Chapter 1486: Blood Shortage Is a Difficult Problem

Chapter 1486: Chapter 1486: Blood Shortage Is a Difficult Problem

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As the old saying goes, hearing a word from a wise man is better than reading ten years of books. For Liu Banxia, even though it was just a few casual words with his father-in-law at the dinner table, he felt greatly enriched.

The same issue, when viewed from different perspectives and heights, can appear quite different.

His foundational level was somewhat low, and with being busy with hospital affairs recently, his perspective was indeed limited.

Dreamland space helps him hone his surgical skills, and such practice also helped him spot a few shortcomings. In terms of management skills, he could only rely on himself to gradually understand.

Anyway, he thought that in the future, if he had the time, he should have more conversations with his father-in-law and Old Qiu. Both of their insights and problem-solving methods were quite unique.

The next morning, he happily drove to the emergency center.

He was quite satisfied with the present state of the emergency center.

At least for now, everyone was united in thought and effort, which was the biggest support for work.

If not, how could he be so worry-free? Although NOSES surgeries accounted for a significant portion of the patients in the second department, there were other patients too.

Just relying on the six juniors to manage would be somewhat tiring. Shi Lei and the others helped a lot; otherwise, everyone’s salaries wouldn’t be guaranteed.

"Oh, I can predict that Teacher Liu will arrange something for us again at noon today." Xu Yino came over with a smile.

"I don’t know you, go away. How’s the patient from yesterday’s surgery?" Liu Banxia pushed her aside and asked Huang Bo.

"The patient’s condition is quite good, but there was a drug reaction to the pain pump, so it was stopped shortly after three in the morning." Huang Bo replied.

Liu Banxia nodded, "Then there’s no problem, it shouldn’t be too painful today. Pay more attention, anything else?"

"No, Teacher Liu." Xu Yino stood in front of him again.

Liu Banxia pushed her aside once more, "Later, you guys should research, generally, the document will be here soon. Then you will officially become resident chiefs, have some plan in mind for distribution."

"The first batch is for two months, depending on the opportunity afterward. If there’s a chance, I’ll add in more time for you. If not, create opportunities to add more."

"Teacher Liu, isn’t two months enough?" Liu Yiqing cautiously asked.

"Are you afraid that being a resident chief is too tiring?" Liu Banxia asked with a smile.

Liu Yiqing nodded bashfully, "That’s on duty all the time, though it’s just a little more time than now, mentally it feels quite heavy."

"Hey? Xu Yino, why aren’t you getting closer to me?" Liu Banxia turned to look at Xu Yino.

"Hehe, at such times, it’s better to ignore me." Xu Yino directly hid behind Liu Yiqing.

"Oh wow, I thought you were having such an important meeting." Shi Lei, arriving for work, joked.

"Teacher Shi, any surgeries recently that need assistance?" Xu Yino quickly asked.

"Even if I assist, you still need to follow his management." Shi Lei said.

"And with my wedding coming up, I don’t have much time to care for you all. By then I’ll rely on him and Wei Yuan to keep an eye out for me, or I would be quite worried."

"Ah? Right, Banxia, if you have any extras, I can arrange a resident chief on my end. Probably in some days, Wang Chao will be busy too, another chance to train."

"Oh dear, Teacher Shi, you can’t kick us while we’re down." Xu Yino said with a wry smile.

"Haha, this is called caring about your growth, and I’m not even charging you. I’m really considerate, I’ll go change clothes first." Shi Lei said with a smile.

"Let’s go together, you don’t charge, but I am worried about my meal card." Liu Banxia said.

"Later, let them continue drawing lots, when the document arrives, one will be directly picked. Let’s extend it to three months, two batches straight away."

This gave Xu Yino and the others a headache, experiencing a bit of the "Liu Banxia style" care. He often received such "concern," leading to more projects.

"Are you almost done with everything?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Not much left to worry about, my sister-in-law handles it all. Even if I wanted to help, I wouldn’t have the chance or the time." Shi Lei said.

"The day after tomorrow would you need to go to Jinshui District Hospital? Seems like there are no patients needing NOSES surgery? Might as well take a day off, it’s been quite busy after all."

"Yes, a day off is necessary. My father-in-law just returned, my dad is coming over too, and Old Qiu will be there; a small gathering is in order." Liu Banxia nodded with a smile.

"Sometimes listening to them talk is indeed rewarding, I feel like my knowledge is just wildly increasing. The experiences I had before were too limited."

