The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1139: Chapter 1139: All Because of Gluttony

After they finished eating and returned to the emergency center, they saw that the reception hall was even more crowded.

In the specially designated reception area, triage and sampling were being conducted in a very orderly manner.

"Director, the pesticide component has been identified as long-term phos, with a long residue period and a high chance of secondary poisoning, especially more toxic to birds," Liu Banxia said.

"But among the currently admitted patients, initial judgment indicates only three are severe and require pralidoxime. The rest are mild cases and can be treated with conventional methods."

"I just communicated with the city hospital; they have quite a few patients too. Adding up both sides, goodness, several hundred to over a thousand people have dined at that barbecue restaurant."

Zhou Shuwen nodded, "It has to be this many, and that’s only because we found out promptly. They still have many sparrows killed by this pesticide in their stock. People want to try something new and don’t care how they’re killed. What’s the current treatment protocol?"

"Except for gastric lavage solution being adjusted to 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution for thorough washing, everything else is unchanged. It’s still mainly atropine and pralidoxime, and the effect is okay," Liu Banxia said.

"We also need to adjust the wards here; the corridors need more mobile treatment beds. If we put everyone into the wards, it will overcrowd our emergency patients."

"We also need to control the treatment costs for these people. I’m worried with so many people, whether that owner has enough money to compensate."

"By the way, there’s a more serious case of a child at the city hospital. Among the current admitted patients, he’s the one with the strongest poisoning reaction. He showed symptoms yesterday, but was treated as a gastrointestinal cold."

Zhou Shuwen frowned, "Kids are inherently weaker, and this long-term phos’ toxicity is so strong. I hope the child can make it through."

The toxicity of organophosphate pesticides is really strong, and they have a certain residue in the body. Also, some patients may develop delayed neuropathy within two to three weeks after recovery.

Mainly affecting the lower limbs, such as paralysis of the lower limbs, muscle atrophy of the limbs, and other symptoms.

This possibility is low for some mild cases, but for severe cases, attention is needed at all times.

The only fortunate thing is that although many dined at that BBQ place, not many actually tried the grilled sparrow dish.

Still, due to the large number of diners, the number of patients needing treatment is considerable.

"Goodness, we’ve utilized everyone who can be used and every available space," Wang Chao arrived beside Liu Banxia.

"The city leaders will come soon to offer condolences; they’re on their way. This is a big matter, fear the owner won’t get away with a short sentence."

"If you were to describe it, it’s an extremely vile situation," Liu Banxia said.

"I just talked with Captain Shen; the owner confessed everything. The situation is quite interesting. He really didn’t know these sparrows were toxic, but he’s the one who had people buy them back."

"With this situation today, I feel it’s worthy of being on the national evening news. So many patients, the societal impact isn’t good."

"But where did they get so many sparrows? It’s not a small number, thousands of them," Wang Chao said.

"There aren’t many here, but as you head further north, there are more," Liu Banxia said.

"In the snowy cold, can birds easily find food? You clear a space by the woods, sprinkle some grain mixed with pesticides, and they’ll flock together."

"It’s kind of like that saying where wealth is sacrificed, and birds die for food. But I think the root is people’s curiosity about wild delicacies."

"If it weren’t for such a large market, who would think of this? Haven’t there been enough incidents due to consuming wild animals? But people just don’t remember."

"Some reporters also conducted simple interviews here, and many diners actually share the responsibility. Despite repeated warnings not to eat wild animals, they know but still eat them."

"I didn’t join the crowd, but some people stubbornly argue that sparrows are common, and eating them is normal. I also reminded them that treatment costs need to be paid upfront, then seek compensation from the BBQ place."

This situation is quite troublesome. The owner has quite a few loans in the bank, so future compensation doesn’t look optimistic.

"That matter has nothing to do with us. The city leaders are coming, should we duck out?" Wang Chao asked.

Liu Banxia glanced toward the door, nodding seriously, "Wind tight, pull out."

Among the incoming crowd was Wang Chao’s mom, so he wanted to escape. Liu Banxia also wasn’t comfortable with such receptions and would rather find peace upstairs.

The nearby nurses watched them make their mad "escape," finding it amusing.

