Chapter 24 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Part 2)
Time is of the essence in saving a drowning person!
Time is a force that defies fate and snatches lives from the clutches of death!
Li San Niang had already wasted nearly three minutes trying to treat the woman. She needed to start chest compressions immediately to give the woman's heart and brain, which had stopped receiving oxygen, a minimum amount of oxygen and increase her chances of survival.
Li San Niang placed the bottom of one hand directly on the lower third of the woman's sternum, and placed the bottom of the other hand on top of the first hand, with the fingers interlaced and pointing upwards. Having found the correct position and prepared, Li San Niang straightened her arms and pressed down vertically using her own weight.
When pressing, Li San Niang was truly focused solely on the woman, her mind solely on saving her!
You must save her!
Li San Niang pressed down on the woman's chest quickly and forcefully, with such force that the female guards standing nearby were astonished. The depth of Li San Niang's pressing was at least five centimeters, or the width of five fingers, and it was clear that the woman's chest was pressed down and then returned to its original position.
To onlookers, it looked as if Li San Niang had used both hands, one on top of the other, to forcefully press down on the lifeless Nv Niang within seconds, as if some demon from the underworld were desecrating her body. Several noble ladies couldn't bear to watch and turned their heads away.
The woman with the golden hairpin was horrified by Li San Niang's actions, but she forced herself to keep her eyes open and watch the scene closely, not wanting to miss a single second!
If Li San Niang can save her cousin in the end, that would be the best outcome, and she wouldn't have to die herself. However, she would definitely have to endure scolding, beatings, and being disliked. It would be a good thing if she didn't have to pay with her life.
If Li San Niang fails to save her cousin in the end, she will try her best to give an explanation before she dies, in order to exchange for the possibility that Lady Liang will spare her family!
Because Li San Niang's rescue process was too violent, a female guard standing nearby asked Jin Zan Nu Niang whether she should stop Li San Niang's desecration of the corpse.
The woman with the golden hairpin stared intently at Li San Niang and her cousin with bloodshot eyes and said fiercely, "Let her save them!"
About a minute had passed, and Li Sanniang, who was busy saving people, didn't have time to see how the people around her were reacting to her actions!
Li San Niang silently counted that she had done 110 presses, but it wasn't enough, not enough, far from enough!
I didn't have time to think about anything else; my arms were already aching, but I couldn't stop!
We can't stop!
We can't stop!
Li San Niang continued to count silently in her mind, and continued to press quickly and forcefully with her arms straight. Another difficult minute passed, and Li San Niang felt intense soreness in her arms from the inside out, but she dared not stop!
"Til her head back, and if there's anything in her nose or mouth, take it out, quick!"
Li San Niang mechanically repeated the pressing motion while shouting loudly.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"
Only when Li San Niang repeated it loudly again did the female guard realize that it was being addressed to her!
The noble ladies who had initially turned away, not daring to look, turned around curiously upon hearing Li Sanniang's loud voice. They saw the female guards following Li Sanniang's orders, pressing down on the woman's forehead, raising her chin, and tilting her head back. After checking that there was no dirt in her nose and mouth, they dared not move and waited for Li Sanniang's instructions.
Seeing that the woman's airway had been opened, Li San Niang continued to press down with all her might, but the depth of the pressure was visibly not as deep as it had been at the beginning.
“Watch my movements. I’ll count to ten, then I’ll let go, and you can take over and continue pressing. You’ll see where I press, the posture, and the depth. One, two, three, four, five… ten.”
There was no time for the female guards to think. Ten seconds passed quickly, and the martial artist's speed allowed the female guards to step forward and take over Li San Niang's pressing.
Li Sanniang didn't have time to consider whether the woman had any infectious diseases. Enduring the aching from the repetitive, mechanical movements in her arms and the pain from her knees being cut by the repeated impacts on the sharp stones, Li Sanniang knelt beside the woman's head and calmly said to the female guard, "I need to give the woman air. You need to press thirty times and then stop. I'll give her two breaths, and then you immediately continue pressing. You and I will repeat this process! Start counting now!"
I had already envied Li Dalang's ability to open his eyes and see who was riding by in the dusty environment. Now, Li Sanniang was genuinely envious of the female guard who still had strength left after pressing the pressure point hundreds of times. Is this world some kind of high-martial-arts world?
How come all martial artists are so powerful?
Quickly clearing her mind of all these random thoughts, Li Sanniang saw that the female guard had stopped. She hurriedly pinched the guard's nostrils closed with her right thumb and forefinger, completely covering the guard's mouth with her own, and then blew air into it. Seeing out of the corner of her eye that the guard's chest visibly expanded, she stopped blowing. Li Sanniang then released her fingers from the guard's nostrils. Seeing that the guard's chest had recoiled on its own due to its elasticity, Li Sanniang repeated the blowing.