"In the week after next, there’s nothing much on my side, discuss it with Brother Wei, see who’s best to lead the team over. I really need a good rest; who knows when some big task might just fall on me."

"You better not say that, your words sometimes hit the mark like a prophecy." Shi Lei quickly warned.

"Oh, how long ago was that, why do you still remember it." Liu Banxia said helplessly.

"Liu Yiqing has perfectly inherited my duties, so you don’t have to worry about this matter anymore. They can now play a significant role, so it’s quite reassuring for us."

Shi Lei smiled and nodded, "No denying it, you guys in the second department now have plenty of soldiers, so you’ll really need to put in more effort."

"Let me inquire about something. How many spots do we have in general surgery this year? We can’t just be busy with others; we need to focus on our own matters too."

"I really can’t say for sure because the last batch left six behind, which is indeed quite a lot," Liu Banxia said.

"And I haven’t asked the director about this yet, just listening to the news. I guess we’ll have at least two, anyway it’ll all be for your department, so I haven’t paid much attention."

Shi Lei rolled his eyes. This guy can be a bit cheeky sometimes.

"Teacher Liu, a patient with an abdominal puncture wound is coming in, severe blood loss."

At this moment, Su Wenhao ran in.

"Alright, we’ll admit them immediately. Is the preparation done?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Blood bags have been arranged, and the operating room has been notified. But recently, our hospital doesn’t have much blood, so we’ll need to use it sparingly," Su Wenhao said.

Liu Banxia nodded.

This is also a very frustrating issue, as blood shortages have become commonplace in hospitals, especially those with emergency departments or rescue responsibilities, where the blood shortage is even more severe.

This issue isn’t just present in emergency centers; it’s a common problem in hospitals nationwide.

There are many reasons for this situation, and often, the family members of patients can only mobilize friends and relatives for "mutual aid blood donation." This is truly a scarce resource, not something that can be produced by spending money.

Of course, now in various blood banks and hospitals, there’s a phenomenon where "blood brokers" are present.

In principle, this is not allowed.

But everyone tends to turn a blind eye, because in life-saving situations, it might all come down to that one bag of blood.

Actually, Liu Banxia and other medical staff also regularly donate blood. It’s not a task but something they mention occasionally.

"President Qi, how’s the condition of the patient coming in?"

After getting outside, Liu Banxia asked.

"Not too good. A sharpened piece of art knife cut right through the abdomen. The family conditions are quite good, and during phone communication, they said they’ll spend whatever it takes for the rescue," Qi Wentai said.

"That’s quite a grievance, the force behind it must have been considerable," Liu Banxia frowned.

"I don’t know the specifics either, but I knew something was wrong when I got the call. Give it a try later; the first thing you have to do is stop the bleeding, that’s for sure," Qi Wentai said.

Liu Banxia grinned nervously, even just hearing Qi Wentai’s description, he didn’t have any confidence.

"Old Chen, don’t leave. A patient with abdominal puncture wound and severe blood loss is coming in, lend a hand will you?"

Just happened to see Chen Xuehai come out, Liu Banxia quickly called out.

"I’m not sure how useful I can be; how severe is the patient?" Chen Xuehai frowned and came over.

"That’s all the information we have for now, abdominal puncture wound, severe blood loss," Liu Banxia said.

Chen Xuehai gave him a helpless look. But considering how much this guy has helped him before, he’ll lend a hand this time.

Whether it will be effective is another matter.

A few minutes later, the emergency vehicle stopped outside the emergency center. As soon as the door was opened, Liu Banxia’s heart sank.

The interior of the ambulance was covered with blood stains, indicating that the patient’s blood loss might be even greater than he anticipated.

"Prepare two more blood bags, and inform the patient’s family, those who can donate blood should hurry," Liu Banxia said.

"Patient is 26 years old, lost a significant amount of blood, vital signs are very weak."

The paramedic who was pushing the patient out said.

"To resuscitation room one, let’s see if there’s any chance left. No family came along?" Liu Banxia asked.

"They should be on their way here, the one who injured him is his girlfriend," the paramedic walking with the stretcher said.

"From her feedback, the patient has no history of allergies or diseases, is healthy, but has already been taken away by the police."

At this point, Liu Banxia frowned and pressed his hand on the patient’s neck, "Cardiac arrest, I’m starting CPR. 1 unit of adrenaline, defibrillator charged to 150 joules."

After speaking, Liu Banxia climbed onto the treatment table, hands hovering around the exposed knife blade, and began CPR on the patient.