Chapter 168 Chapter 168
Ye Qing did not stay in the ward for too long. After coming out of the sterile ward, she felt very sad and full of powerlessness.
This patient was truly given a death notice. She was not an immortal, and even with advanced technology a hundred years from now before the end of the world, she would still have no solution to this kind of high radiation exposure.
Ye Qing did not try to be too pretentious and told Colonel Zhang clearly:
"I'm sorry, my ability is limited. If the radiation he received wasn't so severe, I might still be able to give it a try, but the current symptoms are too severe. There's no need to try. Try to reduce his pain as much as possible so that he can pass away peacefully. To be honest, his condition is really too cruel to endure."
Colonel Zhang sighed heavily: "They are not only scientific researchers, but also members of the People's Liberation Army. Obeying orders and serving the country with their lives is the duty and mission of every soldier. From the moment they enter this line of work, they have signed a life and death agreement, and they have already made sufficient psychological preparations. One day they will have to survive this."
Ye Qing didn't know what to make of this comment. The military's duty and mission were certainly important, but they were also ordinary mortals of flesh and blood, especially these scientific researchers. Most of them were civilians, not the rough guys in the army. This kind of torture was a million times more brutal than the Ten Cruel Tortures of the Qing Dynasty. How could these mortals grit their teeth and persevere to the end?
"Are there other patients in his condition?"
Ye Qing could only force herself to pay attention to other aspects, otherwise she was afraid that she would not be able to hold it back, so she quickly brought up another issue that she was concerned about.
It's no wonder Ye Qing asked this question. Nuclear exposure like this is often caused by laboratory operating errors or equipment failures. Usually, when it happens, it won't just be one person who is affected. The entire laboratory may be affected, and large-scale occupational exposure is the norm.
When mentioning this, Colonel Zhang's face immediately showed relief:
"When the machine broke down, Xie Gong reacted quickly and without regard for his own safety. After evacuating all the researchers at the R&D base, he returned to the launch base and shut down the high-risk equipment in time. Otherwise, if the reaction device was allowed to leak, the consequences would be disastrous."
"So in this accident, he was the only one who had serious health problems. The other researchers were relatively minorly affected and did not experience any major physical symptoms."
As a result, just as he finished speaking, a medical staff member rushed over and whispered in Colonel Zhang's ear:
"Colonel, 404 called and said that several engineers have nosebleeds again, but they are unwilling to stop their work and go to the hospital for treatment, so the base hopes that we can send a group of medical personnel to support them as soon as possible."
Colonel Zhang's eyebrows jumped involuntarily, and he slammed his fist on the table. He seemed to have thought of something, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Qing:
"Comrade Ye, you said earlier that if the radiation exposure is not too severe, you can give it a try. Is that true?"
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She nodded:
"If it wasn't long-term, low-dose radiation exposure that caused mild lesions in the digestive and blood systems and didn't damage the body at the genetic level, I should be able to come up with an effective treatment plan."
Colonel Zhang was immediately delighted when he heard this. He didn't bother to be polite to Ye Qing and made a phone call to make the arrangements directly.
So, Ye Qing, who had just arrived at the Jicheng Military Hospital for less than an hour and had not even had a chance to drink a sip of water, was stuffed into a military vehicle by the colonel and rushed to the airport without stopping. Soon, Ye Qing was blindfolded and sent to a military plane. After flying for several hours, he landed in the uninhabited northwest desert.
After getting off the plane, he was taken into a car and drove for nearly an hour. The wind and sand blew Ye Qing's hair wildly and made Ye Qing's nose and mouth full of sand.
After finally arriving at the destination, Ye Qing, whose blindfold was taken off, couldn't help but be confused by the scene in front of him.
There is endless yellow sand before your eyes. In the wasteland, there are rows of houses built abruptly. These houses are extremely simple in appearance, like a deserted city abandoned in the desert. If it were not for the few patches of green in the yard and the clothes hanging to dry in the corridor, one would think this is a ghost town with no one living in it.
But when I arrived at the gate, I saw the solemn and serious words "404 Nuclear City" on the main gate, and there was a sentry standing upright with a gun every three steps, all of which indicated the special nature of this place.
Ye Qing did not dare to look around. He followed the person with a solemn expression. After a strict body search at the gate and repeated confirmation of his identity, he was led into an inconspicuous courtyard.
