Upon entering the main tent of the wounded soldiers' camp, Lu Qiqi quickly discovered the problem.
Those were soldiers who came for treatment; their hands and legs all had varying degrees of frostbite.
Frostbite can be a serious or minor issue. At best, it's like getting chilblains on her hands, which are itchy, painful, and somewhat uncomfortable.
If the frostbite is severe, amputation is the least of the problems; deaths from frostbite are likely not uncommon in the military.
After all, with a large number of people in the military, resources cannot be evenly distributed to everyone.
There will always be some people who can't withstand the cold and don't receive any resources.
Dr. Huang was so busy that several strands of his hair turned white. When he saw Lu Qiqi, he felt as if he had seen a savior.
Clutching his medicine box, he ran past the soldiers who came to see him for treatment, heading straight for her.
"Village chief, you've finally arrived."
Dr. Huang was out of breath from running. When he stopped in front of Lu Qiqi, he bent over and gasped for air.
The white mist exhaled from their mouths indicated just how low the temperature was inside the tent.
Lu Qiqi withdrew her gaze from looking around and turned it to Doctor Huang, then called out, "Nineteen."
Nineteen understood what she meant and quickly stepped forward to help Doctor Huang sit down on the stool next to him.
Dr. Huang's voice quickly attracted the attention of many doctors.
But they all had work to do and couldn't leave at all, so they could only stay where they were, waiting for Doctor Huang to tell the story to the village head of Kangle Township.
Lu Qiqi looked around but didn't find Doctor Luo. She asked in confusion, "Doctor Huang, you're all gathered here treating the soldiers. Where are Doctor Luo and Physician Ren and his son?"
Doctor Huang rushed over to Lu Qiqi, just about to tell her about it.
He said, "My lord, many soldiers in the Eastern Camp have suffered frostbite. Doctor Luo and Physician Ren have all rushed to the Eastern Camp to provide support."
It's Dongying again. It seems that Wu Guangping, that scourge, has left behind a lot of messes.
It's too good for him to die so quickly!
Lu Qiqi said, "Tell me slowly. There are always more solutions than problems. Let's figure out a way to solve this."
Doctor Huang said, "We received news from the Eastern Camp this morning that there is not enough charcoal for winter, and many soldiers suffered frostbite last night."
"In our main camp, quite a few soldiers have also suffered from frostbite."
Suddenly, Lu Qiqi realized that it wasn't that Dongying didn't have enough winter charcoal.
Instead, Dongying was a windy place, and in the past, when people went to the city tower to deliver sheepskin coats, they mostly sent them to Dongying.
When it's snowing heavily, that's when the frostbite is most severe.
With such severe weather, even tripling the amount of winter coal wouldn't prevent this from happening.
Lu Qiqi cut to the chase, "Now that Doctor Luo has gone to the Eastern Camp, most of the medicines in the wounded soldiers' camp are for injuries, and there aren't many medicines for frostbite, right?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Huang was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what he meant and replied, "Yes."
Lu Qiqi thought for a moment, "Now select all the usable medicinal herbs for future use. I will inform the Crown Prince about the medicinal herbs and prepare the herbs for treating frostbite as soon as possible."
After hearing Lu Qiqi's words, Dr. Huang finally felt relieved.
After all, in his opinion, the ability of Imperial Physician Ren to find medicine in the military camp was far inferior to hers.
Doctor Huang smiled and said, "With the township head's words, we can rest assured."
At this moment, Lu Qiqi couldn't laugh out loud. She pursed her lips and glanced around.
When she was in another world, she encountered natural disasters such as snowstorms, and there were many news reports of people being stranded on the road with nowhere to take refuge and dying in the icy and snowy conditions.
Moreover, they are now in a border town, where everything depends on manpower.
Unless the soldiers stayed by the fire every day to warm themselves, they could not avoid the possibility of frostbite.
But such a thing is nothing short of wishful thinking.
It's something that simply can't happen.
Just then, Lu Qiqi saw Doctor Zhao carrying a basin of hot water and walking up to a soldier.
The soldier's right arm was red and swollen, and there was even a slight purple tinge.
Lu Qiqi frowned slightly. If the soldier's arm didn't receive treatment soon, it was very likely that he would face necrosis.
The hot water in the basin was steaming with thick white mist.
Doctor Zhao threw a handkerchief into the basin.
Then, he carefully picked up the cloth from the hot water and wrung it out.
Just as he was about to place the handkerchief on the soldier's arm.
Suddenly, an urgent voice rang in my ears, "Wait!"
The handkerchief in Doctor Zhao's hand was steaming, and the white mist directly blocked his vision.
Lu Qiqi walked over quickly and asked, "Dr. Zhao, are you going to give him a hot compress?"
Doctor Zhao was still reeling from her shout and nodded after a moment. "This is how we always do it after frostbite. The village head stopped me. Do you think there's anything wrong with this method?"
This is inappropriate, extremely inappropriate!
Lu Qiqi said, "His arm is already severely frostbitten. If I'm not mistaken, if you stick a needle into his frostbitten area, he probably won't react much."
That's absolutely correct. Doctor Zhao came to this conclusion when he examined the soldiers for frostbite.
Then, Lu Qiqi added, "Applying hot water to frostbite is helpful, but you can't do it like that."
This action will not only worsen the burning sensation in the frostbitten area, but will also make the frostbite condition more severe.
Before Dr. Zhao and Dr. Huang could even ask what other solutions were available...
Lu Qiqi examined her arm and whispered, "Nineteen, fetch some cool water."
Upon hearing this, both doctors were completely baffled.
In this freezing weather, are we supposed to use cold water to treat frostbite?
But they soon understood.
Lu Qiqi directed Nineteen to add cold water to the hot water.
Upon hearing the explanation of the principle, she said, "They have just suffered frostbite, and applying hot water will only make it worse."
Conversely, using warm water now to soothe their frostbite and rewarm them will prevent further damage.
As Lu Qiqi spoke, Doctor Huang did as she instructed, applying warm water to the soldier's arm.
After several times, the red and swollen areas on my arm stopped turning purple, but the redness and swelling did not subside at all.
Lu Qiqi said, "In his case, once the rewarming period is over, you can use medicine and hot compresses at the same time, and he will recover faster."
It's not that you can't use hot water to apply compresses, but you shouldn't apply hot water immediately after frostbite, as this will only backfire and do more harm than good.
After explaining the principle to Doctor Huang, Lu Qiqi instructed him to pass it on to the other doctors. As for the East and West camps, she asked Nineteen to entrust the Shadow Guards to deliver the method to the doctors in the East and West camps.
After leaving the wounded soldiers' camp, Lu Qiqi had another important matter to attend to.
That means she needs to go to the medicine camp as soon as possible to prepare medicine to treat frostbite!
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