Chapter 92 An Encounter in the Hospital
North City, Workers' Hospital.
As the number of patients visiting the hospital increases, the hospital is also quietly expanding and upgrading its various departments.
Chen Yun wasn't very familiar with the other departments, but the Neonatal Department alone had added ten imported incubators this year, and with cooperation with foreign hospitals, the NICU had been officially established.
A light, misty morning glow streamed through the pale blue curtains, and twenty-five incubators stood quietly in the middle of the room.
The scent of disinfectant mixed with the aroma of milk wafted over, and Chen Yun was followed by five young doctors, all of whom were interns who had just graduated from school.
Everyone was very nervous.
Three of the students had just rotated from the cardiology department to the neonatal department. The doctor in charge of them had a bad temper and had been scolded countless times just for writing medical records.
Already harboring deep-seated fears, the fact that the head of the neonatal department was personally leading them only intensified their overwhelming terror.
Chen Yun fastened her white coat and stood in front of the insulated box in the middle of the first row.
"Today's work priorities!" Chen Yunxian turned to the five people, focusing everyone's attention on the incubators: "The premature infant in bed three has been transferred to the neonatal ward due to pulmonary hemorrhage, and his respiratory parameters have been adjusted. Bed sixteen is suspected of having necrotizing enterocolitis. After completing all the examinations today, we will communicate with the family about follow-up treatment..."
All twenty beds were occupied by little ones who needed treatment, and Chen Yun seemed to know each child's condition inside and out.
She doesn't need a medical record book, nor does she need the attending physician to describe the symptoms; she can immediately tell the children's condition just by standing there.
The youngest department head in this hospital is gentle and responsible.
This is the first impression that the five interns had of Director Chen.
"Xiao Zhang will arrange the specific tasks later. Although our department can be noisy at times..."
Before the words were even finished, a loud cry came from the incubator in the corner.
The doctor in charge calmly put down his pen, walked to the incubator, took the baby out and patted him gently, while another person skillfully poured water to prepare formula.
"Although it's noisy, the work is very worry-free," Chen Yun continued with a smile.
The neonatal ward has a simple working environment, but it is also the most tedious. The number of times twenty babies are fed and burped every day is too many to count.
However, the children are very simple. As long as they are full, they will go to sleep obediently. Most of the time, they are so cute that they soften the hearts of the doctors and nurses.
"Director Chen, Director Lin wants you to go to the first ward of the obstetrics and gynecology department to admit patients."
"good."
Chen Yun waved to the interns, habitually took off his stethoscope, hung it around his neck, and left.
I don't know where the term "doctor" came from, but recently hospitals have gradually started using it more and more.
As soon as she left, cries erupted from the incubator, and the interns immediately began to scramble to get to work.
Lin Ciying, a professor personally recruited by Hu Xiangming from other hospitals, together with Director Zhan Min of the Second Department, built the reputation of the obstetrics and gynecology department of the Workers' Hospital.
Both of them respected Chen Yun, the former director of the obstetrics and gynecology department, and the coordination between the three departments had always gone smoothly.
"Director Chen."
"Dr. Chen."
Most of the doctors and nurses in the obstetrics and gynecology department had worked with Chen Yun for five or six years, and they greeted her warmly as soon as they saw her.
Chen Yunyi responded to each question and entered the ward with the nurse's directions.
"Director Lin."
In the eight-person ward, Lin Ciying was bending down and touching the abdomen of the pregnant woman by the window.
"Director Chen is here!" Lin Ciying smiled, and after carefully examining the mother's fetal position, she straightened up: "The baby in bed 31 has a slightly abnormal foot position. Can you take a look and see what the problem is?"
Lin Ciying was slightly plump, with short, curly hair, and her smile exuded a warm and endearing charm.
When Chen Yun first met her, she didn't seem like a doctor with decades of experience; instead, she seemed more like a kind grandmother from a neighborhood alley.
The two approached bed number thirty-one, where the child's grandmother was dozing against the wall, her snores filling the air.
The new mother struggled to carry the swaddled baby to the bedside, waiting for Chen Yun to examine him.
"What's wrong with the child's foot?" Chen Yun asked.
The child's mother shook her head: "My child's five toes are all normal. I don't know why the doctor said they weren't normal."
“Your skin and eye color are abnormal,” Lin Ciying added.
"Color?" Chen Yun unwrapped the baby and lifted the child's tiny feet. "When did you discover that?"
"After feeding the baby this morning, the nurse changed the baby's diaper and noticed that the baby's feet were an unusual color."
"That's definitely not normal."
The baby's feet were an eerie purplish-red, like ripe purple grapes in autumn.
"What's wrong with my grandson? What's wrong with my grandson..." The snoring stopped abruptly, and the child's grandmother rushed to the bedside in a panic: "Doctor, what's wrong with my grandson!"
