There was a knock on the door, and Bai Shuang saw on the screen that Wang Xiu and her husband were outside.
The two looked anxious and uneasy, and Wang Xiu was holding a delicate little bag in her hand.
What's going on? Bai Shuang opened the door.
They both immediately knelt on the ground, pleading, "Please save my son! His leg has been broken!"
Needless to say, they encountered a robbery and a conflict while searching for supplies.
Wang Xiu handed the small bag to Bai Shuang, saying, "This is a family heirloom. If it's not enough, we'll go out and find something else to replace it."
Bai Shuang took the small bag, inside which was a pair of emerald bracelets. In terms of color, clarity, and craftsmanship, they could be called top-quality.
Before the apocalypse, each of these would have been worth tens of millions. As for their current value, the White Frost Space needs them, and they can cover the cost of the surgery.
"Take me to see my injuries first." Bai Shuang put the bracelet away.
Wang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.
On Wang Xiu's bed lay a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old, pale-faced and unconscious. His calves were swollen to the size of a bowl.
It was bent at a strange angle and was bleeding.
It's clearly a tibia and fibula fracture, a severe oblique fracture that requires immediate surgery. The pair of bracelets they gave me are quite nice; let's treat it as practice.
"Your son's fracture is severe and requires open reduction surgery. Go see Dr. An; I need his help."
Anming came over and shook his head.
Back at Bai Shuang's house, An Ming thought the boy's fracture was very serious. If it were before the natural disaster, there would be medicine and equipment in the hospital, but now the conditions are so harsh that there is no way to treat it.
Bai Shuang told him that the medicines and surgical equipment were all there, and that they had covered most of the medical expenses.
We're all in the same building, so making too many enemies isn't good. Besides, Bai Shuang also needs to practice.
To acquire excellent medical skills, one must continuously accumulate experience.
Bai Shuang's skill in traditional Chinese medicine is almost unmatched. As for Western medicine, she is only 18 years old and a sophomore in college.
I have the basic knowledge, but I lack experience. I've only performed a few surgeries, so I can't compare to Dr. An, who is a veteran in this field.
Ultimately, it was decided that Bai Shuang would perform the surgery, with Dr. An assisting and pointing out any inappropriate aspects.
Now that the decision has been made, let's each go and prepare.
Anming went to Wang Xiu's house to set up the operating room and disinfect it.
Bai Shuang brought out the surgical equipment, including a surgical lamp, dissecting tray, forceps, scalpel blades, alcohol lamp, and leg supports, and called Bai Jiu over to move these to Wang Xiu's house.
A few days ago, Bai Jiu and the others moved to Building C of Yichen Tianfu. After the people in apartment 1901 across the street left, they never came back, so Bai Shuang let them move in.
The main concern was that the two of them might catch a disease while they were away, and Bai Shuang had a premonition that this peaceful life wouldn't last long.
People outside are envious of Building C; they'll definitely try to snatch it up.
Bai Shuang memorized the surgical procedure, the steps and instruments needed, and how to handle any emergencies, over and over again.
Anming also carefully went through the surgical steps for Bai Shuang and reminded her of many precautions.
The surgery began, with Bai Jiu and Bai Chang guarding the operating room with the snow leopard.
This is the first time the snow leopard has appeared in front of the public. The four-month-old puppy is considered half-grown, and with the help of its space water and highly nutritious food, it has grown to almost the size of an adult dog.
It crouched at the doorway, its ears perked up, its eyes like those of a hawk, watching everyone warily. It was muscular and imposing!
This gave Bai Lu a feeling of "my son is growing up."
Anesthesia was initiated, followed by disinfection, and the wound was cleaned with a debridement solution containing Lingquan water.
Protecting vital blood vessels and nerves, the procedure involves sequential incision and bone setting...
Such a severe fracture should have been fixed with an internal steel plate, but after it heals, another surgery is needed to remove it.
With constant natural disasters, it's uncertain whether there will be another opportunity to perform surgery on him, so external plaster cast immobilization is the only option.
I had an IV drip put in, and because I was worried about postoperative infection, they added antibiotics to the IV.
Bai Shuang felt a pang of heartache; this was a Western medicine, a non-renewable resource. Every tube used was one less available, and no matter how much she stored, it would eventually run out.
The surgery lasted two hours, and Bai Shuang did a pretty good job. An Ming only gave her one hint during the procedure.
It was already 10 p.m. when I walked out of the operating room. "The surgery was a success."
Wang Xiu and his wife knelt down and kowtowed to the two. Wang Xiu was truly regretful. He had been blinded by greed before and had come to cause trouble for Bai Shuang. Now he could only feel gratitude.
Bai Shuang: "No need to kowtow, you've already paid for the surgery."
Bai Shuang didn't want to get too involved with them.
After giving them some instructions and leaving them with Baishi Bone-Preserving Capsules to help with bone recovery, they went their separate ways.
Upon arriving home, the first thing Bai Shuang did was take notes. Taking advantage of the rare opportunity, Bai Shuang recorded all her insights from the day's surgery. She then rewarded Xue Bao with two chicken legs before taking a shower and going to bed.
The next morning, I went to Wang Xiu's house again to change the dressing. The wound was in good condition and she had woken up. It seems that using the Lingquan water to clean the wound was very effective.
Wang Xiu felt only gratitude; Bai Shuang had performed the surgery herself, and she hoped Bai Shuang would recover soon.
In the afternoon, someone brought back a large bag of new cotton-padded clothes from downstairs.
They asked if the white frost could be exchanged.
Bai Shuang declined, saying, "You can keep them yourselves; this winter might be very cold."
That evening, Bai Shuang called An Ming over and asked him what he needed. Bai Shuang had accepted the jade bracelet herself and felt she had to compensate An Ming, as he also had a family to support.
Anming repeatedly declined, but Baishuang couldn't let him suffer. In addition to giving him some rice, flour, oil, and salt, she also gave him a can of liquefied gas and a barrel of diesel oil, which they used to generate electricity.
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