The sound of the helicopter's propeller outside the tent had not stopped yet, and the deafening sound in the howling wind could not cover up Fan Shengnan's firm and clear words, which exploded in Dr. Liu's ears like thunder.
He heard it right, this female military doctor was really going to perform surgery here!
She... is so brave!
Fan Shengnan didn't give Dr. Liu time to hesitate and directly assigned him the job of assistant.
Fortunately, before she set off, she took into account that the rescue area had been out of contact for a long time and might need emergency medical treatment, so the helicopter carried a complete set of first aid medical equipment. When she found that Hao Shitou was in critical condition, she immediately asked someone to bring it over.
The tent curtain was lowered, and everyone, including Lu Zhan, was cleared out. Dr. Liu called a few nurses to help.
In the tense and solemn tent, only Fan Shengnan's calm and decisive voice could be heard, and the rescue work was proceeding in an orderly manner.
"Nurse, establish intravenous access for the patient first."
"Yes, doctor."
"Measure blood pressure and heart rate now, and prepare the defibrillator. The patient may suffer cardiac arrest at any time."
"Blood pressure 75/45, heart rate very weak, defibrillator ready."
The conditions were simple and time was tight. Fan Shengnan wore a mask, revealing only a pair of extremely focused eyes, and said in a deep voice:
"Prepare to stop the bleeding."
After she finished speaking, she dropped the silver scalpel in her hand without hesitation. Doctor Liu, who was standing beside her as an assistant, held his breath unconsciously.
The skin of the upper abdomen was cut open by a sharp scalpel. Due to low blood pressure, the blood in the abdominal cavity did not gush out as he had imagined, but slowly flowed out along the incision.
This was a good thing for this makeshift operation with limited means of stopping bleeding, and it also gave the inexperienced nurses at the town hospital more time to handle the situation.
But Fan Shengnan's hands moved quickly. The operating light on her forehead shone brightly, and her eyes carefully searched for the bleeding point in the abdominal cavity. Suddenly, her eyes lit up:
"Hemostats, thread!"
Fan Shengnan's words were concise and clear, yet carried an irresistible authority and professionalism.
Doctor Liu quickly handed her the tools she wanted, his eyes fixed on the movements of her hands. He saw her clamping the broken end of the blood vessel with a hemostat with one hand, and the slender fingers of the other hand moved flexibly, quickly completing a firm ligation.
"Scissors!"
Doctor Liu handed over the scissors and watched her cut the thread and repeat the action of finding the bleeding point.
Soon after she completed two ligation operations in succession, Shi Tou's intra-abdominal bleeding was completely controlled. The nurse took over and quickly cleaned the blood that had accumulated in the abdominal cavity with gauze.
After repeatedly checking to confirm that there were no other bleeding points, Fan Shengnan performed the final debridement and suturing work with the cooperation of Dr. Liu, and completed this temporary operation ahead of time before the stone anesthetic wore off.
Doctor Liu looked at the delicate and meticulous suture line on Shitou's abdomen and sighed in his heart - what a beautiful suture!
Compared to Dr. Liu's relief, Fan Shengnan was obviously not completely relieved.
At this moment, Hao Shitou's condition can only be said to have barely passed the first hurdle. Postoperative infection is the part of surgical surgery with the highest mortality rate.
It was obviously unrealistic to let him stay here to recover. She had chosen to perform surgery on the spot because of the emergency. Now she had gained more time. Of course, she had to send the patient back to the hospital as soon as possible to continue receiving more systematic and comprehensive treatment in a cleaner and sterile environment.
As a surgeon, Fan Shengnan of course had to accompany Hao Shitou into the hospital, and at least she had to hand over the patient to the inpatient doctor before she could return.
But Fan Shengnan traveled thousands of miles to the disaster area, and before she had time to say a serious word to Lu Zhan, she felt a little reluctant:
"Lu Zhan, I brought some emergency medicine this time. Give it to the sick people first so they don't have to worry. The follow-up rescue team will be here soon."
"You have done a great job in epidemic prevention. As long as you keep up the good work, there won't be any major problems. I will also organize a group of epidemic prevention personnel to come and disinfect the area later."
She volunteered to be on the first helicopter to search for the radio signal transmission point, one of the reasons being that she would be able to provide medical assistance to the affected people as soon as possible.
Before the helicopter landed, the pilot had already transmitted the news of the discovery of the refuge area back to the Henan Provincial Command through the radio system. It is believed that after receiving the news, Fan Yingguang, who was eagerly waiting at the command center, would immediately send the rescue team that was ready to go. Within a day, all the people in the refuge area would be rescued.
Although Lu Zhan's face was haggard at the moment, there was light in his eyes. He thanked her sincerely:
"Thank you, Dr. Fan."
Fan Shengnan descended from the sky with first aid equipment and medicines, saving Shi Tou, who was on the verge of death, from the hands of death. She also brought hope of life to everyone in the shelter. Lu Zhan was naturally very grateful.
When Fan Shengnan heard Lu Zhan's polite address to her, a trace of astonishment flashed across her eyes.
It seems that he doesn't remember her...
She blinked, temporarily putting the thought behind her, and forced a smile on her face as she warned:
"Doctor Liu sutured your wound well. You must also cooperate with the doctor's instructions and rest well. If the wound is torn multiple times and becomes inflamed, it will be troublesome."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Dr. Fan."
Lu Zhan nodded, and his mood, which had been depressed for many days, finally felt a little relieved. His expression also relaxed a lot, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Doctor Liu reluctantly followed Lu Zhan to bid farewell to Fan Shengnan. If there weren't so many sick people in the shelter who needed care, he would have loved to continue to stay with Fan Shengnan and observe her subsequent treatment plans and techniques. Such a courageous and skilled doctor was rare in their town, and being able to follow and learn from her was a great opportunity for him!
Especially when he heard Fan Shengnan praising him for the good job he had done in stitching Lu Zhan's wound, the forty-something man immediately smiled like a little baby who had received a big red flower. The crow's feet at the corners of his eyes blossomed, and he just laughed foolishly.
Just when I was happy, I heard an indignant voice behind me muttering:
"Tsk, he's just a military doctor, yet he keeps calling me Lu Zhan in front of the commander, as if he's very familiar with him. Can't he even call me Captain Lu? How rude!"
Doctor Liu frowned and turned around, and saw that the person who made the discordant sound was Chen Chunyan, who was glancing at Fan Shengnan with disdain.
Just now, when Shi Tou was about to undergo surgery, he came to call for help from the nurse. Not only did Chen Chunyan refuse to go, she also made sarcastic remarks, saying that he had been a doctor for so many years, but he was still fooling around with that unreliable girl. The patient was obviously dying, but she still had to torture him, just to show that she was capable?
Doctor Liu didn't know where Chen Chunyan got such a strong opinion from, but the situation was urgent at the time and he didn't have time to argue with her.
Now that he had some free time, he still heard her finding fault for no reason, which made him unhappy.
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