"Has the child undergone phototherapy?" Chen Yun asked.
"Yesterday, the baby's jaundice level was found to be a bit high, so we had phototherapy on him for a day," Lin Ciying said.
"yesterday……"
Chen Yun was off work yesterday and didn't see the child enter the neonatal ward in person; she could only get a general idea from a few lines in the treatment record.
"It must be that blue light therapy that caused my grandson's problem!" the child's grandmother shouted excitedly.
Chen Yun lifted the child's little foot again, her fingertips rubbing the sole: "It's not a problem with blue light, it's fertilizer burn."
"What the hell?"
"Mom! Stop making things worse, let the doctor finish speaking!" The child's mother suppressed her anger and coldly stopped her mother-in-law from causing any more trouble.
Who brought the baby back to the ward from the neonatal ward this morning?
“The child’s father,” the child’s mother quickly replied.
"Does the child's father work in the fertilizer factory workshop?"
"Doctor, how did you know?"
"Go pour some saline solution over." Chen Yun stopped answering the child's mother's questions and quickly put on rubber gloves to carefully unwrap the swaddling clothes completely.
Sure enough, there were many white crystals attached to the swaddling clothes.
The white crystals peeled off and were immersed in saline solution, and the liquid instantly turned yellow in front of the group.
"These are likely fertilizer granules containing ammonium nitrate. If they get on the skin and are exposed to high temperatures, they can cause methemoglobinemia."
"Immediately transfer her to the neonatal intensive care unit for emergency treatment!"
Chen Yun took off her gloves, then removed all of the baby's clothes, wrapped the baby in a new swaddle, and hurried towards the neonatal ward.
The child's grandmother chased after Chen Yun while crying, and the child's mother walked towards the neonatal ward with the help of a nurse.
The door to the intensive care unit closed, and an urgent rescue was underway inside.
In the corridor, Lin Ciying, suppressing her shock, continued to question the family: "Does the child's father really work at the fertilizer factory?"
"Yes, I've been working for many years," the child's mother replied.
"From the moment you picked up your baby from the neonatal ward this morning, tell me in detail how exactly fertilizer particles got on their skin!"
The child's mother was in pain from her wound and kept dozing off. The child was taken back to the ward by the grandmother and father.
The child's grandmother carefully recalled everything, afraid of missing anything that might delay her grandson's rescue. She even described clearly what clothes the child's father was wearing.
That's exactly how Lin Ciying found the key to the problem.
The child's father came to deliver the meal while wearing his factory uniform. When he went to pick up the child, he was holding the baby in swaddling clothes. When he came back, the child was being held by the grandmother.
Back in the ward, the child's grandmother was worried that her grandson would catch a cold, so she put a hot water bottle in the swaddling clothes.
“The fertilizer particles from the father’s clothes must have gotten all over the baby’s swaddling clothes. When the baby is scalded by hot water, it will naturally cause the temperature to rise.”
After deducing the cause and effect, Lin Ciying was even more shocked.
She was able to deduce the cause by working backwards from the result, but Chen Yun was able to see the crux of the problem simply by looking at the color of the baby's soles.
It's unimaginable what would have happened if Chen Yun hadn't had such extensive experience, and the burn had deepened.
The rescue operation lasted for more than an hour, and then the door to the intensive care unit was suddenly pulled open.
The child's father, who had already arrived at the hospital, greeted Chen Yun with trembling lips: "Doctor... how is the child?"
Chen Yun's expression was very serious: "Thanks to the timely rescue, the burns did not spread to the thigh, but it is still unknown how much toxin the skin absorbed."
"What's the meaning!"
"We need to wait for the test results to know the blood ammonia concentration, and we can't see what the impact will be on the child at the moment."
The child's mother was in tears, and swayed a few times before she could stand up.
"Why...why did this happen!"
"You need to think quickly about whether there has been a leak in your workshop. If the child is in this situation, what about the others in the factory?" Chen Yun then raised another serious question.
The child's father suddenly woke up, his body trembling even more violently.
There was indeed a leak at the factory yesterday. After the factory notified us to clean it up, they haven't mentioned it again.
"You can rest assured that the child is in the intensive care unit. The most urgent thing right now is to go back to the factory as soon as possible to inform the factory manager to take action in order to prevent a large-scale poisoning incident."
"Okay, I'll go right now."
His child has already suffered; he cannot allow other coworkers or their children to suffer the same fate.
The child's father, Zhou Zhenghua, immediately turned and ran.
"The child is not in any danger. You should all go back and rest!"