Apart from the four little ones and Little Dewdrop who were facing away, everyone present who saw Li San Niang's actions was extremely surprised. The woman with the golden hairpin, the plump woman, and many noble ladies all made sounds of surprise such as "Ah, um, hiss," and some even covered their mouths with their hands so they couldn't even make a sound.
Even the female guards who had handled many emergencies were taken aback.
The female guards reacted quickly. As soon as Li San Niang stopped blowing air for the second time, she saw the woman's chest rebound and began to continue pressing.
Li San Niang and the female guard repeated this five times. While the female guard continued to press, Li San Niang reached out and felt the female guard's neck. There was indeed a pulse!
Looking at the woman's face again, it was no longer as pale and bloodless as it had been when she was first dragged ashore; her lips had regained color!
Li San Niang quickly checked her daughter's breathing; it was hot!
It can breathe on its own now!
"Stop! He's been saved!"
At first, the female guard didn't react when she heard this, but after a few seconds she realized that she didn't need to press anymore!
They actually saved them!
Just as Li San Niang was about to lift the woman's eyelids to check if there was a light reflex, that is, if the pupils would shrink when exposed to light, before Li San Niang could even move, the woman's limbs began to twitch!
This truly confirmed what Li Sanniang had just said: "She's been saved!"
The noble ladies around exclaimed in astonishment, "How is this possible? They actually saved him? Did they really snatch him from the jaws of death?"
Li San Niang signaled the female guards to hold down the woman to prevent her from being harmed. Li San Niang then rolled up the woman's belt and stuffed it into her mouth to prevent her from being bitten. Seeing that she did not vomit, the woman stopped twitching and calmed down after several tens of seconds.
"My lady, Third Sister has only temporarily saved her; she still needs to see a doctor!"
The woman with the golden hairpin was both surprised and delighted when she heard Li San Niang's report. She was about to send someone to check the intersection to see if any carriages or horses were coming, because one of the maids beside her had already returned to Princess Cheng'an's residence to ask for help after discovering that the woman had fallen into the water.
Just then, I heard the sound of whips being waved to urge the horses forward. It turned out that someone from Princess Cheng'an's residence had arrived!
After that, Li San Niang was no longer involved. Such a noble lady would naturally be treated by a renowned physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau, and her subsequent recovery would be judged by others.
After watching the female guard take out the belt from the woman's mouth and close the collar of her Hu-style clothing, Li San Niang called Li Da Lang over.
After kneeling and attempting resuscitation for just over ten minutes, and then having her knees cut by sharp stones, Li San Niang was truly unable to stand up on her own. She had no choice but to call Li Da Lang and the others to come and help her up.
With the help of Li Dalang and Li Erlang, Li Da Niang, who had just stood up, was about to comfort Lu Zhu'er when Li Silang pointed to the bloodstains on Li San Niang's knee and exclaimed, "Auntie, why are you bleeding?"
"It's nothing, just a minor injury. I'll put some medicine on it when I get home. My little dewdrop, come here, let me hug you."
At this moment, how could the precious Dewdrop in Li Sanlang's arms bear to let Li Sanniang hold her? "Mother, let the pain fly away, hoo hoo."
Li San Niang smiled gently, for her own child was indeed the cutest!
This is what Li San Niang said when Lu Zhu'er accidentally bumped into the corner of the bed, and now she's actually saying it to herself!
Just as the Li family was about to make their way back downstream to find the donkey that was leisurely grazing, the female guard who had been kneeling down with Li San Niang to try to save it came over.
“Mrs. Li, I am a female guard of the Lady of Liang, the Duke of Liang. My surname is Li. I was ordered to protect Lady Qibi Yatong, the young lady you just rescued. I am very grateful for your help today! Her cousin, Lady Zhou, asked me to escort her home.”
"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Zhou, but there's no need. My nephews are all quite strong, so there's no need for Li Wuwei to trouble them. We can go home on our own."
After undergoing intense and stressful CPR, Li San Niang just wanted to go home, take a hot bath, eat a bowl of soup dumplings made by Li Da Sao, and have a good sleep while holding Lu Zhu'er. She really didn't want to waste any more energy dealing with the servants of the noble lady's family.
Without saying a word, Li Wuwei acted immediately. Taking advantage of the fact that Li Dalang and Li Erlang were not paying attention, he picked up Li Sanniang in a princess carry.
By the time Li San Niang realized what was happening, she was already in Li Wuwei's strong and powerful arms.
Li San Niang sighed inwardly again, "Martial arts practitioners are really physically strong. After doing chest compressions for so long, they can still lift a woman weighing over 100 pounds with such strength!"
