ning quickly stepped forward in a horse stance, snatched the child away, placed the child in front of her, wrapped her arms around the woman's waist, made a loose fist with one hand, pressed the thumb side against the middle of the woman's abdomen two finger widths above her navel, and grabbed the fist with the other hand, and began to thrust inward and upward rapidly.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing!" She was too fast; from snatching the child to performing first aid, it took no more than ten seconds. By the time the other person reacted, the child was no longer in her hands.

"Give me back my child!"

Seeing She Ning snatch her daughter away, the man was already terrified by the sudden turn of events and his emotions were extremely tense. He roared and reached out to try to take the child back.

"Old Shen, don't move, let her do it." The woman beside him, her eyes red and her face equally panicked, stopped the man's hand. "This is the Heimlich maneuver."

As a newspaper editor, Lin Qingxu had previously come across information about the Heimlich maneuver, but she hadn't paid much attention to it at the time, only skimming through it and never actually practicing it. So, she didn't remember it the moment Xiaotong choked.

She recognized She Ning at a glance because of her professional and standardized movements.

She stopped her husband from interrupting She Ning's rhythm, held her breath, clenched her fists, and waited anxiously for the final result.

The child had been choking for quite a while. When She Ning took over, the child was already struggling to breathe. She performed first aid for a while, but the foreign object still hadn't come out. The child's mouth was turning increasingly bluish-purple, and her body was starting to go limp.

Seeing this, many people shook their heads in regret.

Lin Qingxu held onto her husband Shen Jiaguo's arm, struggling to stay upright so as not to fall to the ground. Her heart was beginning to grow cold and filled with despair.

The Heimlich maneuver is best suited for rescuing people from suffocation caused by airway obstruction. If even that doesn't work, she doesn't even dare to think about the consequences.

She Ning also noticed that the child's condition was not good. If the child fell into a coma, the situation would be even worse. She continued to perform first aid while thinking quickly.

Using the system's features in full view of everyone is too risky for her. If anyone becomes suspicious, her life could be in danger at any moment. She faces a dilemma: saving others or protecting herself.

"System, is there any way?" She Ning pleaded for help.

"Yes!" The system, which had been frequently out of contact recently, appeared quite quickly this time. Hearing its answer, She Ning was overjoyed. Before she could ask what the solution was, the system returned to its previous state of poor connectivity. It spoke haltingly, "But, but, the system cannot participate in the host's world."

? ? ?

She Ning was stunned for a second by its words. Did it mean there was no way to do it? Oh my god, this was a matter of life and death, and it had a "but".

To be honest, she still preferred the old, rigid, and cold system.

"System, system..." She Ning wanted a definite answer, but the system's speed just now seemed like an illusion, and no matter how she called out, there was no response.

The child's condition was not optimistic. She Ning gritted her teeth and opened the system interface in her mind.

The Linglong Fruit is full of spiritual energy and has the effect of cleansing the body. Although it cannot directly save the child, it can restore her vitality and prevent her from falling into a coma.

Just as She Ning was about to reveal herself and take out the Linglong Fruit to give to the child, the system's electrical buzzing sounded again.

"However, the host can spend 50 points to redeem a time-stopping item at the convenience store," it said.

Just when things seemed hopeless, She Ning didn't have time to complain about the system. She glanced at her personal attributes in the upper left corner of the system. She had bought Nightmare Perfume and Spirit Rice a few days ago, and she currently only had 137 points left.

Fearing the system might change its mind, she didn't hesitate to spend 50 points to redeem an item called #WhistlePause#. Following its instructions, She Ning recharged one point, then picked up the whistle and blew it. As the whistle sounded, everything around her stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed.

She Ning quickly fed the person some squeezed-out Linglong fruit juice, and then blew a whistle.

"Cough cough..." After the time-space freeze was lifted, She Ning continued to use the Heimlich maneuver. Under everyone's anxious gaze, the child finally spat out a piece of hard candy the size of his little finger.

She burst into tears, and her pale complexion gradually regained its rosy hue.

Hearing her cries, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to praise her.

"Little girl, you're really amazing!"

"ox!"

"She seems to be Hong Mei's eldest daughter. I've heard she's very good at studying and quite capable," said someone who recognized She Ning.

"Reading more books is useful; it can even save lives."

"That's right. Studying can not only save lives, but also make money. My daughter is good at studying and she also writes articles for newspapers. She earns quite a bit of money from her writing each year."

The onlookers whispered among themselves, and the topic gradually veered off course. That afternoon, many people went home and voluntarily helped their children who had previously dropped out of school to work at home to save money to pay for their tuition.

The way things unfolded after the rescue was somewhat unexpected for She Ning, but it was a good thing nonetheless.

