The speaker was a woman around fifty years old. Fear was evident in her eyes, her voice trembled, and her face was bloodless and as pale as paper.
"Will my mom be alright?" Ruan Lingyue was also terrified and at a loss.
Shi Wan opened the first-aid kit and had Lin Yuanyuan give Ruan's mother a nitroglycerin tablet under her tongue and oxygen. While squeezing the oxygen bag, Shi Wan reassured her, "Relax, take a deep breath..."
Several minutes passed, and Ruan's mother gradually calmed down and her symptoms gradually subsided. Only then did Shi Wan speak: "Auntie, do you usually feel chest pain?"
Although her symptoms have stabilized, Ruan's mother's voice was still a little weak: "I'm usually in good health, but now that I'm older, I often feel dizzy and have heart palpitations when I work the night shift this year. I thought I could just tough it out, so I didn't pay much attention to it. But this is the first time I've had chest pain."
"Auntie, as your doctor, I sincerely suggest that you stop doing heavy physical labor and avoid night shifts. Take some time to rest."
After saying that, Shi Wan and Ruan Lingyue exchanged glances and then spoke privately: "Auntie's ECG shows ST segment elevation, T wave inversion, and abnormal Q waves. This is a typical ECG for angina. Although Auntie's condition is currently stable, I cannot guarantee that she will not have another sudden onset of angina. If possible, I suggest that you take Auntie to the hospital for observation for a few days. Auntie will definitely not be able to work night shifts anymore."
Ruan Lingyue was taken aback, realizing the seriousness of the problem, and then said, "Doctor, please wait for me. I'll pack some things I need for hospitalization."
Shi Wan nodded in agreement.
Ten minutes later, Ruan Lingyue, carrying her belongings, arrived at the ambulance.
After replacing the oxygen device in the ambulance, Shi Wan put the oxygen tube on Ruan's mother and continued to administer low-flow oxygen. She then connected the multi-functional electrocardiogram monitor and asked gently, "Auntie, are you feeling unwell anywhere right now?"
Mother Ruan squinted slightly and shook her head, "My chest feels much lighter now."
Shi Wan nodded and continued, "Auntie, we're heading back to the hospital now. The ride might be a bit bumpy. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, please don't hold it in. Be sure to tell me right away, okay?"
Ruan's mother replied, "Little doctor, thank you so much."
Ruan's mother's comment about the "little doctor" made Lin Yuanyuan laugh. Lin Yuanyuan covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Auntie, our Dr. Shi just looks young. She is the attending physician who is responsible for half of our department. She has a very good reputation in the hospital."
Realizing she had misspoke, Ruan's mother quickly changed her tune: "I'm old and don't know how to speak properly, Dr. Shi, please don't take it to heart. I'll need your help later."
"Auntie, you're too kind. It's no trouble at all. It's just our duty. Please don't be so polite," Shi Wan said in a gentle and calm tone.
The ambulance slowly began to drive away.
They had driven less than ten meters when they suddenly stopped abruptly. Shi Wan pushed open the partition and asked the driver, "Uncle Zhang, why did you suddenly stop?"
Uncle Zhang turned to Shi Wan and explained, "Someone is blocking the road in front of the car."
Shi Wan frowned; the ambulance being stopped was not a good thing.
The next second, a knocking sound came from the car window.
Shi Wan could only roll down the car window to find out what was going on. As soon as the window was down, a woman started recording Shi Wan with her phone.
The other party seemed very assertive, shoving a camera at Shi Wan's face while saying, "My elderly relative is having an asthma attack and is in critical condition. I would like to borrow your defibrillator."
Defibrillators are hospital property and special emergency equipment; hospital regulations prohibit their lending.
If someone borrows the item without permission late at night, they will definitely be punished when they return to the hospital.
However, if he didn't lend the defibrillator, the elderly man with asthma might die because Shi Wan didn't lend it. Not only would Shi Wan feel guilty, but the family of the elderly man with asthma would also hold a grudge against him.
The family member started recording right away, clearly indicating they came prepared.
From the moment the ambulance was stopped, whether or not the defibrillator was lent, Shi Wan seemed to have already fallen into a desperate situation.
Defibrillators cannot be lent out, but if the defibrillator is stolen...
They will still be punished eventually.
However, the penalties may be slightly less severe than those for lending out the property.
Shi Wan pointed suggestively to the defibrillator in the car, and stepped aside, saying, "The defibrillator is right here, but I'm sorry, it's a medical device and non-medical personnel are prohibited from touching it. The hospital has relevant regulations that prohibit lending it out without authorization."
Shi Wan had already made it very clear that if the family members came to snatch it, Shi Wan could not lend it out, but if the family members came to snatch it, Shi Wan would definitely not be able to beat them, and the defibrillator would definitely be taken away. At that time, Shi Wan could only chase after them and check on the condition of the elderly person with asthma.
We prepared everything in time, waiting for the family members to come and grab the defibrillator.
Time ticked by, and the elderly man with asthma continued to record on her phone, berating Shi Wan: "As a doctor, how could you stand by and watch him die? Rules are rules, but people are flexible. Which is more important, the hospital's regulations or the old man's life?"
The female family member refused to get into the ambulance to grab the defibrillator, and Shi Wan couldn't explicitly tell her otherwise. Because of Shi Wan's earlier words, the female family member had already started to escalate the situation, accusing Shi Wan, as a doctor, of failing to save a dying person. Shi Wan could only think of another way.
“Both are important,” Shi Wan said.
"Of course, the old man's condition cannot be delayed, but the hospital has regulations. How about I make a call to ask my supervisor first? Please wait a moment."
Shi Wan called the department head, explained the situation, and turned on the speakerphone. The head's voice came through the receiver: "Xiao Shi, is this your first day on the job? Can you lend out a defibrillator without permission? Have you forgotten the hospital's regulations? If something goes wrong, who will take responsibility—you, me, or the hospital? I don't need to remind you what you're supposed to do on a house call, do I? Your primary task on a house call is to handle the patient's condition properly. Everything else is not your responsibility."
After the director finished speaking, he hung up the phone without giving Shi Wan a chance to speak, and the phone went dead.
Everyone present heard it clearly: it was indeed a hospital rule that prohibited lending, not that the doctor on the bus deliberately refused to lend it.
Shi Wan held up her phone and looked at the female family member outside the car. She was still recording a video of Shi Wan, but she kept complaining: "My elderly relative had an asthma attack. As a doctor, you just watched him die. If this delays things, you will be fully responsible!"
All the responsibility was instantly shifted onto Shi Wan by the female family member. Shi Wan was speechless, and the female family member was recording the incident. Shi Wan couldn't directly tell the female family member: "I can't lend it, but you can come up and grab it. You can just come up and grab the defibrillator!"
Shi Wan subtly hinted again: "The defibrillator is in the car. You just heard our director say that the defibrillator cannot be lent out. Besides, I am on a house call now and have a mission. The patient in my car called 120 because of angina. On the way back to the hospital, I can't guarantee that her condition will not change. She also needs the defibrillator."
The female family member held up her phone to record the incident with one hand, and pointed at Shi Wan with the other, yelling, "Excuses! All excuses! What kind of doctor are you?! This is just your excuse for not wanting to lend the defibrillator!"
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