Chapter 90 Heat Stroke
Annan also looked at Zhao Ping'an in surprise.
This guy is amazing!
How was it launched?
She thought of his paper that she had read before the natural disaster.
There is a bit of seriousness in the absurdity, and a bit of superstition in the science.
She is simply a fortune teller in the scientific world and a theorist in the metaphysical world.
She couldn't help but ask, "Have you deduced that besides floods and extreme heat, there will be other natural disasters?"
Zhao Pingan shook his head: "I don't know. I'm not a fortune teller. How can I tell the future with just my fingers?"
Chu Peipei: "I think you are quite good at calculating! But don't let me get you wrong... I can't even think about a temperature of 60 degrees."
A few people were talking and soon went upstairs.
After a tossing and turning all night, the three said goodbye to each other and went back to their homes to catch up on some sleep.
After the extreme heat, everyone automatically adjusted their schedules to go out at night and sleep at home during the day.
After all, the daytime is not only hot, but also has a scorching sun, while the night can be seven or eight degrees cooler than the daytime.
Annan returned home, changed into her nightgown, took a quick shower, and then fell on the bed to rest.
I was sleeping soundly when I suddenly heard bursts of crying coming from outside.
"Ooooooooo, help! I can't breathe from the heat!"
"It's 53 degrees! This weather is crazy..."
"Someone come and help me, my wife and children are fainting from the heat!"
The weather is hot, so people keep the doors and windows wide open. Although it doesn't make the room much cooler, it's better than suffocating with the windows closed.
Therefore, even though the windows were closed, Annan's family could still hear some sounds from outside.
She turned over and went back to sleep.
She had heard this kind of crying too many times, and at first she was infected by the depressed emotions, but now she has automatically blocked it out.
During the extreme heat, the voices of despair will only increase, and the death rate will be much higher than the previous natural disaster.
People have only experienced temperatures of over 50 degrees in steam rooms before.
Not to mention 50 degrees, even in a steam room at 60 or 70 degrees, people can make a pot of hot tea and stay there comfortably.
But the premise is that you only stay in there for a while.
Who can bear this, day and night?
They still have the energy to howl a few times now, but after a while, due to excessive dehydration, even opening their mouths will be a strenuous task.
Annan was a little tired after last night's hard work, and soon fell into a deep sleep again.
Before going to bed, he pushed the dog and said, "If anyone tries to break into the door, remember to call me."
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At noon, there was a knock on the corridor door on the 14th floor.
"Doctor! Is Doctor Chu here? Come out and save my dad!"
"Doctor! My old man is in a coma! Please save him!"
The temperature outside was high, but Chu Peipei had limited fuel, so she didn't dare turn on the air conditioner too much. She just kept it at around 30 degrees Celsius to avoid getting heatstroke.
She was already sweating profusely in her sleep and wasn't feeling very restful.
I woke up immediately when I heard the knock on the door.
She came out of 1401 and lay on the peephole of the corridor door to look out.
There was a middle-aged man outside, supporting an old lady.
The old lady knocked on the door and cried.
"I heard someone say there's a doctor living here. Please ask the doctor to save us!"
Chu Peipei asked curiously: Who told them that I am a doctor and live on the 14th floor?
As a doctor, she subconsciously wanted to open the door and save people.
But the next moment, he immediately withdrew his hand that wanted to open the door and asked through the door:
“What is the patient’s current condition?”
The people outside were delighted to hear the response from inside.
The man immediately replied: "My dad suddenly fell into a coma! We dare not move him, he is still at home."
"What were the symptoms before the coma?"
"He had a heat stroke and had been vomiting. I didn't expect him to suddenly lose consciousness and convulse all over!"
"Have you taken your temperature?"
"I took my temperature an hour ago and it was 41 degrees. I took a fever-reducing pill but it didn't help."
41 degrees? Chu Peipei frowned.
This is no longer ordinary heatstroke, but severe heatstroke, also known as heat stroke.
Heat stroke is very dangerous, as it is like the organs inside the body are being cooked by high temperatures.
Before the natural disaster, when medical facilities were well developed, the mortality rate of this disease was as high as 80%, not to mention now.
The patient is already in coma and convulsions. In this case, the patient must be cooled down immediately, transferred to a ventilated and cool place, and then sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Once in the hospital, you will receive intravenous drip or even hemodialysis depending on the situation.
But now obviously there is no such condition.
After thinking for a while, she said:
"He should be suffering from heat stroke and must be cooled down immediately.
You should take off all his clothes, wipe his whole body with water, and apply ice to the thighs and other aortas if you have ice. In short, quickly lower his body temperature to below 38 degrees. "
This is the only treatment available.
If the temperature drops, there is hope for survival. If the temperature cannot be lowered and there are no conditions for treatment, then it will be very dangerous.
The man was embarrassed: "You can take off your clothes, but we don't have that much water! We don't even have ice cubes."
Chu Peipei: "Use whatever you have first, and use a fan to cool him down. In short, try to cool him down as quickly as possible."
The old lady cried, "Doctor! We are running out of water and we need to save it for our children. Can you lend us some?"
As they were talking, another group of people arrived, also crying and shouting, also suffering from heat stroke.
Chu Peipei repeated the rescue measures again.
But the second group also said that there was not enough water and wanted to borrow some from her.
Not only did he borrow water, he also asked her to go to the scene to help.
"My home is next door. Please come with us, doctor. The patient is convulsing all over and we dare not touch him!"
Chu Peipei neither opened the door nor asked for water.
The water she had stored was only enough to last for a while. She had to save the life-saving stuff for herself, so how could she share it with others?
Even if we give it to them today, what about tomorrow? And the day after tomorrow?
The temperature is so high, and more and more people will suffer from heat stroke. Does she have to bring water to save each and every one of them?
Can't be saved.
Unless it was Annan who needed the water, she would not give it out.
Chu Peipei said through the door: "I have told you all the methods. I can't help you with anything else. Go back and save them."
Seeing that they couldn't get water, the man and the old lady hurried home.
The second partner was still adamant:
"You are a doctor, please help us and lend us some water!"
Chu Peipei said nothing.
As a doctor, all she could do was to tell the patient how to save him. As for how far the patient could go, that was not her business.
Not to mention that it is a natural disaster now, she herself is barely alive.
Even before the natural disaster, she couldn't pay out of her own pocket to save those who had limited financial resources and wanted to give up treatment.
She is a doctor, but her abilities are limited and she cannot be a savior.