Chapter 133 Of course she'd be willing to save people without paying out of her own pocket.
The doctor quickly shouted to the two nurses, "What are you standing there for? That's Lady Gu Ronggu! If anything happens to her, the sky will fall in District 48!"
Zuo Shan was startled upon hearing this. She truly hadn't expected that this old lady was such an important person!
Pan Duole immediately tugged at her sleeve and said, "Sister, why don't we go over and help? That old lady is a very nice person."
"Okay." Zuo Shan nodded.
She had reservations about saving the person, since she couldn't afford the expensive medical bills for a stranger, especially since the person looked like she was about to die.
But now that the people in the ambulance are going to help her, it means that the old lady doesn't have to pay for her medical expenses.
If that's the case, why not do it?
As the two sisters walked to the courtyard wall, they saw that the driver and the doctor had already removed the hardened fragments that were pressing on the old woman.
But then an even more alarming situation was discovered: a steel bar, about the thickness of a little finger, had pierced through her chest cavity.
The doctor's face was pale, and his lips trembled as he said, "What should we do? What should we do? I'm not a thoracic surgeon, I can't handle this situation. If we're not careful when pulling out this steel bar, she could die from massive bleeding due to a ruptured aorta."
"Then you should call for help right away!" the driver said anxiously.
"Do you think I don't want to? Look at your watch, see if there's a signal?" the female doctor shouted, somewhat exasperated.
The driver was busy checking his watch, but Zuo Shan didn't; she had already noticed the signal was gone.
During a major earthquake, signal interruptions are normal and can last for tens of minutes or even hours.
Zuo Shan was torn between two conflicting thoughts, but in the end, the desire to save her life prevailed. She whispered to the doctor, "If someone could pull out this steel bar without damaging her blood vessels, what are the chances of her surviving?"
"At least 70%. Her head injury looks serious, but it's actually just a superficial wound. Once she's taken to the hospital for cleaning and stitches, there's no danger whatsoever."
"As for the steel bar in her chest, it shouldn't have damaged any arteries, otherwise she wouldn't have survived until we arrived; she would have bled to death long ago," the female doctor said.
Zuo Shan gently patted the backpack on Pan Duole's back and whispered to Xiao Bao, "When I say 'start' in a moment, you suck away the steel bar in the old lady's chest, understand?"
Through the backpack, Xiao Bao gently scratched Zuo Shan's palm with its little paw, meaning it understood.
Zuo Shan squatted down, placed his palm on the old woman's chest, and then, as if talking to himself, said, "Begin!"
The next second, a golden halo enveloped the old woman's chest. Soon, the steel bar stuck in her chest began to melt, then turned into liquid metal, flowing into Zuo Shan's palm (the backpack behind him).
The old lady's chest was still bleeding, but the amount of bleeding did not increase suddenly and seemed to be stable.
The female doctor stared in disbelief, and it took her a while to come to her senses before she stammered, "Miss Zuo, you, you are actually a metal-type ability user?"
"Shh! Please keep this a secret, okay? I haven't decided which mercenary group to join yet. As you can see, I'm about to give birth, and I don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble because of this." Zuo Shan made a shushing gesture.
"Understood, understood! You need to investigate carefully first, to see which mercenary group offers better treatment and conduct. It's always better for female ability users to consider things thoroughly." The female doctor nodded hurriedly.
The two nurses, quite perceptive, said, "Don't worry, we won't say a word."
The driver hurriedly shouted, "Aren't you going to hurry up and get a stretcher to save people?"
Then he turned to Zuo Shan, his tone somewhat ingratiating: "Ms. Zuo, please rest assured, our emergency team will keep all patient privacy confidential."
If they can save this person today, the entire emergency medical team will receive a very generous reward, with even more benefits to come.
Of course, the biggest contributor was this Miss Zuo Shan, so he had to curry favor with her. His greatest strength was that he knew how to be pragmatic.
The ambulance was naturally equipped with hemostatic agents and first aid equipment. After the two nurses lifted the person onto the stretcher, Zuo Shan and the others also got into the ambulance.
At this point, she couldn't be bothered to care about the situation in her own yard, because she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
Although she had no experience with childbirth, she knew that abdominal pain could be a sign of miscarriage or impending labor, and hoped it was the latter.
Having weathered such a long period of time safely, she didn't want anything to go wrong at the final hurdle.
The person on the stretcher was still unconscious, but their weak breathing had become slightly more stable, while their left side began to throb with pain.
Pan Duole was the first to notice her unusual behavior, and holding her hand with concern, he asked, "Sister, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
The doctor in the ambulance then realized that she was the one who needed emergency care.
"Ms. Zuo, did you bump your stomach just now? Is it a sharp pain or contractions? How often do the pains occur?" the female doctor asked calmly.
"It felt like I was being pricked with a needle every minute," Zuo Shan said.
The female doctor was relieved. The intervals between Ms. Zuo's contractions were a bit too short. Normally, the contractions should start with an interval of five or six minutes and then gradually shorten.
However, she had just experienced an earthquake, which triggered the shock and accelerated the process, so it's normal.
Fortunately, she was already at her due date, so it would be normal for her to give birth in an ambulance now. Of course, it would be best to give birth in a hospital, since there is a critically ill patient who is in a coma here.
The ambulance arrived at the hospital quickly, and Zuo Shan found that the situation was even more chaotic than outside, as many injured people had already been brought to the hospital by their families or neighbors and friends.
The hall was in complete chaos, filled with crying, shouting, and cries for help.
The driver cleared the way, repeatedly shouting, "Make way, there's a critically ill patient!"
Two nurses carried the stretcher, while the female doctor and Pan Duole supported Zuo Shan on either side. She was already sweating profusely from the pain.
I knew childbirth would be painful, but I never imagined it would be this painful, especially the contractions before delivery.
After the driver whispered to the emergency room doctor about Mrs. Gu Rong's identity, she was immediately taken to the operating room, essentially getting her into the operating room faster than others.
Zuo Shan was in so much pain that he couldn't care less about anything else. Even though he tried to endure it, he couldn't help but start to moan softly in pain.
The emergency room doctor was quite kind; she settled her in the delivery room, where four pregnant women were already sitting in chairs, clutching their bellies and crying out in pain.
It seems that today's earthquake has prompted many pregnant women to give birth prematurely.
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