Chapter 47: Chapter 47: TV Station Films the Rescue Operation
Jiang Ming fought back his discomfort, preparing to continue the surgery. He had his pride and sense of responsibility, after all.
"Director Jiang, let me take over from here."
A calm voice cut in.
"Dr. Luo, you take my place and handle Cheng Feng’s functional restoration. I’ll take Bed 2!"
It was Wu Ting, who had just finished one surgery and was now preparing to take over for Director Jiang.
"But... can you handle a nerve repair surgery?"
Jiang Ming was a little worried.
"I can."
Previously, Jiang Ming would never have agreed to Wu Ting’s request. But after the last few incidents, he had developed considerable trust in him.
The other doctors in the ward felt the same way. If Wu Ting said he could do it, then he definitely could.
Luo Ming, feeling a sense of shared honor, was the first to call out, "Alright! Cheng Feng, you’re with me. We’ll take over Dr. Wu’s patient."
Huang Ye also walked over to Jiang Ming with a bottle of glucose. "Director Jiang, please go rest for a while. Leave this to Dr. Wu."
Qin Donglai spoke up as well. "Director Jiang, you should rest. Let Wu Ting handle Bed 2."
"Well... alright." Jiang Ming gave Wu Ting a complicated look and cupped his hands. "I’m ashamed. I’ll leave it to you, then."
After taking Jiang Ming’s place, Wu Ting resumed the nerve anastomosis surgery.
[DING! The Host has completed a surgical handover and collaboration with Director Jiang Ming, earning the trust of all the doctors in the ward. The Host has acquired the entry from Deputy Director Jiang Ming: Baxter Bm25 (Southern Country) Blood Purification Device Operation Technique (Yellow). As the newest batch of hemodialysis equipment in the Emergency Department, it is more efficient and offers more advanced therapeutic effects than traditional dialysis equipment. However, none of the older doctors have mastered it. In the entire City First Hospital Emergency Department, only Director Jiang mastered it after undergoing advanced studies in Xianglin City.]
[Recommended Entry Synthesis: Blood Purification Technique (Yellow) + Baxter Bm25 (Southern Country) Blood Purification Device Operation Technique (Yellow) = Continuous Blood Purification Technique (Purple). A brand-new, advanced blood purification technique, distinct from traditional dialysis, capable of treating severe burns complicated by sepsis.]
[Synthesize now?]
Wu Ting was currently preoccupied with the nerve anastomosis and had no time to study this new technique.
Wu Ting resumed the nerve anastomosis, placing a traction suture on each side of the nerve ends that Jiang Ming had dissected free.
Next, he precisely aligned the two nerve endings, avoiding any twisting...
This was the most difficult part of a nerve anastomosis, requiring a great deal of practical experience.
It required matching and suturing based on the nerve’s external shape and its branches, the nutrient vessels on the nerve’s surface, and the distribution and thickness of the fascicles on the transected ends.
Wu Ting completed this smoothly. Then, he began suturing the epineurium...
Once the anterior side was sutured, he immediately swapped the traction sutures, rotated the nerve 180 degrees, and repeated the process on the posterior side...
Before long, Wu Ting had completed the entire nerve anastomosis surgery.
Nearby, the resting Jiang Ming watched the entire process.
’What skillful nerve suturing!’
Many junior doctors would easily misalign and suture a nerve to a tendon, simply because they weren’t familiar enough with the color, texture, and cross-sectional structure of both.
But Wu Ting clearly knew the structures of tendons and nerves like the back of his hand.
’I really don’t know how someone as young as Wu Ting learned such a technique.’
Among the younger generation at City First Hospital, Jiang Ming was famous for his exceptional talent. But Wu Ting was clearly a cut above, making even Jiang Ming a little envious.
Just as Wu Ting finished the nerve repair surgery, Huo Yun happened to be making his rounds and arrived at Qin Donglai’s ward.
Although Huo Yun hadn’t personally participated in the emergency rescue, his job was by no means easy.
As the department director, he was responsible for organizing and commanding the entire rescue effort. This involved coordinating the medical teams, triaging patients based on their injuries, creating simple, temporary treatment plans, and proposing life-saving measures for critically ill patients.