When Li Dalang and the others saw that their little aunt had been snatched away, they rushed forward to snatch her back. Even Li Sanlang wanted to join in.
Li San Niang waved to her nephews, telling Li San Lang to hold Lu Zhu'er and follow Li Wuwei.
In the short time it took to walk those few steps, Li San Niang still had time to think to herself that her first time being carried in a princess carry was actually given to her by a female guard!
Finally, Li San Niang, the four little ones, and Xiao Luzhu'er boarded a carriage left behind by Princess Cheng'an's residence, and found someone else to fetch the donkey they had rented that was still grazing by the river.
Li San Niang sighed to herself. She had only wanted to take Lu Zhu'er out for a walk, to see the natural scenery, to connect with nature, and to change her mood, but she had unexpectedly encountered such a thing. It's true that plans can't keep up with changes.
When the coachman brought the carriage bearing the Princess's Mansion emblem to the entrance of the Herbal Medicine Hall, Li Wuwei helped Li San Niang down from the carriage. Immediately, all the young women inside and outside the shops at the alley entrance, even Master Zhou from the shop next door, and the coachmen waiting on the street for customers, all stared at Li San Niang and her party with curious and gossipy eyes.
This time it attracted even more attention than the last time when the Qian family came in a carriage with more than a dozen servants to deliver gifts.
At that time, Chang'an was the capital. Every household in Chang'an knew a few officials, just some of them, the only difference being whether they were high-ranking or low-ranking.
So it's not unusual for a signboard to bear the mark of the youngest son of the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, but it's quite rare to see one with the insignia of a princess's residence.
Scarcity increases value. The people around looked at the groom, whose clothes were comparable to those of ordinary people, and even better than some impoverished families, as well as the female guards who looked heroic and valiant. Not to mention, the female guards treated Li San Niang with utmost respect. Everyone had the same thought: the Li family has hit the jackpot this time and is about to become rich again!
Regardless of what outsiders thought, the sharp-eyed shop assistant at the medicine cabinet spotted the carriage parked at the door first. Just as Li Erxiong was thinking that Li Sanniang and the others should be back in another hour, the shop assistant pulled him to look at the carriage at the door, and just then he saw the female guards carrying Li Sanniang off the carriage.
Li Erxiong's heart skipped a beat, thinking that something had happened to Li Sanniang, and he hurriedly ran to the door.
When they arrived, they found Li San Niang with a helpless, bitter smile on her face. The four little ones jumped down from the carriage one by one, only Lu Zhu'er was carried down by Li Da Lang himself.
"Third Sister, what's wrong?"
Upon seeing the bloodstains on Li Sanniang's dress, Li Erxiong's expression immediately changed. "What happened? Sanniang, where are you hurt?"
"Second brother, Third sister is alright, just a minor injury. Let's go inside and talk."
Seeing the gossipy looks from her neighbors, Li San Niang decided it was best to hurry home.
When Li San Niang sat down on the chair in the courtyard, she was surrounded by people, from her father and mother to her sister-in-law, from her second brother to her four little ones. Only Little Dewdrop, being small, was clinging to Li San Niang's leg. Even Little Yellow knew that following Dewdrop was the right thing to do, so its round little body circled around Dewdrop's feet.
Li Wuwei, who had returned with them, didn't go over to them. He just stood on the outside, watching Li Sanniang being cared for and greeted by her family.
After explaining the whole story in a few words, Li's mother felt sorry for Li San Niang, who had suffered so much, and told her not to all crowd around Li San Niang and to go do what they were supposed to do.
Sister-in-law Li went to find the anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving patches that were being sold in the family's medicine cabinet. Together with her mother, they carefully used a damp cloth to wipe away the bloodstains and cut away the chafed skin.
"Second brother, do you still have the liquor you gave your sister-in-law last time? If so, bring it to me to apply some to prevent infection."
After enduring the pain and rubbing it with liquor, once the pain subsided, and then applying ointment, Li San Niang was finally able to hold Lu Zhu'er and lie down on the bed to sleep.
During this time, Li Wuwei carefully described to his father and the others what the scene was like, what Li Sanniang did, how he helped, and once again expressed his gratitude to Li Sanniang for her righteous assistance.
Finally, leaving behind the message that the Duke of Liang's family, Princess Cheng'an's residence, and the Zhou family might come to thank him later, he left directly.
When Li Sanniang woke up from her nap, it was already time for dinner.
Li's mother knocked on the door and came in after receiving permission. She then checked on Li San Niang's knee and, seeing that it hadn't worsened, held Lu Zhu'er and fed her some warm water to soothe her throat.
"You always manage to cause trouble whenever you go out. Today was so dangerous!"
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