Junior high school students have to gather on the playground at 5:30 every morning for morning exercises. After half an hour of exercise, they have morning reading time from 6:00 to 7:00, and cleaning and breakfast time from 7:00 to 8:00. They have four classes from 8:00 to 12:00 in the morning, with a long break in between.
Cui Mei and Tao Qing, the third son of the Tao family, were born in the same year, except that Tao Qing was born in a slightly later month. Currently, Cui Mei is in her third year of junior high school, Tao Qing is in his second year, and Cui Xiang, who is a year younger than them, is in her first year of junior high school, and both of them are in the second semester.
Cui Mei is facing junior high school graduation and will take the high school entrance exam in June. Her study time is very tight, with only one day off per week. For these students who leave early and return late (5:30 am to 9:30 pm), it is extremely hard. Tao Qing's studies are not bad, but they are not outstanding either. Compared with his two older brothers, he is a bit ordinary, belonging to the middle ground.
As transmigrators, Cui Mei and Cui Xiang had long since adapted to the current learning environment. Cui Mei, needless to say, was a promising candidate for the county's top high school, but her goal was to get into the city's top high school. Although Cui Xiang started school later, she had already caught up with the pace of the first year of junior high school in just a month or so, and surpassing the current level was not out of the question.
Although the three of them were in the same school, they were all busy with their own lives and only occasionally bumped into each other during the long break and would say hello.
However, during morning exercises today, a boy suddenly fell forward while running. His classmates were terrified and quickly moved aside. The boy on the ground was already paralyzed on one side, unconscious, and convulsing. His expression was one of great pain. Fortunately, Cui Mei was not far from him and rushed over to check on him.
He couldn't answer any of the questions, indicating that he was unconscious and his breathing was abnormal, leading to a preliminary diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
The homeroom teacher was also terrified and tried to pinch his philtrum, but Cui Mei directly unbuttoned his heavy shirt, which the teacher slapped away.
What are you going to do?
"It's too late! Quick, get to the township health center to find a doctor! This is a heart attack. If CPR isn't done, he'll die! Hurry, classmates, make way! Those who can run fast, get to the township health center! He can't take any more jostling. We have to do chest compressions and artificial respiration for him, otherwise he'll die! Cui Xiang! Cui Xiang!"
At this critical moment, the only person Cui Mei could think of was Cui Xiang, because she came from the same era as her. However, people in this era were still very feudal, and if things went wrong, she might be scolded or even held responsible. She dared not ask other classmates for help, so she could only ask the classmates around her to help find Tang Cui Xiang from Class 2 of the first year of junior high school.
With such a commotion happening all over the same playground, Tang Cuixiang, who heard the shouts, immediately came over.
Cui Mei shouted directly to Cui Xiang, "There's no time to explain, we need to start chest compressions and artificial respiration. I can't do it alone, let's take turns. Watch me carefully."
“I know, I’ve done it before. Don’t worry, I’ll watch carefully.” With Tang Cuixiang’s assurance, the two sisters ignored what others were saying. One began chest compressions, and the other bent down to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The moment their lips touched, a gasp rippled through the crowd, and even the teachers nearby instinctively cried out, “You, you guys!”
But in those days, schools, let alone school doctors and AEDs, might not even know some basic medical knowledge.
Ignoring the feudal ideas and gazes of these people, Cuixiang and Cuimei performed chest compressions while shouting.
"Has the doctor arrived yet? Go and urge him! Teachers, don't just stand here! Those of you with bicycles, hurry up and ride to get the doctor! No matter how hard we try to save him, we can't compare to a professional doctor coming over here. If we're any slower, he'll be gone!"
If there weren't so many onlookers, Cui Mei might have used the spatial instruments to provide some auxiliary treatment, but under the watchful eyes of everyone, she had no other choice.
Fortunately, the township health center is not too far from the village center, and a teacher on duty rode a bicycle out to pick up the doctor and brought him over.
The township health center also sent two doctors on bicycles. They carried medicine kits and, knowing it was a heart attack, they ran very fast.
The current situation is that the heart is a 'pump' that pumps blood to the whole body. When the heart stops beating or there is ventricular fibrillation, this 'pump' stops working, and the whole body will become ischemic. The blood carries oxygen, and four minutes after the heart stops beating, brain cells begin to suffer irreversible hypoxia and necrosis.
