Chapter 76 100%
"The situation now is that the car door is completely jammed. We must break it open to remove the steel pipe stuck in the patient's body, but once we pry open the door and pull out the steel pipe to relieve the pressure, there will definitely be major blood loss,"
"Moreover, from my observation, the position where the steel pipe has entered is also very poor—it's directly in the vena cava. Once there's major blood loss, she'll likely experience severe hypovolemic shock within six to ten minutes. Even if I'm fast enough and lucky, it will still take at least three minutes to find the bleeding point and temporarily stop the bleeding. However, the blood loss in those three minutes could reach up to two thousand milliliters."
"Furthermore, we're outside, and even in the best scenario, it would take nearly twenty minutes to get to the hospital's operating room. This could likely cause ischemic damage to the heart and brain, and such damage is irreversible."
"Plus, it would take at least ten to twenty minutes for the fire department to arrive. The patient is continuously losing blood, so the situation is indeed very critical."
The lead physician sighed and said, his complexion turning grim as he hadn't expected the situation to be this severe.
Hearing the lead physician's words, Tang Mingji and Tang Yun felt their hearts sink to the lowest depths.
Though they didn't quite understand all the medical jargon, they realized that the situation was indeed dire.
"Let me do it!"
Just then, a faint voice came through.
Tang Mingji and his daughter along with the lead physician all turned their heads to see a young man approaching.
"I can break it open immediately and remove the steel pipe."
Su Chen walked up to Tang Mingji, his daughter, and the lead physician and spoke again.
"Don't mess around. Do you know the force required for this? How could you manage?" the lead physician said, visibly agitated, waving his hand dismissively. "Young man, you better hurry off, don't make trouble."
Su Chen wasn't offended by the lead physician's attitude, instead, he simply smiled:
"Doctor, you should be aware, from now until the fire department's arrival, it will take at least ten or so minutes. Then removing the steel pipe and your immediate hemostatic emergency treatment until reaching the hospital's emergency room—how long all that would take. What do you think are the chances of the patient's survival then? I say two in ten, and that's being generous. Given that, why not let me try?"
"You understand medicine?"
The lead physician asked, his surprise evident upon hearing Su Chen's words. In his heart, even two in ten was a stretch; he reckoned even one in ten was difficult.
"I know a bit, just the basics."
"Are you really sure?" the lead physician asked sternly, looking at Su Chen. "Since you know some medicine, you should understand that if carelessly done, causing displacement, then the situation could become extremely grave."
"I understand," Su Chen nodded.
"Mayor Tang, this is currently the most effective solution available. What do you think..."
The lead physician turned to Tang Mingji, although already agreeing internally, he still needed to seek the opinion of Tang Mingji as the family member and as the mayor.
"Young man, are you really confident?" Tang Mingji asked seriously.
"I assure you!" Su Chen replied firmly, nodding his head.
"Alright, I trust you."
Tang Mingji saw an unflappable demeanor in the other's eyes, and was somewhat surprised internally; few people confronted him, the mayor, with such a calm demeanor.
"Alright, prepare to break it open," the lead physician said, seeing Tang Mingji's approval, then turned to Tang Mingji and his daughter, "What's the patient's blood type? I'll have the hospital prepare."
"I'm not quite sure. Tang Yun, do you know your mother's blood type?"
As the mayor, Tang Mingji, who was busy all the time, couldn't remember his wife's blood type.
"I'm not quite sure either, but last time I accompanied mom to the hospital for a checkup, her blood was tested; I think it was something like RH negative O-type or something," Tang Yun replied, scratching her head as she thought.
"What did you say?"
The lead physician's voice suddenly grew much louder as he shouted in disbelief, staring wide-eyed at Tang Yun.
Su Chen also stopped in his tracks; this was extremely unlucky!
"What's wrong?"
Tang Mingji and his daughter, upon seeing the doctor's reaction, suddenly felt bewildered.
"What did you say?" The chief physician, completely overwhelmed by the situation, lost control of his tone, and said to Tang Mingji and his daughter, "RH-negative blood is 'panda blood.'"
Then he suddenly realized something, and hurriedly shouted at his young assistant:
"Quickly notify the hospital to immediately request eight units of RH-negative O-type red blood cells from the blood bank."
"Okay, I'll call right away!"
The young assistant was clearly terrified by the situation.
A minute later, the young assistant, looking dejected, said to the chief physician:
"The blood bank has five units of RH-negative blood in reserve, which can be delivered to the hospital in 50 minutes. The remaining three units will take about an hour and twenty minutes to gather."
"It's over, it's over!"
The chief physician, as if defeated, leaned powerlessly against the battered car body.
"How can it be over! Doctor! You absolutely must not give up!" Tang Yun was so frightened that she fell to her knees in front of the chief physician, crying, "Doctor, please, save my mother?"
"I wish I could, but it takes more than an hour to procure the blood, and no one can endure such a long period of cerebral ischemia." The chief physician helped Tang Yun to her feet, "You should prepare for the worst."
"Are you just going to watch my mother die and do nothing?"
Tang Yun, unable to accept the grim news about her mother, collapsed to the ground as soon as she stood up.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's simply impossible!"
"I have a way."
Watching Tang Yun cry with the sorrow of losing her loved one, Su Chen was reminded of his own mother and spoke up.
"Ah, you really have a way?"
Tang Yun shot up to her feet and grabbed Su Chen's arm, asking anxiously as if she had grasped a lifeline when nearly drowning.
Though it was just a straw, it at least gave her hope!
"Young man, don't speak without understanding, in this situation, even a Divine Doctor couldn't save her."
The chief physician sternly scolded him, thinking that this young man was merely being recklessly boastful.
"So, what solution do you have right now?"
Su Chen didn't retort but simply asked calmly.
The chief physician hung his head and sighed, shaking it.
"Given that, what are you complaining about here?" Su Chen glanced at him, "No matter how bad the situation is, what else can be done?"
"Indeed, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must try." Tang Mingji walked over and asked Su Chen, "Young man, how confident are you?"
Su Chen held up a single finger.
"Only 10 percent?" Tang Mingji's heart sank, then he took a deep breath, "Alright, let's try it, it's still better than having no hope at all."
Su Chen gently shook his head.
"Not even 10 percent?"
Tang Mingji cried out, immediately feeling as though a huge stone was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe.
Tang Yun, who had just regained a glimmer of spirit, lingered in despair once more. No chance, not even 10 percent — wasn't her mother's situation still likely dire?
"No, you misunderstood." Su Chen began calmly: Continue your journey on empire
"I meant 100 percent!"