Chapter 83 Core Rewarming
Zhou Feng was stunned, looking at the suppressed pain in Shi Yanchen's eyes, he understood his determination.
Just as Shi Yanchen was about to take the first step, the roar of an engine was heard in the distance.
Several beams of strong light penetrated the wind and snow, illuminating the entire area.
"It's the search and rescue team!" Captain Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
More than a dozen team members wearing professional equipment quickly ran over here, holding ropes and various rescue equipment in their hands.
Several rescue dogs jumped out of the car and shook their fur in the wind and snow.
Leading the group was a sturdy Malinois, which looked around alertly, its nose twitching constantly.
"Are there any personal belongings of the missing person?" the trainer asked. "Preferably underwear."
"Yes!" Xiao Zhang said quickly, "Manager Pei's room should have it."
Shi Yanchen and Zhou Feng followed Xiao Zhang and quickly ran up to the third floor of the hotel.
Pei Song's suitcase was neatly placed in the corner, his coat was folded on the bed, and there was even half a cup of water in the thermos on the table.
This discovery made the two of them feel depressed - Pei Song definitely did not leave on his own!
Shi Yanchen walked to the suitcase, unzipped it skillfully, and took out the pajamas that Pei Song had worn last night.
His movements were so natural, as if he had done it countless times.
Zhou Feng looked at this scene with a complicated expression.
Several search and rescue dogs sniffed the clothes one by one.
The Malinois suddenly perked up, let out a low bark, and then ran towards the platform.
"Follow me!" the trainer yelled, "MAX has found the scent!"
The search and rescue dog MAX paused briefly in front of the steep slope, and then went into the dense forest without hesitation.
It moves flexibly among the rocks and snow, and its well-trained movements show a very high level of professionalism.
Finally, MAX stopped in front of a hidden depression.
It barked anxiously a few times, and the sound was particularly clear in the wind and snow.
"Why is it calling?" someone asked nervously.
The trainer rushed over and said, "A rescue dog will only bark when it finds its target. If it only finds blood or other traces, it will not make a sound."
MAX had already jumped into the pit, pressing his warm body against Pei Song, nudging him gently with his nose as if to comfort him: Human, hold on!
"Pei Song——!" Shi Yanchen almost roared as he rushed over.
When he saw the person curled up at the bottom of the pit, his voice choked up: "Pei Song..."
The search and rescue personnel immediately took action and carefully rescued Pei Song using professional equipment.
There were sighs from the crowd around, and some female colleagues had already started sobbing.
"The situation is very dangerous," the captain said, "emergency treatment must be given immediately."
"Doctor! Is there a doctor here?" Zhou Feng shouted at the crowd.
"Yes, I'm a doctor." A man walked out quickly.
Zhou Feng looked closely and found that it was the father of the little boy that Pei Song had saved during the day.
The doctor knelt on the snow and quickly checked Pei Song's vital signs.
The carotid artery pulse is weak and slow, less than 50 beats per minute.
Pupils are dilated and slow to react to light.
He pressed the stethoscope on Pei Song's chest and heard muffled heart sounds.
The skin has turned an abnormal grayish white and the limbs are stiff.
He immediately realized that these were typical symptoms of severe hypothermia.
"Can we send him to the hospital by plane immediately?" Shi Yanchen asked anxiously.
"No!" The doctor shook his head firmly: "He needs rewarming treatment immediately, otherwise he may suffer cardiac arrest at any time."
He quickly looked around: "The doctors at the ski resort's medical center have all gone down the mountain to assist with car accident rescue. There is no professional equipment here. We must send him back to the hotel immediately and rewarm him as quickly as possible."
Shi Yanchen didn't say anything and picked up Pei Song horizontally.
He could feel that the person in his arms was as cold as ice, which made his heart ache.
The doctor ran after him and said to Zhou Feng: "Prepare some thick blankets and thermal blankets, and ask the hotel to adjust the room temperature to around 25 degrees."
Zhou Feng immediately contacted the hotel management to organize cooperation.
Shi Yanchen rushed into the room holding Pei Song and was about to put him directly on the bed when the doctor stopped him: "Wait! Be gentle and don't move violently. The heart is extremely fragile when there is severe hypothermia."
Shi Yanchen gently placed Pei Song on the bed.
The temperature in the room had been set to 25 degrees, and the hotel staff brought thick blankets and thermal blankets.
"First check if there is frostbite." The doctor quickly checked Pei Song's limbs and gave instructions, "Soaked clothes will continue to take away body temperature. Take off all his clothes."
The last sentence made the atmosphere in the room a little subtle. Zhou Feng turned around subconsciously, and the doctor also turned his back to organize the medical equipment.
Shi Yanchen looked at Pei Song's pale face and his fingers trembled slightly.
He quickly calmed down and carefully and neatly undressed Pei Song's wet clothes.
Every time his fingertips touched the cold skin, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
After finally taking off all the clothes and carefully putting pajamas on Pei Song, he immediately wrapped Pei Song tightly with a blanket.
Shi Yanchen looked at Pei Song's cold and stiff fingers, and subconsciously wanted to rub them to warm them up.
"No!" the doctor stopped immediately, "You must not massage your limbs now, it will cause cold blood to flow back to the heart."
"People with hypothermia must warm up from the inside," the doctor added. "Put several layers of thermal blankets around the neck, underarms and groin, where the large blood vessels are closest to the body surface and can transfer heat most easily."
After Shi Yanchen finished doing all this, the doctor said, "Lay him flat on the bed and raise his head."
The doctor carefully checked Pei Song's heart and lung function with a stethoscope and took his temperature again: "The temperature is 27.5 degrees, which is severe hypothermia. The most effective rewarming method must be adopted."
Zhou Feng took out a hot water bottle from the cabinet: "I'll go get some hot water."
"No!" the doctor said sternly, "You must not use any external heat source. The safest way now is core rewarming." He looked at Shi Yanchen, "You need a person with normal body temperature to come into direct contact with him and slowly transfer the body temperature. Can you... do it?"
Shi Yanchen took off his jacket without any hesitation, climbed onto the bed swiftly, and hugged Pei Song from behind.
The doctor carefully instructed him on his posture: "Let his back be pressed against your chest. That's it. Maintain this position and don't move suddenly."
He wrapped them both in a thermal blanket and covered them with a thick blanket: "Maintain a slow temperature increase, no more than 1 degree per hour. His heart is very weak now, and any drastic change in body position could be fatal."
Zhou Feng stood aside, watching this scene with a complicated expression.
But in a life-and-death situation, all concerns seem so insignificant.