We perform chest compressions to manually 'pump' blood, squeezing it into all the organs of the body to prevent them from dying due to ischemia and hypoxia.
When Cui Mei and Cui Xiang were exhausted, and even Tao Qing came to help, the doctor finally arrived and took over in time. The school borrowed an oxcart from somewhere, and everyone worked together to lift the two women onto the oxcart. The two doctors sat on it and continued to treat them. After the women were taken to the hospital, the students all turned to look at the two sisters who were slumped on the ground.
Everyone clearly heard that the two doctors praised the sisters for their excellent emergency response plan in front of everyone.
"If it weren't for the two of you, he probably wouldn't be here anymore. Although we don't know if we can save him, with your abilities and perseverance, you two young ladies are good candidates for medical school!"
Just now, in order to save people, the two of them took off their outer cotton-padded coats. A gust of cold wind blew by, and their sweat-soaked bodies suddenly shivered.
The two girls were pulled up by their teachers and classmates, who discussed their actions in a lively manner until the principal, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, ordered them all to return to the classroom. The two sisters were taken to the principal's office, where they gradually regained some strength after drinking a cup of hot tea.
"Sister, can he be saved?"
While the principal was anxiously trying to find a teacher to notify the other party's parents and send a teacher to the hospital to inquire about the situation, Cuixiang asked a question in a low voice.
Cui Mei shook her head slightly. "It's hard to say. If the area of his infarcted myocardium isn't large, the existing myocardial cells can compensate and maintain the heart's pumping function, making resuscitation easier. From my observation, after so much resuscitation, he's regained some consciousness. At least he's not convulsing like he did at the beginning, and he's not paralyzed on one side. He even tries to reach for things, which is a good sign. Infarctions of the inferior or posterior wall tend to have better prognoses and are easier to resuscitate; infarctions of the anterior, lateral, or extensive anterior wall have poorer prognoses. And, well, the medical level at the township health center... well, it's hard to say!"
Cuixiang had another worry: "I'm afraid that the boy's family will arrive at the hospital. If he survives, great; but if he doesn't, what will happen to us...?"
Cui Mei turned to look at her: "Is that possible? Do you regret it?"
Cuixiang shook her head. "I can't say whether I regret it or not. I just felt that I should have done it at that moment. It's not only your instinct, but also the normal reaction of any capable and conscientious person. Just like Xiaojiu jumping into the river to save someone, he didn't even consider the consequences."
Cui Mei gripped Cui Xiang's hand tightly. "You're right. We've done our best and what we should have done. The rest is up to fate."
The two sisters skipped morning self-study. When the principal finished giving instructions and entered the office, their hands holding the cups were still trembling. He couldn't help but be moved. "Xiaomei, if you manage to save that person this time, I will owe you more than just a life. I'm afraid there will be many more troubles that I don't even dare to think about!"
"So, in the face of such an emergency, shouldn't you find a school doctor to be on duty? It's good to have someone ready for the day. Even if they're not busy most of the time, if they can be of help in a critical moment, wouldn't that reduce a lot of your troubles? It could even be a point of recognition in the school's performance evaluation report,"
To everyone's surprise, the principal shook his head. "Child, you're thinking too simply. This isn't something I can decide on my own. I also have a budget. After all, I don't pay the teachers' salaries. There are regulations regarding the number of teachers and staff in the school. I would like to, but I can't just pay out of my own pocket. You did a good job this time. I just don't know if the person can be saved. Sigh, how could something like this happen so early in the morning?"
After more than an hour of anxiety, the sky gradually brightened, and the two sisters calmed down.
The principal comforted them, saying, "Go eat in the cafeteria. I've already given instructions. You two can eat whatever you want today, it's free."
"I'll let you know as soon as I have any news. After you finish eating and calm down, go to class. Don't worry, I'm here for you. I won't let either of you take any responsibility!"
As Cuixiang walked out of the principal's office, she remarked with a sigh, "This principal is not bad; he noticed our worries."
"With everyone watching, teachers and classmates all around, we're saving lives, not killing anyone. Even if we get to the capital, that family shouldn't be making a scene here. After all, the doctor said he would have died long ago without our insistence. Once someone dies suddenly, all bodily functions stop working, and even a miracle worker can't save them. No matter how ignorant someone is, they shouldn't be arguing with us about this. Let's go, stop thinking about it, let's go eat!"