Chen Yun first explained the most serious situation to the parents. Seeing that the child's mother was extremely remorseful and heartbroken, she comforted her, saying, "The child is lucky that the problem was discovered in the hospital. The chances of a full recovery are very high. What you can do now is take care of yourself. The child will still need his mother's care after he is discharged from the hospital!"
"Thank you, doctor, thank you... thank you!"
The child's mother was in tears, thanking him repeatedly.
They should be most grateful to Chen Yun and the doctors and nurses at this moment.
As the child's mother, she hadn't noticed the problem. It was the nurse who was observant and immediately reported the situation. Thanks to the experienced head of the neonatal department, the child was diagnosed with poisoning. If any step had been missed, the child's life would have been lost.
After the child's mother and grandmother left, Chen Yun immediately reported the matter to the hospital administration.
In the event of a similar situation, a medical history should be taken to ensure that the patient has no connection with the fertilizer plant in order to rule out fertilizer granule poisoning.
Little did they know that thanks to Chen Yun's actions, countless lives were saved by all the doctors who treated her.
When the child's father, Zhou Zhenghua, returned to the factory and explained the situation, the factory immediately notified all employees via loudspeaker.
It was soon learned that more than a dozen people had gone to the hospital because their children were unwell or they themselves were feeling unwell.
After hearing the notification, more than a dozen female employees who were cooking noticed that their hands were turning red and purple.
Because it was a low-temperature burn, and they were in front of the honeycomb briquette stove, they didn't feel anything. If the factory didn't remind them, no one would have noticed.
Just before the attending physicians were about to leave work at noon, the hospital broadcasted a message informing each department to send two doctors to the emergency room to assist in the treatment.
Fortunately, the fertilizer plant notified them in time, and only about 30 out of thousands of employees showed signs of poisoning.
Chen Yun participated in the treatment of poisoning in children under the age of sixteen, and was the leading figure in the neonatal and even pediatric departments throughout the process.
***
This busy period lasted for more than half a month, and thanks to the treatment of the mass poisoning incident, there were no deaths or serious injuries.
All nine children who were jointly treated by the neonatal and pediatric departments have been successfully discharged from the hospital.
Afterwards, the hospital also sent a team to assist the fertilizer plant in thoroughly treating the hazardous substances in the factory workshop.
On the contrary, the little one in the neonatal intensive care unit was still unable to be completely deoxygenated, and his condition was the most serious among all the poisoning patients.
"Doctor, how is Health today?"
Before the child even had a formal name, the healthy parents gave him a nickname, hoping he would grow up healthy and strong.
"We'll put him on a non-invasive ventilator tomorrow, and you can go in to see the child in a couple of days," Chen Yun replied with a smile.
The fertilizer plant promised to cover all the child's medical expenses, and Corey started using the most advanced imported incubator. Fortunately, the situation improved significantly as soon as the machine was put into operation.
"That's good...that's good."
Chen Yun was very busy. After answering the questions from the healthy mother, she took two interns to the pediatric clinic.
Although she doesn't have to see patients in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Chen Yun still needs to see patients in the pediatrics department two days a week.
No sooner had Chen Yun left than the expectant mothers in the delivery room poured out, asking all sorts of questions about the healthy mothers' babies.
"Director Chen said that it's good for the child's brain to inhale oxygen for a few more days..."
"Dr. Chen is really amazing! She delivered my sister-in-law's baby, and she was able to get out of bed and walk on the same day."
"That's quite a coincidence. I also had Dr. Chen deliver my first child. I trusted her, which is why I went to the Workers' Hospital to have my second child."
"I heard it from the neighbor..."
Chen Yun deserves much credit for the obstetrics and gynecology department's current reputation, and most of the pregnant women who come here specifically for her.
The expectant mothers were chatting enthusiastically, unaware that a group of doctors in white coats had arrived at the end of the corridor.
The one leading the group was Hu Xiangming, who had just received an award from the Municipal Health Bureau.
The hospital handled the situation well, preventing a large-scale public safety incident.
The hospital not only received verbal praise, but also received substantial bonuses and prizes from higher authorities for all medical staff.
Chen Yun, who first discovered the problem, received double her bonus and prizes, but Hu Xiangming hadn't had a chance to tell her the good news yet.
Hu Xiangming knows firsthand what it feels like to find a treasure!
"As doctors, we should all learn from Xiao Chen. We must be careful and meticulous in the process of treating patients so that we don't miss any suspicious details."
The group of doctors behind him nodded repeatedly.
Among the doctors, who were more or less tinged with jealousy, there was one tall female doctor with a genuine smile on her face.
"Everyone, take a look around where you'll be working. We'll have the department heads come and pick you up after they finish their clinic hours!"
This group of people, including both men and women, were a new batch of doctors recently recruited by the Workers' Hospital.
All eight have two to ten years of work experience, so they can't really be considered new doctors.
