One Hundred and One Nights (5)
This is the first time a joining message like this has appeared.
“Why are you so surprised?”
“That’s… actually,”
Choi Ki-seok adjusted his expression and continued.
“I never dreamed that the professor would nominate me. I’ve only just become a resident…”
“Being a resident is just a facade.”
“If it’s just a facade….”
“Your assistant showed me in the operating room today. Do you think that’s the assistant from a first-year student?”
Kwon Il-soo asked with shining eyes.
Originally, the surgical assistantship in the first year of registration was not much different from that of the intern.
When bleeding is severe, all you have to do is use a suction device.
This is not only because they do not have the authority to participate in the surgery, but also because they are not good at handling various surgical tools due to lack of experience. However, today’s Choi Ki-seok showed great skill in helping the first assistant by pulling the retractor.
“You know that you are different from your classmates.”
“….”
“Did you learn the surgical technique from Professor Song?”
“yes.”
In response to Choi Ki-seok’s answer, Kwon Il-soo nodded slightly.
The answer is as expected.
If Song Myung-jin can bring a student he has raised with great care to the team, there is nothing better than that.
“Once again, if you accept my offer, you will become a full-time staff member of the Norwood team. You will officially become the second assistant and participate in almost all surgeries.”
Weeeeeeeee.
At that moment, the vibrating bell rang.
Choi Ki-seok took the coffee from the counter and put it down on the table.
“What do you think? Are you interested in joining the Norwood team?”
“Thank you for your words, but could you please give me a little more time to think about it?”
“Well, do it like that.”
Kwon Il-soo willingly gave permission.
Choi Ki-seok talked with Kwon Il-soo some more and then went up to the ward.
* * *
The work day is over.
Ki-Seok Choi checked the condition of the patient in charge and then took a seat in the conference room.
I plan to focus on studying English during my 100 days on duty.
We don’t know when Song Myeong-jin’s call will come.
I couldn’t study conversation and listening in vain.
“I will keep on studding.”
I spoke out loud while listening to the listening material saved on my phone. At first, I was embarrassed to say my slurred pronunciation out loud, but I have now overcome my awkwardness.
Is heaven helping?
There were no calls to the emergency room for over two hours.
Thanks to this, I was able to focus on studying English.
Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The door opened and Jihye Yoon entered the conference room.
“hi.”
Ji-hye Yoon smiled faintly as she looked at Ki-seok Choi.
Ever since the incident in the elevator, Choi Ki-seok was the only one smiling. To her, Choi Ki-seok was someone she could trust and depend on.
“Hello professor.”
Jihye Yoon sat across from Kiseok Choi.
After coming to the department with Hyukpil Jang, Jihye Yoon settled into the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Uijin University without any problems.
Song Myung-jin’s coronary artery surgery was performed without any problems.
She was still treated coldly by the staff, so she was still called the Ice Witch.
“Still studying English?”
“Yes. You might end up working as a doctor abroad. You should always work hard. Professor, you are busy publishing a book, right?”
Yoon Ji-hye nodded slightly in response to Choi Ki-seok’s question.
Her alma mater was publishing a heart surgery book, and she was supposed to be in charge of the coronary artery section.
“How’s life with Reggie?”
“It’s worth it.”
“That can’t be possible… Is it because it hasn’t been long since you took office?”
Yoon Ji-hye looked at Choi Ki-seok blankly.
Choi Ki-seok’s condition seemed to be good.
His eyes were bright and bright as usual and his skin was smooth. There was no sign of fatigue at all.
“Are you worried about me now?”
Yoon Ji-hye’s cheeks turned red at Choi Ki-seok’s point.
“Oh… Isn’t it?”
“Then…”
“Seeing that you look so fine, I think you’re just fooling around. Are you sure you’re just sleeping while on duty?”
“Absolutely not. You’ll know if you ask the emergency room.”
Choi Ki-seok hastily answered.
The fact that he is doing so well is thanks in no small part to the effects of reverse treatment and patient hope.