Some people would probably crave such an opportunity to show off, but not these two; they were afraid of getting involved.

Zheng Yali also noticed their figures and was somewhat helpless watching them run away.

But for now, let’s focus on this visit. This situation is too serious and involves too many people.

"How did you two get up here? Do you think there’ll be a batch leaving tonight? Do they still need observation?" Zhou Li asked as she saw Liu Banxia and Wang Chao.

"Pretty much, a lot of them just tried a bit and only ate one skewer, so no real issues." Liu Banxia replied.

"Not everyone is concerned about this grill safety stuff; some people just don’t dare to eat it. They’re lucky, dodged a bullet." Wang Chao said with a smile.

"But now they’re all cursing, having seen the back kitchen of the grill shop, realizing the food they once praised came from such a place."

"You two, our nurses are overwhelmed. Hurry up and help out too." Zhou Li said.

"Absolutely, Sister Li’s orders, we dare not disobey." Liu Banxia said earnestly.

We really are short-staffed. The emergency center is on full duty, doing corresponding first aid according to the severity of the patients’ symptoms.

Preparation was indeed thorough, but we can’t withstand the sheer number of patients. Also, monitoring is required when administering atropine, correcting promptly when its effects wear off.

Severe patients, in particular, require constant care.

They are treated with pralidoxime and atropine together, but when used together, the toxic effects of atropine are prone to appear, so it’s crucial to watch for toxic reactions.

The medicine can be life-saving, but incorrect dosage or ignoring drug reactions can turn it into a lethal poison.

"Haha, Teacher Liu, I knew you guys came up here to hide from work." Xu Yino came over after a while.

"How’s it downstairs?" Liu Banxia asked.

"People are leaving, so Teacher Chen said if you guys are rested enough, you should head back. Several drunk patients just arrived, and some nurses were transferred from the inpatient department." Xu Yino said.

"Our reception capacity is still limited; post-care can manage multiple patients at once, but the initial gastric lavage is rather intricate." Liu Banxia commented.

"I thought after midnight we’d be done, guess I’m still too young and optimistic. Seems like it’s going to be an all-nighter. Good thing there are no critically ill patients, it’s a little relief."

"Teacher Liu, I overheard something just now. The kid from the municipal hospital hasn’t woken yet, but our patient with cerebral edema already did." Xu Yino mentioned.

"Toxicity manifests differently in each person." Liu Banxia said.

"And the residue effect of organophosphate toxins is strong; some retain more than others. So while the conditions stem from the same cause, they differ for each patient."

"Didn’t I have a patient earlier who ate eight skewers, quite significant, right? He just sweated and had diarrhea all day, then was fine after that."

"Considering the cases we’ve received, initial symptoms manifest in variety. With multiple patients arriving simultaneously, we can react immediately."

"But the first three patients today showed differing symptoms, causing some delay. Still, they were related, and the delay didn’t pose major danger, just a bit of suffering."

"Teacher Liu, when will you get some rest? Let’s have a barbecue at your place." Xu Yino suddenly suggested.

"Why have a barbecue at my place again?" Liu Banxia said helplessly.

"Who dares to eat outside now? I won’t anyway, unless it’s homemade, then at least feels safe." Xu Yino replied.

"Very well, due to the baby, my shift schedule has been a bit messy." Liu Banxia said.

"Once this flu wave passes, we can grill at my place. But you’ll have to skewer the meat yourselves, I find it tiresome."

"How tiring can it be, we have skewer tools." Xu Yino said.

"Make sure to bring some to share, the way you talk about it makes me crave skewers." Wang Chao said.

"I’m not eating anymore, at least not for a few months." Said a patient who was listening to their chat.

"Haha, we should have faith in grilled skewers, not all places are so lousy." Liu Banxia laughed.

"Sigh... In the past, whenever I ate skewers at their place, I’d get diarrhea. Thought it was the beer and spicy food causing it." The patient sighed.

This is also a kind of "symptom," but it was overlooked, leading to today’s situation.

If he had noticed early, he wouldn’t be suffering now. Gastric lavage is uncomfortable, even if he didn’t just eat it, there’s fear of residue in the stomach.