Chapter 70 Many people suffer from heat stroke
The man who rushed into the medical station was carrying a teenage boy on his back.
The boy's eyes were closed and his face was pale. His arms hung at his sides. He twitched from time to time, and with each twitch he vomited a large amount of blood.
The soldier quickly ran up to help, and at the same time shouted to Zhou Qiuyang, "Go in and queue up on the left side to register! Only two family members can accompany a patient, and not too many people can come in!"
After the soldier finished speaking, he took the father and son and ran towards the emergency room.
Zhou Qiuyang walked two steps inside according to where the soldier said, and was stunned by the scene inside.
The hotel lobby was packed with people, the corridors were filled with patients and their families, and even the floor was filled with people. There was a long queue at the registration area, with no end in sight.
Nurses were busy shuttling among the crowd, providing help and care to the patients. If they saw a family member with an emergency patient, they would immediately rush forward to rescue him.
Zhou Qiuyang looked for a while, then went out and told Xia Xiaoman about the situation in the medical station. "It has air conditioning inside. You can park your car in the hotel's underground parking lot. There are soldiers guarding it, so your car won't be stolen."
Xia Xiaoman nodded, "Okay, then you carry Su Ran in first, I'll come find you after I park the car."
There were a lot of vehicles parked in the underground garage, and her pickup truck was not conspicuous among them.
After parking the car and walking into the hotel lobby, Xia Xiaoman found Su Ran and Zhou Qiuyang at a glance.
Seeing her coming, Zhou Qiuyang pushed Su Ran in front of her and said, "Take Su Ran and find a place to sit. There are so many people in front of you. You may have to wait for an hour or two."
Xia Xiaoman nodded and helped Su Ran find an open space to sit down.
Looking at the crowded hall, Xia Xiaoman muttered, "Why are there so many people coming to see a doctor? Is this the only medical station in the whole city?"
"Most of them are probably suffering from heat stroke." Su Ran said weakly, "Some time ago, I often heard my co-workers say that the work of digging sludge is getting harder and harder, and many people have been hospitalized due to heat stroke."
"At the time I thought he was exaggerating, but I didn't expect so many people would suffer from heat stroke."
Xia Xiaoman stays at home every day and doesn't know much about what's happening in the outside world. She doesn't know how much trouble the hot weather has caused to ordinary people.
But Su Ran knew very well that half a month ago, the working hours of outdoor workers were adjusted and their wages also increased a little. These changes were caused by the hot weather.
However, he and Zhou Qiuyang spent most of their time indoors installing electrical wires, and even though they knew the weather would be bad, they did not expect it to be so bad that so many people would get sick from heatstroke.
During the two hours of waiting for registration, the door of the medical station was never closed, and someone came in every one or two minutes.
Some with mild symptoms of heat stroke were able to walk to the medical station on their own. Those with severe heat stroke, who were already experiencing convulsions and vomiting blood, were carried into the medical station by their family members and sent to the emergency room with the help of their fellow soldiers.
Doctors and nurses raced against time to rescue the patient, quickly diagnose the condition, and provide emergency treatment such as cooling and rehydration. Nurses worked closely together to monitor vital signs and provide supportive treatment such as oxygen inhalation.
Although there was air conditioning in the medical station, the doctors and nurses were sweating profusely and their clothes were soaked with water.
The cries of family members and the groans of patients continued to ring out. The atmosphere in the medical station was tense and depressing. Xia Xiaoman couldn't remember how many people were pushed into the emergency room and how many were pushed out of the emergency room with white cloth covering their faces since she arrived at the medical station.
Suddenly, a shadow blocked her way. Xia Xiaoman looked up and saw the mother who blocked her way. In her arms was her daughter, her eyes were closed and she was no longer breathing.
"Thank you for bringing my daughter to the hospital, little girl. Thank you very much."
The woman choked up as she thanked him. After a while, she calmed down a little. She took off the gold bracelet on her wrist and placed it in front of Xia Xiaoman. "This is a thank-you gift for you. Take it!"
Xia Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, "No need, I just came to the medical station on my way."
The woman shook her head without saying anything, nor did she take back the bracelet. She gently carried her daughter and slowly left the medical station.
Su Ran stared at the woman's back for a long time, and suddenly said, "Sister Xiaoman, she seems to be in a bad state. She seems to be a little depressed. Do you think she will..."
Xia Xiaoman pursed her lips and said, "Everyone is responsible for their own life. If she wants to commit suicide, that is her choice. We have no right to interfere with other people's choices."
"But...that's a human life!" Su Ran couldn't bear it.
Xia Xiaoman said calmly: "So what? Some people are stronger and can accept living in pain. Some people are cowardly and choose to leave with relief. These are their own choices, and we have no right to interfere."
Su Ran opened his mouth, but couldn't think of anything to refute, so he closed it silently again.
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After waiting for another half an hour, Zhou Qiuyang's name had not yet arrived in the registration queue.
Su Ran said, "Sister, I feel much better now, why don't we go back!"
His current condition is not too serious compared to those who are vomiting blood, so there is no need to waste medical resources.
Xia Xiaoman touched his forehead and found that he didn't have a fever anymore. It might be because he had been using the air conditioner for two or three hours and his body temperature had dropped.
"Are you sure you can handle it? If you get a fever again when you go back, I won't be able to rent you a car again."
Su Ran nodded heavily, "Sister, I'm really fine, let's go back! There are so many patients in the hospital, even if it's my turn, there may not be medicine for me. I can take two fever-reducing pills when I get home."
Seeing that he insisted, Xia Xiaoman nodded in agreement, found Zhou Qiuyang, and the three of them went back together.
After returning to the community, Zhou Qiuyang helped Su Ran go home. Xia Xiaoman used the excuse of returning the car and drove the pickup truck to a deserted place and put it away.
The next day, Su Ran took sick leave and did not go to work.
After a night's rest, Su Ran's fever had gone down, but she was still weak. If she went out to work at this time, she would definitely get heatstroke again, so she simply asked for leave to rest.
Considering that Su Ran was not feeling well, Xia Xiaoman cooked a pot of salted duck porridge at noon and added a lot of shredded ginger. I believe that Su Ran will be sweating all over after eating it. If she sweats out, her illness will be almost cured.
There was a lot of porridge, so Xia Xiaoman simply called the twins from 1502 over, and the four of them had lunch together.
Wen Xu was sweating all over while eating, and he kept fanning himself because of the heat. Seeing this, Lingling ran to the balcony and waved at him, "Brother, come here, it's windy here."
When Xia Xiaoman heard the sound, she subconsciously looked towards the balcony. When she saw it, she was stunned for a moment.
In the distance, a black line gradually expanded and approached the horizon, similar to the scene before a storm, yet a little different...
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