After a moment of silence, Jihye Yoon spoke first.
“Professor Jang, don’t you have anything to say?”
“Huh? What do you mean?…”
“I guess you haven’t heard it yet. That’s enough. It’s not my business to get involved.”
Yoon Ji-hye’s words raised curiosity.
What on earth is Jang Hyuk-pil trying to tell?
“I’m leaving.”
“Yes. Good luck.”
Ki-seok Choi chuckled as he watched Ji-hye Yoon leaving with medical books. Yoon Ji-hye seemed so cold, but if you look closely, she had a cute side.
Other staff members probably don’t know.
After studying English a little more, I went outside the hospital.
As I walked in the cool evening breeze, I felt at ease. For the first time in a long time, I was enjoying the peace of not being hit by a patient.
“Oh.”
Ki-Seok Choi opened the status window and started working on the task he had forgotten.
[Use 3 reinforcement stones to strengthen Patient Hope (+2).]
Weeeeeee.
[The reinforcement was successful. Patient Hope (+3) has been completed. The vitality effect of Wishing a Patient increases by 4%.]
‘It would be good to just get to level 10.’
Choi Ki-seok stared at the patient, Baragi, and then turned off the status window.
As I was returning from my short walk, a broadcast hit my ears.
“Code blue for thoracic surgery. Code blue for thoracic surgery. Here again, code blue for thoracic surgery.”
I woke up to the emergency CPR broadcast.
Choi Ki-seok got off the elevator and rushed to the ward like lightning.
Patients were crowded in front of a hospital room.
“wait a minute.”
I went inside through the patients.
An unconscious patient was lying on the bed, and Lee Young-ho was giving chest compressions while Hana was squeezing an ambulance bag.
A little distance away, the guardian was crying and stamping his feet.
[Use the Must Save skill. All abilities temporarily increase by one level.]
[Awakening CPR: Special buff lasts for 30 minutes.]
“Stop CPR and help raise the patient.”
“The senior patient is now….”
“Listen to me!”
Lee Young-ho flinched at Choi Ki-seok’s shouting.
In the end, he did as Choi Ki-seok ordered and helped the patient up.
Choi Ki-seok went behind the patient’s back. Then, after holding the patient, he pushed up the abdomen with tightly closed fists.
I pushed up my abdomen about five times, but there was no significant change.
‘please.’
I prayed earnestly in my heart.
If airway obstruction cannot be resolved with the Heimlich maneuver, tracheostomy may be required.
Of course, that burden must be borne entirely by the patient.
“K-e-e-ek.”
Vomit flowed from the patient’s mouth along with a loud scream.
“You fill out the ambu bag, and Mr. Kang, please measure the epinephrine and bring it to me.”
Hehehe.
Blue light emanated from his body as he gave instructions.
[The special effect of ‘Frozen Heart’ is applied.]
[Cold Cold: Not only you, but also the colleagues you kill with your strength, also experience reduced emotional agitation. The amount of ability decline due to emergency situations is reduced.]
Is it because of the cold weather effect?
The faces of Lee Young-ho and Kang Hana, who could not hide their nervousness, brightened.
puck! puck! puck! puck!
Choi Ki-seok began performing chest compressions while receiving the awakening buff. Beside him, Lee Young-ho was sweating profusely and squeezing the ambulance bag.
“I brought you epinephrine.”
Choi Ki-seok accepted the syringe offered by Kang Ha-na and stabbed a blood vessel without hesitation.
Fuuuuuck.
Epinephrine was administered intravenously and CPR was continued.
Several doctors heard the broadcast and visited the thoracic surgery ward. Thanks to this, we were able to move the patient to the intensive care unit while performing CPR.
Additional treatment followed while a patient monitoring device was installed.
Fortunately, the patient returned to spontaneous circulation even without the use of a defibrillator.
“Let me see.”
Choi Ki-seok took Lee Young-ho to the break room.
“What happened?”
“That’s it…”
Youngho Lee lowered his head in a dejected manner.
