Emergency Man and Woman (5)
“Are you an alcoholic again?”
Eom Jae-moon calmly opened the bungeoppang.
The door opened and paramedics quickly entered the emergency room.
The sight of the patient on the stretcher car was unusual.
“
I am a T.A (traffic accident) patient. My current condition is…”
The paramedics continued speaking at rapid fire.
The patient is, in a word, the worst.
Even the results of looking at it with the naked eye or with the eyes of Hippocrates.
Physical strength: 2/10
Main symptoms: Respiratory arrest / Cardiac arrest / Spleen rupture / Loss of consciousness
Painful area: Brain / Heart / Spleen
Diagnosis: Acute subdural hemorrhage / Neurogenic shock / Spleen rupture
Current status: Very poor (near death)
Progress: None
Past history: None
“Doctor, please save my husband.”
“My dad. Please save me!”
The guardians who completed the application grabbed the staff and complained.
Their desperate wails penetrated my heart.
“teacher!”
Choi Ki-seok raised his voice towards Eom Jae-moon.
A signal was sent to him, who was embarrassed, asking him to place an order.
“Woo… First, prepare for ACLS (Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).”
“yes!”
The staff members moved in unison at Eom Jae-moon’s words.
However, because his instructions were somewhat abstract, Choi Ki-seok gave specific orders to the nurses.
“I will do chest compressions. Dr. Jo, please secure the airway and intubate the patient. Dr. Yang, please hold the IV line and connect the patient monitoring device.”
Choi Ki-seok divided roles and used skills like lightning.
[Use the Must Save skill. All abilities are temporarily increased by one level.]
[You are defeating a colleague who has reached level 2 rapport. Special buffs are added.]
[We are a team: The killing accuracy and speed of temporary kill allies are doubled.] The
blue light emitted from Choi Ki-seok’s body enveloped the staff.
Along with the buffs, the staff moved in order.
puck! puck! puck!
Every time Choi Ki-seok performed chest compressions, the patient’s body shook.
Meanwhile, Jo Yoon-ji was intubated and connected to a ventilator.
Mira Yang connected the patient monitoring device, established an intravenous line, and took the necessary medications.
Crackle.
Eom Jae-moon clashed his teeth while looking at the patient monitoring device.
Ventricular fibrillation was confirmed on the monitor. Of course, there was no pulse and blood pressure was not measured.
“Epinephrine every three minutes. Intravenously.”
“yes!”
Yang Mi-ra administered epinephrine at Eom Jae-moon’s instructions.
“Is the defibrillator ready?”
“yes.”
“Mr. Ki-seok will take care of the defibrillator.”
“All right.”
Ki-Seok Choi spread jelly on one paddle of the defibrillator and then rubbed it on the other paddle.
“Everyone, please stand back. 200J!”
When I set the charging amount to 200J and pressed the charge button, the lamp came on and an electronic beep sounded.
“Charge!”
“Clear!”
thud!
As the current flowed, the patient’s body jumped.
Nevertheless, no special changes were seen on the monitor. The patient was still closer to the afterlife than this world.
“200J!”
“Charge!”
“Clear!”
thud!
Despite repeated use of the defibrillator, there was no significant improvement.
‘please.’
Choi Ki-seok looked down at the patient and prayed earnestly.
Please come back alive.
Please give us a little more strength for the sake of the remaining family.
puck! puck! puck! puck!
I let go of the paddle and started chest compressions.
My hair was as wet as wet seaweed, and sweat was streaming down my face.
“ah······.”
Sweat got into my eyes, leaving a burning pain.
“Mr. Choi. Shall we shift?”
“Haa…haa…no.”
Choi Ki-seok shook his head at Eom Jae-moon’s suggestion.
ACLS continued.
The four people moved as one body and showed perfect coordination.
Time passed and 15 minutes had passed since CPR was performed.
There was still no recovery of spontaneous circulation.
The faces of the staff and guardians gradually became as hard as stone.
But at that very moment.
A pulse began to beat on the surveillance device monitor. Additionally, other vital signs gradually returned to normal.
“Mr. Um.”
“It’s okay… It’s okay!”
The four people shouted at the same time and enjoyed the joy.
The hard work was not in vain.
Once spontaneous circulation was restored, a full-scale examination was conducted.
As a result of the examination, acute subdural hemorrhage and spleen rupture were confirmed, so emergency surgery was performed immediately.
‘Please stay safe.’
Ki-Seok Choi couldn’t take his eyes off the patient leaving the emergency room.
* * *
The next morning.
Staff members who finished their shift gathered at the cafe on the first floor.
Eom Jae-moon suggested that we all drink coffee together.
As we sat down and chatted, a vibrating bell rang.
