Chapter 854 - 402: Administering Medication Without Examination, Mutual Trust

Chapter 854: Chapter 402: Administering Medication Without Examination, Mutual Trust

Since even Director Rong Xuekai has said this, Li Jingsheng naturally won’t say anything more.

After all, this is their territory.

However, Li Jingsheng still believes that the patient’s calm surface is deceptive, and the longer they wait, the higher the chances of a problem arising.

He had just examined some real-time data on the patient’s vital signs.

The blood oxygen saturation was clearly showing a gradual decline.

The partial pressure of carbon dioxide was also dropping; these are all warning signs.

"Xiaoli, since it’s rare for you to visit, let me show you around our hospital’s intensive care unit. Some of the equipment here is probably the most advanced in the country, and our management practices have learned a lot from top ICU departments in an island nation and some developed Western countries."

The island nation is indeed excellent in medicine and precision instruments.

Although it never dares claim to be the best in the world, its life expectancy, five-year survival rate of cancer patients, and success rate of critical care rescue are generally world-leading.

There is indeed a technical blockade from the island nation, but there are still some cracks to wriggle through.

It was already evening at this moment, yet the ICU was bustling, indifferent to day or night. The sound of various instrument alarms rose and fell, healthcare workers scurrying about like playing whack-a-mole.

Wherever there was a situation, support was directed there.

Under normal circumstances, it is usually one doctor with two nurses managing three beds.

But because the patients here are all critically ill, sometimes when something urgent occurs, just one doctor and two nurses are far from enough. At such times, any doctor or nurse available would rush over to help.

Li Jingsheng was fortunate enough to spend a month in the ICU of the First Hospital.

Although the time was brief, he learned a lot of life-saving knowledge and experience. Much of it could not be learned from textbooks.

It was also the most united place he had ever been.

Office politics and scheming were rare there.

They were all close comrades-in-arms.

As long as the seniors had time, they were more than happy to guide him as a newcomer.

Seeing the hustle and bustle in the ICU now, it was as if he had returned to six years ago. Only, compared to six years ago, he was now a completely different person.

Now he was visiting the intensive care unit of the People’s Hospital, accompanied by Director Rong Xuekai and Lian Tao.

This sort of treatment was not just about honor.

"These are the three ICUs we’ve built at the People’s Hospital, with both hardware and software reaching domestic first-class standards. The only thing lacking is talent. Although we try hard every year to cultivate and discover talent, it’s hard to find doctors who are both resilient and have high medical literacy. When recruiting, we’ve found a severe issue: many young and capable talent choose to go abroad.

Domestic major hospitals are facing serious polarization.

The top-tier hospitals are impenetrable for ordinary talents.

Institutions like ours, mid-tier large hospitals, find it hard to recruit truly cutting-edge talent."

Rong Xuekai rarely airs his grievances.

"Alas, there are indeed many aspects of the domestic medical environment that need improvement. Among my classmates, four out of ten are developing their careers abroad. When I ask them why they don’t stay in the country, their answers are almost identical.

The treatment domestically is not as good as abroad.

Major domestic hospitals place heavy emphasis on interpersonal relationships, valuing connections over competence. Also, even medium-sized domestic hospitals are extremely competitive.

Furthermore, the doctor-patient relationship in the country is poor; patients are hostile towards doctors, making them feel like they are putting their lives on the line each day. No one can predict when they might encounter an unreasonable family member or a hot-tempered patient, who might attack the doctor.

Dr. Li being stabbed is the best example."

Lian Tao sighed, also expressing dissatisfaction with some domestic medical issues.

Now, the domestic scene is such that even as there’s a shortage of medical talent, they are leaving in serious numbers.

Many high-level talents study abroad and never come back.

"Xiaoli was stabbed?"

Rong Xuekai asked in surprise.

"While consulting, I encountered a psychiatric patient who, without a word, drew a knife and stabbed. Fortunately, a doctor managed to hold down the frenzied patient, and I only injured my hand." Li Jingsheng’s tone was much calmer now when mentioning this.

"There were times when I’ve been beaten by patients and their families or stabbed with a knife. Once, I was stabbed in the abdomen, missing the abdominal aorta by just a little. At that time, I was very scared. Particularly when for the first time, a family member hit me on the head with a chair, causing bleeding, I felt particularly angry. I didn’t return to work at the hospital for half a month.

On the third occasion of being stabbed by a patient, since the knife was only a little ways from severing my aorta, I was sure I’d have died.

My wife advised me to change careers, to stop being a doctor.

She said she felt scared seeing me go to work at the hospital every day, worried she’d never see me again.

At the time, my mother was still alive.

She said a few words to me that affirmed my resolve to continue practicing medicine. She held my hand and said, ’Kai kiddo, there are two professions in this world most respected, doing great good that benefits future generations. One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor.

Teachers impart knowledge to future generations, everyone respects them.

Doctors save lives and help the wounded, saving countless people, and are similarly respected.

As long as you act with a clear conscience, I believe people will remember your goodness. In the future, when your children mention their father, they will also be proud.