“Senior Min-hyeok Min told me to insert a nasogastric tube into the patient. So I put the nasogastric tube in… but the tube kept sticking out. On the fifth insertion, the patient suddenly collapsed…
” “You inserted it five times?”
“…yes.”
“You should have looked at the patient’s condition and did it while you were at it. If you overdo it, you’ll end up in shock!”
Choi Ki-seok raised his voice.
“Besides, if you’re going to do CPR, isn’t it basic to first secure the airway? Isn’t it just a matter of mindlessly applying an ambulance and that’s it?”
“I’m sorry. I was so embarrassed…”
“Was there a guardian by your side when you were killed?”
“yes.”
“It’s going to turn.”
Choi Ki-seok sighed and placed his hand on his forehead. The situation at that time was vividly pictured in my mind.
The patient’s face becoming pale, the patient’s face becoming pale, the appearance of the guardian who must have been anxiously watching, etc.
“Follow me.”
Choi Ki-seok left the intensive care unit with Lee Young-ho.
“Sir. What happened to my husband?”
The patient’s guardian stood up and approached Choi Ki-seok.
“You are back to normal now. But I think it would be better to watch your progress in the intensive care unit tonight.”
The guardian breathed a sigh of relief at Choi Ki-seok’s words.
Then, he turned his gaze to Lee Young-ho, who was hiding behind him.
Choi Ki-seok did not miss the momentary sparks in his guardian’s eyes.
The time has come to step forward again.
“This teacher. Are you crazy?”
“….”
“Imagine that the patient was this teacher’s family. Can you treat it that way?”
“no.”
“No? You’re good at answering with an open mouth.”
Choi Ki-seok lost his temper and roughly grabbed Lee Young-ho by the collar.
“And you’re still a doctor?”
“sorry.”
“Is it okay if I say sorry? Have you ever thought about how much pain it must have been for the patient who collapsed and the guardian here?”
Choi Ki-seok raised his voice and shook his collar.
“Sir, please stop.”
As the harsh atmosphere continued, the guardian stopped him.
“I’m usually a good teacher. I think I made a mistake just today… Please forgive me.”
“In hospitals, small mistakes kill people.”
Ki-seok Choi finished speaking and came face to face with Young-ho Lee.
“If you do this again, you will die by my hands. Don’t even think about being on duty today, just keep watch over Yun Ho-jin all night. Understood?”
“…yes.”
“go away!”
When Choi Ki-seok pushed Lee Young-ho, Lee Young-ho was helplessly pushed away and entered the intensive care unit.
“I’m sorry for making you look bad in front of your guardian, but it has to be done this way.”
“Still, isn’t that too harsh? I’m an intern teacher…”
“As an intern, you have to be more alert.”
Choi Ki-seok returned to the duty room after talking with his guardian.
Scolding Lee Young-ho stuck in his heart like a thorn, so he couldn’t concentrate on studying English.
Everyone makes mistakes. In fact,
when he was an intern at Jinseong University in the past, Lee Young-ho had many serious accidents to the point where he was told to go away. Nevertheless, the reason he
scolded Lee Young-ho in front of his guardian was all for his sake.
If Choi Ki-seok had not stepped forward, the guardian would have tried to eat Lee Young-ho. He would have jumped.
If this had developed into a claim, Lee Young-ho’s intern evaluation would have bottomed out. He
would have been at a huge disadvantage when becoming a resident.
In other words, the best thing to do before was to push Lee Young-ho.
“Whew…”
Choi Ki-seok said . I took a deep breath and composed my mind.
* * *
The next morning.
The morning meeting of the Thoracic Surgery Department was held with all staff in attendance.
Briefing of surgical patients, briefing of inpatients, and Eunji Cho’s conference presentations continued one after another, and the meeting entered its final stages. “Then, shall we take a look at last month’s statistics?”
Jo
Ji-hwan tapped the table with his index finger and held up the statistical data in his hand.
At that moment, a chilly atmosphere filled the conference room.