Seeing that the child was alright, She Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been too tense just now, and after relaxing, she felt very weak. Her hands, which had been working hard, trembled slightly, her back was covered in sweat, her clothes were soaked, and her bangs were sticking wetly to her forehead, making her look quite disheveled.

"Xiaotong, Xiaotong, look at Mommy, look at Mommy." Lin Qingxu squatted down and took the child, holding her shoulders and anxiously calling out while staring into her eyes. Only when the child cried out for her mother did her heart, which had been hanging in mid-air, finally relax a little.

"It's alright, it's alright." Lin Qingxu comforted the child, her eyes moist, her face full of love and heartache. Having lost and then found her child again, she held the child very tightly, only then did she feel that the child was really alright.

"Thank you, little girl." After handing the child, who had stopped crying, to her father, Lin Qingxu turned to She Ning and bowed sincerely.

She Ning reacted quickly, and with Wang Weiwei, who was supporting her, she dodged Lin Qingxu's large bow. "Auntie, this is not allowed, this is not allowed."

Anyone who encountered this situation would do their best to help, so she felt deeply honored by such a gesture. Meeting Lin Qingxu's grateful and sincere gaze, and unaccustomed to such situations, She Ning quietly changed the subject.

"The child is fine now, but since she was choking for so long, you should still take her to the hospital for a check-up."

"Thank you for reminding me, I will." When talking about her daughter, Lin Qingxu's gaze softened, and she turned back to gently stroke the back of Shen Xiaotong's head as she spoke.

Lin Qingxu had lived for decades and worked in the workplace for many years, so she naturally noticed She Ning's discomfort. Following She Ning's lead, she chatted with her for a while and found out all the information she wanted to know. Then, the people who came with them arrived with the borrowed car.

"I will definitely come to thank you in person another day." Holding She Ning's hand, she said earnestly before leaving.

She Ning waved goodbye to Lin Qingxu, and only turned around after they had disappeared from sight.

"What are you doing?" Turning around, she was startled to see several pairs of bright, excited eyes. She clutched her heart and asked.

"Sister, you're so amazing!" She Ni said with admiration, cupping her fair face in her hands and looking up at her.

"Ah Ning, how come you can do everything? It's amazing that someone like this is my best friend." Wang Weiwei exclaimed, tugging at She Ning's sleeve.

Lin Qian and He Xiaoyan were clearly more interested in the Heimlich maneuver she had just used. They exchanged a glance, and then Lin Qian finally asked, "A Ning, what's the name of that first aid method you just used? Could you teach us?"

The child came attracted by the smell of fried chicken. She was holding candy and chocolate with a red center, probably intending to exchange food. However, when she got close to the picnic blanket, she twisted her left ankle and fell, and the candy in her mouth got stuck in her throat.

The child's parents were watching from a distance, originally intending to toughen her up, but who knew this would happen? When they saw that something was wrong, they immediately rushed over.

Throat-pressing, handstand, back-patting...

She Ni and Lin Qian had never experienced anything like this before and were completely unable to help.

They thought that if they learned how to do it, they could use it next time they encountered a similar situation, instead of just standing by and worrying.

“Of course,” She Ning replied happily. She wished that more people would know about the Heimlich maneuver and that it would be widely popularized so that people could receive timely and effective treatment when they suffocate due to airway obstruction.

The Heimlich maneuver was introduced to China in the mid-1980s in the previous life and was widely used and promoted thereafter. However, judging from Lin Qingxu's performance, it seems that it has been introduced to China now, but it has not yet been emphasized or vigorously promoted.

"I want to learn too!"

"I want one too!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Weiwei and She Ni eagerly raised their hands to sign up.

She Ning naturally agreed, but it was getting late. After checking the position of the sun, She Ning decided to take them home first.

After packing up the picnic blanket and food, She Ning went to the side and picked up the bucket that had been thrown on the ground. There were a lot of basil snails scattered on the sand, the octopus had escaped, the starfish and the blue crab that was tied with a rope were still in the bucket, and some other small crabs had all run away.

Not far away, inside a brown dried coconut shell and under a coconut leaf, they found two octopuses. She Ning led her group home in a grand procession.

At noon, as previously mentioned, She Ning prepared the blue crab in two ways: a clay pot blue crab porridge and steamed eggs in the crab shell. The octopus was stir-fried with ginger and scallions, the Buddha's hand snails were salt-baked, and finally, a stir-fried vegetable dish was prepared.

The crab was sweet and fresh, the octopus was chewy and bouncy, and the snails were delicious and flavorful. After the meal, everyone was stuffed.

She Ning agreed to teach them first aid techniques. After they had rested, She Ning began her teaching in the yard, teaching them not only the Heimlich maneuver but also artificial respiration and CPR.

That evening, after taking a shower, She Ning lay in bed. As usual, she inquired about Ya Ya's situation and learned that there was nothing unusual. Just as she was about to rest, something suddenly knocked on the glass window of her room from the outside.