Choi Ki-seok went to the counter, took the coffee, and put it down in front of the staff.
“I think Mr. Choi is a really great fantasist.”
Eom Jae-moon smiled and changed the topic.
“I think the number of patients has doubled since I worked with Dr. Choi.”
“Maybe more than double.”
Mira Yang helped.
“Oh, it must be a coincidence.”
“It’s not a coincidence, it’s science. Can you confirm? Yoonji, do you have a notebook?”
“yes.”
Jo Yoon-ji took out a notebook from her bag and held it out.
The notebook contained two lines of graphs with the names of Choi Ki-seok and Jeong Seol-hwa.
“This······.”
“The nurses did this for fun. We compared the number of patients when working with Teacher Jeong and Teacher Choi. Is this still a coincidence?”
Mira Yang smiled provocatively.
Clearly, Choi Ki-seok received more patients than Jeong Seol-hwa, whether he worked during the day or at night.
There is no business in front of data.
Choi Ki-seok scratched the back of his head with a puzzled look on his face.
Tiring!
[You have acquired a new title.]
[Doctor recruiting fantasy patients]
– No matter how peaceful it is, don’t let down your guard. Maybe the next patient will be you.
– There is a high probability of attracting nearby patients.
– Your likeability may drop due to complaints from your colleagues.
Choi Ki-seok looked dejected after confirming the title.
It has finally come.
After hearing the sound of Fanta, my ears were sore, and I eventually earned the title of Fanta.
‘Let’s think positively.’
Choi Ki-seok muttered to himself.
If a doctor sees a lot of patients, wouldn’t his skills improve that much faster?
“By the way, it’s been a really long time.”
“What?”
“
When I was treating patient T.A. Something made me cry. We were a real team. We were all one. It had been a long time since I felt this way.”
“me too.”
“me too.”
Yang Mi-ra and Jo Yun-ji nodded at Eom Jae-moon’s words.
“Thank you, Mr. Choi.”
“Me?”
“I came to my senses because of Dr. Choi. To be honest, when I first saw the patient, my hair was white.”
Eom Jae-moon revealed his honest feelings.
I was inspired by the sight of Choi Ki-seok distributing roles to the nurses and working hard to perform chest compressions. If Choi Ki-seok wasn’t there, he might have hesitated and missed the golden time.
“Yoonji. Did you do it back then too?”
Yang Mi-ra stared at Jo Yun-ji with an expression of pride.
“At that time, I felt like my body was full of energy. I don’t think I could do it again.”
“You can do it. If you can’t do it, I can do it.”
“Thank you, senior.”
A heartwarming conversation took place.
A bond developed between the four of them that can be found among people who have gone through difficult times together.
After the conversation, Choi Ki-seok went to the intensive care unit.
“Whew…”
I sighed in relief and
looked down at patient T.A.
The splenectomy and brain decompression performed last night were successful.
Thanks to this, the patient crossed the threshold of the underworld and returned to this world.
A smile slowly appeared on Choi Ki-seok’s lips as he looked at the patient.
I was just happy.
The fact that the patient is safe.
As I was leaving the intensive care unit, I ran into my guardian. The guardian’s face was blank, as if he had stayed up all night.
“Teacher! Thank you. Thanks to you, my husband survived.”
The guardian came over and wrapped Choi Ki-seok’s hands.
“I didn’t do it alone, the staff worked hard together.”
“Still.”
The guardian shook his head and continued speaking.
“How should I repay this favor…?”
“I should be the one to thank you, because the patient endured the difficult surgery until the end.”
Choi Ki-seok grinned.
“Teacher, please take this.”
The guardian took out two business cards from his wallet.
One is a business card for a veterinary hospital and the other is a business card for a restaurant.
“My husband runs a restaurant and I work as a veterinarian. If you need any help, we will do our best to help.”
“It’s okay. You don’t have to do this…”
“Get it quickly.”
The guardian stuffed a business card into Choi Ki-seok’s gown. And I even obtained Choi Ki-seok’s contact information.
After talking some more with his guardian, Choi Ki-seok headed to the dormitory.
I skipped lunch, rested well, and woke up at the alarm.
Afterwards, I grabbed some snacks and went to the psychiatric department on the 7th floor of the main building.
This is to meet with Kang Yong-tae.
I
stood in front of the closed psychiatric ward door and rang the bell.
Originally, only family and relatives were allowed to visit, but I plan to make a special request.
If they say no, just give them a snack and go.
“who are you?”
“I’m an emergency room intern. I have some business to do.”
“wait a minute.”
Shake!
The door opened.
“Come over here.”
The male ward assistant led Choi Ki-seok to the station.