Breakfast wasn't much to eat; it was just rice porridge so thin you could see your reflection in it, various kinds of cornbread, steamed buns, and dumplings. If you were well-off, you might buy an egg, but if you weren't, you'd just buy a cornbread or steamed bun, eat it with rice porridge and some pickled vegetables and sauces you brought from home, and that was enough to fill you up.
When the two girls arrived, there weren't many people eating anymore. Most people had gone to the classroom for morning reading after eating. Unexpectedly, the principal's wife left food for them. There was not only thick rice soup, but also cabbage, vermicelli, tofu, and two white steamed buns, plus an egg for each of them. This treatment was at the principal's level.
"Good children, thank you so much, you're amazing!" Everything was understood without words, and she didn't bother to say anything more. She just gave the two of them a thumbs up with red eyes and told them to eat while it was hot, and that she would give them more if they wanted more.
Meeting someone with such sound values is truly a blessing in life.
However, the good fortune didn't end there. Not long after returning to the classroom, the principal came running over, panting, and waved to Tang Cuimei.
"Cuimei, good news! Zhao Xiaobo has been rescued and has been transferred to the county hospital. You two sisters have done a great job. You can rest assured now. Focus on your studies and come to my office after school."
Before Cui Mei could react, she quickly left, and the students in the classroom cheered and gave her a thumbs up.
Cui Mei laughed out loud, "Great, great! All our efforts have finally paid off!"
As soon as the second period ended, the homeroom teacher called her to the principal's office. In the office, an elderly couple in their sixties knelt down before Cui Mei with a thud when they saw her, their voices choked with sobs.
"My dear daughter, thank you so much! Thank you for saving my Xiaobo! Thank you so much!"
“If it weren’t for you two sisters, we would be burying our child. The child’s parents have already rushed to the county hospital, so they sent us to thank you two. We are from Zhao Family Village. Xiao Bo is our family’s most promising grandson, and the only one with hope for education. Without you, our Zhao family’s hope would be gone.”
The old man burst into tears. Cuixiang arrived a step later and was also quite frightened by the scene. The old lady was even more excited, holding their hands tightly and unable to speak. In the end, the principal took charge and separated them, kindly offering a few words of comfort.
At the same time, Tang Cuimei also asked some professional questions, such as whether Zhao Xiaobo had experienced chest pain, digestive, respiratory, or neurological symptoms at home. Generally, myocardial infarction has clues, so after asking in detail, she also explained some things they should pay attention to, as well as the distress signals of various parts of the body.
Her professional questioning and doctor-like explanation stunned everyone present.
Fortunately, the elderly people listened to advice, and the principal only spoke after they left.
"See? This is the awareness of an old Party member. The old gentleman used to work underground. The government had arranged a formal job for him, but he wanted to go back to farming and refused to accept it. So he gave the job to his son, who works in the township. I just found out that you saved such an amazing classmate. He's usually a quiet, bookish nerd who studies hard, but I never expected his family background to be so extraordinary."
Zhao Xiaobo was in the class next door and in the same year as Tang Cuimei. He was also a good student, but he was rather low-key and didn't like to talk much. No wonder the principal said he was a bookworm; he did look rather dull.
Although the two elderly people said they would visit their Taoyuan Village to express their gratitude, Tang Cuimei didn't take it to heart until she got home and mentioned it to Tang Cuihua, who then reminded her of it.
"Good heavens, Fifth Brother, this is an opportunity delivered right to our doorstep! Have you forgotten, our Eighth Brother is right here in Zhao Family Village!"
Tang Cuimei was taken aback, then quickly searched her memory. Calculating the time, she realized that Lao Ba was already nine years old this year. She wondered if Lao Ba's eyesight was still good…
"Sis, look at my memory! I completely forgot about this. What should we do? Should we just go and find them?"
Tang Cuihua quickly pressed down on her shoulder, "Look how anxious you are. This can't be rushed. Since the Zhao family said they're coming to Taoyuan Village, we'll just wait. Otherwise, if we rush over there, they'll think we're asking for some benefits. This time we don't want anything, we just want to see if we can get Lao Ba back!"
"Seventh Brother is in Nanwa Village. I wonder if he can be of any help in Zhao Family Village..."
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