The crowd dispersed, and the middle-aged female doctor with a ponytail gently nudged her friend: "What are you grinning about!"
The two came from the same county hospital. Back then, when her friend Zuo Lingling said she wanted to apply to Beicheng Workers' Hospital, she thought it was a pipe dream.
Who could have predicted that they would be so lucky to be admitted during the enrollment expansion program?
The smiling female doctor was none other than Zuo Lingling, Chen Yun's former colleague.
"I'm happy for my friend." Zuo Lingling stroked her long curly hair, her smile becoming even brighter: "I knew that with her abilities, she would definitely shine."
"What are you saying that makes no sense?" Qiu Binglan pouted.
"Didn't I say I wanted to apply to the Workers' Hospital because I have a good friend who works there!"
"It's actually true."
At the time, Qiu Binglan even mocked Zuo Lingling for being out of her mind, thinking she was going to take the entrance exam for Beicheng Hospital just for a friend.
I never expected... it was actually true!
"Did you apply to the neonatal ward because of her?"
Zuo Lingling smiled and nodded: "My good friend is Chen Yun."
It's unclear what Chen Yun thought, but in Zuo Lingling's heart, Chen Yun was both a mentor and a friend, a "benefactor" who changed the trajectory of her life.
"I'm going to take a good look!"
Not long after, Qiu Binglan finally saw what the legendary Director Chen looked like.
At first, between the two female directors, she did not hesitate to focus her gaze on the one on the right, Lin Cuiying, who looked experienced.
It wasn't until Hu Xiangming introduced himself that she realized Chen Yun was actually a young and beautiful "girl".
Qiu Binglan and Zuo Lingling are both nearly fifty years old, and Chen Yun is indeed a young girl in front of them.
"Dr. Zuo!"
Chen Yun was so surprised that she used the same term she used when she was still at the factory's staff hospital. After the initial surprise, a look of joy instantly appeared on her face.
"Director Chen," Zuo Lingling said with a smile and a wink, addressing him the same way as everyone else.
After the hospital director left, the department heads led the doctors back to their departments to make arrangements. Chen Yuncai smiled and shook Zuo Lingling's hand: "Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were applying to the Workers' Hospital!"
"There's no need for back channels." Zuo Lingling shook Chen Yun's hand, her smile confident: "So... I'll still work for you from now on!"
Chen Yun was pleasantly surprised.
Being able to participate in the recruitment of workers' hospitals means that Zuo Lingling has at least obtained a medical school diploma and must have outstanding performance.
"Tell me quickly, how have you been all these years!"
The two never contacted each other again after parting ways in the factory's residential area. Chen Yun didn't know where Zuo Lingling had found out that she worked at the Beicheng Workers' Hospital.
And what did she go through to gradually rise from a barefoot doctor to a hospital doctor?
"It's a long story." Zuo Lingling cleared her throat. "Why don't we go back to the department and talk about it? We're getting in their way here."
Chen Yun is a well-known figure in the obstetrics and gynecology department. When the two of them stood in the corridor chatting, not only did the nurses often watch, but even expectant mothers and their families would gather around them.
"Let's go back and talk about it."
Chen Yun felt that Zuo Lingling was more like the leading lady with the script than she was.
Zuo Lingling's ex-husband, Gao Cheng, was said to be from Beicheng, but it was closer to a county town in a neighboring province, in other words, it was a suburb of the suburbs.
Not long after returning home, Gao Cheng had a serious argument with Zuo Lingling because of two consecutive business failures. After getting drunk, he even hit his daughter.
Zuo Lingling immediately decided to divorce him and took her daughter with her.
After that, she rented a room in the neighboring county and worked odd jobs to support her child while preparing for the college entrance examination.
"I've always remembered your words that you wouldn't fail if you relied on yourself, and that's why I've been gritting my teeth and persevering."
With such perseverance, Zuo Lingling successfully passed the entrance exam for medical school, and after graduation, she was assigned to work as a doctor in the county hospital.
It was quite a coincidence that she treated a child who was delivered by Chen Yun, and that's when she found out that the two lived in the same city.
"Luckily, my household registration was also transferred to Beicheng at that time, otherwise I wouldn't have been eligible to participate in the recruitment of workers' hospitals!" Zuo Lingling laughed.
Chen Yun felt deeply saddened after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Lingling's next words brought news that was not exactly pleasant.
A few months ago, she saw Yang Juhua's daughter, Hu Yue'e.
"Hu Yue'e has been divorced for almost half a year. The child was awarded to the father, and she went to live with her parents' family in Beicheng!"
Chen Yun never expected that Hu Yue'e, whom she thought she would meet in the company dormitory, would appear in front of her under a different identity.
Who doesn't say... life is unpredictable!
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