Once inside, I saw a busy scene. Papers covered with various calculation formulas were piled all over the tables and the floor. From time to time, I could hear arguments in the room. Several untidy scientific researchers with unshaven beards and wearing glasses as thick as the bottoms of bottle caps were arguing over some data. Their faces were red and their clothes were dirty and scabby, but no one cared.
Ye Qing looked again and again. She was a doctor, so her focus was naturally different from that of others. As soon as she saw the people in the room, she discovered the problem.
Eight out of ten of these people have pale or waxy skin and appear to be severely malnourished.
Although the country was in a difficult period during this period, with a shortage of materials and a depressed economy, the logistical conditions and welfare of these military research institutes were definitely better than those of most factories, especially in terms of food and clothing. No one could strangle these scientific research and military workers.
So normally, the diet of these military scientists would not be bad, and it is impossible for them to suffer from anemia due to malnutrition.
This can only mean that these people were affected by nuclear radiation, causing significant damage to their hematopoietic stem cells, resulting in a decrease in white blood cells and platelets, leading to the appearance of anemia symptoms.
No wonder Colonel Zhang was so excited when he heard her say that he could give it a try. He even couldn't wait to push Ye Qing over to him when Ye Qing was completely unprepared.
This was indeed the case. Ye Qing soon met the head of the logistics department of the base and was assigned to diagnose and investigate these engineers one by one. Soon, a newly registered book was filled with names. In addition to the casualties who suffered anemia, nosebleeds and digestive system problems due to nuclear exposure this time, a large number of scientific researchers who had chronic diseases due to occupational exposure in recent years were also checked. It can be said that almost all of them were wiped out and no one was spared, the only difference was the severity of the disease.
Ye Qing looked at the data register in his hand with a heavy heart. In fact, these scientists all had diseases in their bodies, and a large number of them had already developed illnesses, and even the symptoms were very obvious. However, because they were afraid of delaying the progress of scientific research, everyone was very kind to their own bodies, and even deliberately ignored the signals sent by the body. They still stubbornly stuck to their posts, for fear that the progress of national projects would be delayed because of themselves.
However, the conditions of many people have become very serious due to repeated delays, and treatment is urgent. Unfortunately, the conditions and facilities of this base are so simple and harsh that it is impossible to recuperate in this sandy northwest region, or even to recover without stopping work.
Ye Qing also directly expressed her views to the person in charge. She could take over the treatment, but if she wanted to cure these people's health, it would not work if they stayed in the Northwest Base. There must be a special nursing home. The patients must calm down and slow down their pace of life and be in a peaceful and comfortable environment to cure their illness. Otherwise, no matter how much medicine they took, it would be useless.
But the person in charge was helpless. These scientific research experts all had high military ranks and bad tempers. They were completely focused on the engineering projects and regarded research as more important than their lives. If he dared to persuade them to put down their work and concentrate on recuperation, they would probably fight him to the death on the spot.
Moreover, there are indeed urgent mission requirements from above, and the base is also under great pressure. It is impossible to let so many people leave their jobs for recuperation. If they really want to do so, this huge scientific research base will have to be shut down. Who can take on this responsibility?
"Doctor Ye, I'm not going to hide it from you. We have set up a special nursing home here at the base. The medical staff are even a very experienced expert group sent from above. But this also requires the cooperation of these ancestors. If we ask them to do the treatment, no one will respond even if we beg them. The nursing home will be built like a decoration. Don't you think we are worried?"
When this matter was mentioned, the person in charge was almost bald and couldn't sleep for nights because of worry.
Ye Qing understood. For these scientific researchers, time is money, and they must race against time to do research. As for their physical health, as long as the condition is not serious enough to cause them to collapse on the job, they probably won't have the time to rest before retirement. If they really need treatment, it must be an efficient, convenient and fast solution, otherwise they simply don't have that much time to spend on it.
But where can we find an efficient, convenient and fast treatment plan? If there is one, it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. This forces the experts dispatched here to do nothing and they can only ask for external assistance and find more powerful experts to discuss appropriate treatment methods.
Ye Qing's arrival stunned the old comrades in the medical team's expert group. They were old and indeed acted relatively conservatively. They also thought that the superiors might send a few radical young people to give it a try, but they never expected that the doctors sent this time would be so young.
This girl looks so childish, is she an adult? What are the higher-ups trying to do? Isn't it a joke to send a baby? These researchers are all priceless treasures. If any of them makes a mistake, the loss to the base and the country will be immeasurable! How can they be so frivolous?
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