Chapter 21: Rescuing People from a Train, Performing Surgery on the Spot!
The carriage was eerily quiet, save for Su Yue's steady counting and the clanging of the train.
Time passed second by second, and Su Yue's arms began to ache and go numb, but her movements remained perfectly steady.
Just when everyone thought the man was beyond saving, the man on the ground let out a faint hoarse sound, and his chest rose and fell very slightly.
Su Yue stopped what she was doing and probed his carotid artery again.
I've got it! Although it's still faint, the pulse has returned!
She breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the floor.
"Quick! Move him to the sleeper berth!" Su Yue directed the several men beside her who were already dumbfounded.
The group hurriedly carried the patient to the empty berth.
"How is the situation?" Guard Zhao Xiaojun asked nervously, his tone already carrying a hint of awe.
Su Yue wiped away her sweat; her face was a little pale, but her eyes remained sharp.
"I've temporarily pulled him back from the brink of death. It was an acute, large-area myocardial infarction. I've only temporarily restored his heartbeat and breathing. But his coronary arteries are severely blocked, and he needs immediate surgery to clear the blockage. Otherwise, he won't survive three hours."
Three hours!
This moment felt like a death knell, making everyone present hold their breath.
"Surgery? How can you perform surgery on a train?" The train police chief rushed over, looking anxious.
"I'm Commander Wang Zhenxing's bodyguard!" Xiao Zhao hurriedly pulled out his badge. "The commander is going to the south on a secret mission this time, he absolutely cannot be allowed to get into trouble!"
Wang Zhenxing?
Su Yue's mind went blank for a moment.
She was all too familiar with that name! In 22nd-century historical records, General Wang Zhenxing was a pivotal figure in the country's strategic layout in the South China Sea, making indelible and enormous contributions to national defense!
If someone like that were to die on this train today…
Su Yue's heart sank.
She not only had to save him, she had to bring him to life!
"Contact the front immediately and bring the train to an emergency stop! Find the nearest hospital with the best medical facilities!" the train police chief decided decisively.
Soon, the news arrived.
"The next stop is Bao'an County! The train can make an emergency stop in Bao'an County! The county has already made arrangements; the doctor from the local clinic and an ambulance will be waiting at the platform!"
Bao'an County Health Center?
Su Yue's heart sank.
Let alone county clinics in the 1970s, even county hospitals in later years would have struggled with the equipment and technology to perform this level of cardiac interventional surgery.
The train screeched to a halt and came to an emergency stop at the makeshift platform in Bao'an County.
As soon as the car door opened, several doctors and nurses in white coats rushed in carrying a stretcher.
The leader was an elderly doctor in his fifties. He performed a simple examination on Wang Zhenxing, and his face instantly turned even more pale than the patient's.
"This...this is a heart attack! It's too serious!" The old doctor shook his head repeatedly. "Our clinic is too poorly equipped. Let alone heart surgery, we don't even have the most basic monitoring equipment! We can't do it, we absolutely can't! Sending him to the city would take four or five hours round trip..."
The old doctor's words were a death sentence for everyone.
Xiao Zhao's face instantly lost all color, and his body swayed.
It's over.
Just when everyone was in despair, a clear, cold voice rang out.
"I'll do it."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Su Yue who was speaking.
She stood there, slender and pale, but her eyes were terrifyingly resolute.
"You?" The old doctor looked her up and down, his face full of disbelief. "Young lady, this is no joke! This is a matter of life and death!"
Xiao Zhao frowned as well: "Comrade, we thank you for your help just now, but surgery is not a trivial matter, you..."
"Have you been experiencing a popping sound in your right knee lately, especially when going upstairs? And occasionally does it feel sore and weak?" Su Yue ignored his questions and instead stared at his knee, speaking calmly.
Xiao Zhao was stunned: "You...how did you know?"
"You have a mild meniscus tear, plus synovitis caused by long-term training. I'll give you a prescription: crush white mustard seeds, lycopodium clavatum, and aconite root, mix them with wine and vinegar, and apply as a hot compress for half a month. It should provide significant relief. But to cure it completely, you need to reduce high-intensity training, otherwise you'll suffer when you get old."
Su Yue finished speaking in one breath, not fast, but every medical term was accurate, leaving the old doctor next to her stunned.
She then turned to Wang Zhenxing on the hospital bed, her gaze sweeping over his face and lips, and even leaning down to smell his breath.
This is the most authentic "observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation".
"In addition to heart problems, the patient also suffers from chronic gastritis and excessive stomach acid. He experiences acid reflux and heartburn if he is not careful with his diet. This is likely caused by years of irregular eating habits."
"In addition, he had an old, penetrating wound in his left chest. Although it has healed, there are definitely old shrapnel fragments remaining, which affect his lung function. Therefore, his breathing sounds heavier than normal, and he is more prone to shortness of breath."
Su Yue's words were like thunderclaps, exploding in Xiao Zhao's ears.
Only Xiao Zhao and the military doctor know the truth about his knee problem.
The fact that the leader had stomach problems and old lung injuries was a secret known only to his personal bodyguards!
This ridiculously young girl got it all right after just a few glances!
This isn't an ordinary person; this is practically a miracle doctor!
Xiao Zhao's gaze towards Su Yue completely changed, from suspicion to shock, and finally to a frenzied grasping at a straw.
He almost knelt down before Su Yue with a "plop".
"Miracle doctor! Please! Please save our commander! If you can save him, my life, Zhao's life, is yours!"
Su Yue supported him: "I need an absolutely sterile operating room. No one is allowed to disturb me during the surgery."
"Yes, yes, yes!" The old doctor realized what was happening and nodded quickly. "The treatment room! Our clinic's treatment room has just been disinfected with ultraviolet light, it's absolutely clean!"
"Okay, transfer the patient there immediately."
At Su Yue's command, everyone immediately sprang into action.
She followed the stretcher into the small treatment room.
Just before closing the door, she turned back to Xiao Zhao and said, "Stand guard at the door. Even if the King of Heaven himself comes, don't let him in before I come out."
"Yes!" Xiao Zhao stood up straight, like two door gods guarding the entrance.
The door slammed shut.
It blocked out all the anxious gazes from the outside.
Su Yue locked the door and immediately took out a portable surgical gown and gloves from her spatial storage and put them on.
The next second, a thought occurred to me.
A state-of-the-art portable cardiovascular interventional surgical instrument, a multi-functional vital signs monitor, and various surgical instruments sealed in sterile bags appeared out of nowhere in this simple treatment room from the 1970s.
The futuristic, silvery-white metallic sheen contrasts sharply with the peeling paint on the walls and the old wooden cabinets, creating an eerie yet striking effect.
Su Yue put on the shadowless surgical headlamp, her gaze instantly becoming focused and calm.
On the monitor, the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation and other data are clearly displayed.
"Begin the surgery."
She picked up the scalpel, her movements precise and steady, without the slightest tremor.
Time, outside the door, is an anxious wait; inside, it is a race against death.
More than an hour later.
The door to the treatment room clicked open from the inside.
Su Yue came out.
She had changed back into her original clothes, but her face was even paler than before, her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and she looked as if she had just been pulled out of the water, exuding an exhaustion and weakness.
“Miracle doctor! The commander…” Xiao Zhao and Xiao Zhao immediately surrounded him, their voices trembling.
Su Yue leaned against the door frame to steady her slightly weak body. Her voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.
"The surgery was a success. The blood clot was removed, and the blood vessel was cleared."
"The person has been rescued."
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