Chapter 378: Chapter 378: The Critical Night
"Yes, we can only observe him here. Liu Yang, could you please inform his family about what to pay attention to during the observation?"
Now that Liu Zheng had decided to admit this person to the hospital and take care of the arrangements himself, he had to thoroughly test this kid to see if he truly knew his stuff.
"You have to do this: every so often, you need to gently tap the child to see if he falls into an unconscious state or if he is in a coma. If that happens, you must quickly call for a doctor because we need to treat him urgently."
"But, what about sleeping at night? We can’t let him sleep, can we?"
"Tonight is a special night, so even if he does sleep, you still need to do this—about every 40 minutes to an hour, you’ll need to shake the child. Then, as long as he opens his eyes and can respond to you, everything is safe. If it’s still like this tomorrow morning, then we can basically determine that he is likely out of danger."
"Okay, I understand."
After explaining everything to the patient’s family, in fact, Liu Zheng was quite satisfied. His theories and ideas were substantially the same, which meant he didn’t need to worry about too many other things.
"Hehe, Doctor Liu, to be safe, I think it’s best for both of you to stay in the hospital tonight. This way, you can conveniently check on the patient’s condition. Besides, our hospital’s doctors, frankly speaking, are mediocre and simply can’t make accurate judgments. I’ve allowed them to remain in the hospital, but some of them still can’t seem to understand."
"Alright then, it’s a live life at stake, so staying here would indeed be safer. How about you, young man? Do you have any questions? If you have something to do, you can leave for today and come back later."
"No need, I don’t have anything else. I want to observe carefully today to see if there are any special circumstances and also to validate my own thoughts."
"So, if after validating, you find that the child has no problems, does that mean your ideas were wrong? Would you think that way?"
"No, because at the very least, I raised the possibility of this issue, and it has been somewhat validated. Even if the child encounters no issues, that would just mean he is very lucky. I should be happy for him rather than blaming myself."
"Okay, I got it. By the way, I’ve already spoken to Director Xiao. He’s willing to follow me, so after dealing with the child’s situation, I’ll bring him back to the village as soon as possible and hand over some other matters."
"Alright, no problem. If you need any assistance, just contact me at any time. Well, I’ve got a pile of work to do, so I’ll leave you to it. There’s an office next door where you two can rest for today. If there’s an issue, we can communicate at any time."
After Director Xiao said this, he hastily left the place. Unwittingly, the afternoon had passed, and Liu Zheng glanced outside to see that it had already grown dark.
"Doctor Liu, shall I go out and bring us some food? We can eat here later, right?"
"Yes, go ahead and get some food. I have some matters to discuss with the village as well."
After waiting for Liu Yang to leave, Liu Zheng took out his phone and dialed Liu Jiaxin’s number.
It had been about three hours since he left the village committee, but the villagers hadn’t bothered him at all. It seemed they were smart enough to know what was important and what was not at that moment.
"Hello, how’s it going? Are you done with your work?"
"Yes, there’s a child with a traffic accident injury showing some symptoms of cerebral hemorrhage. Tonight is critical, so I can’t leave the hospital. I want to observe more closely."
"Okay, no problem. I know that once you start working, you don’t worry about other things. Rest assured, I’ve arranged everything for the village committee’s work, so the tasks there are somewhat underway. Besides, you can’t stay there all the time. Tomorrow morning, you need to come over and take charge of things here."
"Don’t worry, there shouldn’t be any major issues tomorrow. It all depends on whether we can get through tonight. By the way, it looks like the villagers have been cooperating well, haven’t they?"
"Right, they’ve been quite cooperative, and they can accept all this. After all, generous rewards produce brave warriors. I am offering them quite a deal, I tell you, Liu Zheng, I’m really giving you a lot of face this time."
"Hehe, of course, I know. So this time, there’s no way I won’t be grateful to you for this."
"Also, after returning today, I’ve thought it through. When it comes to admitting patients to the hospital, it’s obvious that our facilities are lacking. So, I’m planning to expand our hospital, at least to add a few more beds. This way, patients with critical conditions can also be admitted for observation."
"Did you think I hadn’t considered this? I’ve been thinking about this issue too. It’s just that it hasn’t been realized last time. If it can be accomplished this time, that would naturally be great."
"I’ll help you plan this out. Moreover, we can’t delay the town mayor’s matter any longer. If we procrastinate further, the merging of the two villages might truly be jeopardized. Also, we don’t know if there are any other developments in Chenhe Village."
"I know. So, if there are no issues in our village tomorrow, I will rush to the town to meet with you. You can introduce me, and I will examine the patient to see the exact condition of his mother. If she can be cured, that would be wonderful. But if it’s beyond treatment, and I am helpless, then we really are in trouble."