At the same time, he had to constantly monitor for any critically ill patients who might require consultations from other departments, work with them to resolve issues, and immediately formulate the next steps for treatment.
After a long night of rescue efforts, the overall situation had stabilized. Most of the patients had been properly treated, and Director Huo finally had a moment to come and make his rounds.
He had just received news that Jiang Ming had collapsed from exhaustion. After coming over and offering his sympathies, he asked a few questions and learned about Wu Ting’s role.
Huo Yun was rather surprised.
"Good kid! Young people these days... their stamina and energy are just incredible."
After praising Wu Ting, Huo Yun asked about the patients’ treatment status and concluded with an important instruction:
"Several reporters and staff from Fan City TV Station were also affected in this incident. Since they witnessed our City First Hospital’s rescue operation, the station will be sending a film crew to report on our efforts. When it’s reasonable to do so, I need you all to cooperate with the filming and interviews."
Huo Yun had several considerations for saying this, of course.
First, a large-scale rescue operation like this would inevitably draw constant attention from the public and the media. News interviews were unavoidable, and the Emergency Department had a duty to cooperate to help reassure the public.
Second, it was a good opportunity to showcase the excellence of City First Hospital and served as a form of promotion for the Emergency Department.
Huo Yun himself would also be interviewed, but that would be after the crisis was over. The Emergency Department would definitely have to put forward a few representative figures to cooperate with the filming.
Huo Yun looked around, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this: once all the injured from this incident have been treated, Jiang Ming and Wu Ting, you two will represent our Emergency Department and join me for the interview."
Hearing that Wu Ting and Jiang Ming would be the representatives for the Emergency Department, the other doctors had no objections. It was a popular decision.
Besides, Wu Ting and Jiang Ming were indeed the two with the best looks and presence in the Emergency Department.
Director Huo gave a few more instructions before preparing to head to the next ward.
Jiang Ming rested a little longer, then prepared to return to his own high-priority ward to check on things.
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Outside the Emergency Department wards, Director Cai Dongbao had also rushed over at the earliest opportunity.
He was extremely worried after learning that employees from his TV station had been injured in the chemical plant explosion.
Besides his concern for the well-being of the station’s employees, he had come with another purpose: to oversee the filming of a news segment on the entire rescue effort. This was something that needed to be broadcast and reported to the public on the station’s news program.
Cai Dongbao brought his team straight to the rescue operation’s command center, where he met Dean Tang and Director Wei.
Cai Dongbao explained his purpose, and naturally, Dean Tang and Director Wei were enthusiastic about cooperating.
"Dean Tang, Director Wei, could you give me the details of this rescue operation? Also, were there any particularly outstanding incidents or individuals during the treatment process? I’d like to brainstorm some ideas for the segment..."
Cai Dongbao, Dean Tang, and Director Wei were all old acquaintances, so he spoke very directly.
As City First Hospital’s spokesperson, Dean Tang began with a few high-level, overarching statements:
"Since their establishment, our hospital’s emergency center and burn unit have handled numerous mass burn casualty incidents. Our multidisciplinary rescue teams, drawn from all departments, are highly experienced. In major incidents like these, in addition to our solid professional skills, the organizational management during the rescue plays a decisive role..."
"Our hospital has always focused on building a burn treatment network, which provides a strong foundation for burn patient care..."
"Additionally, our hospital has established a multi-modal transport corridor, which has saved precious time for the rescue efforts..."
"From the very beginning, our hospital formed an emergency rescue leadership team to oversee and protect the treatment process..."
"In this particular case, we have also utilized advanced medical equipment to increase the success rate of our treatments..."
"Of course, moving forward, we will also ensure proper information feedback, accept guidance from superiors and experts, and we certainly welcome supervision from all sectors of society..."
As Dean Tang gave his systematic explanation, Director Cai nodded frequently. The film crew beside them recorded everything, as this would all be important material for the final piece.
After the leader’s high-level speech and remarks, it was time for the detailed highlights and specific, representative stories.
"Dean Tang, we’ll be heading to the scene next to film some close-ups. It would be even better if there are some exemplary doctors we could feature!"
Director Cai was very experienced, and Dean Tang was naturally happy to cooperate.
"For the rest of the filming, just coordinate with Director Wei and Director Huo."
