"What kind of viewpoint is that? Even small clinics can follow the rules, alright? You can't just dismiss them all entirely! This patient came to my clinic claiming she might have the flu and requested an IV. I found she might have heart disease, not the flu, and refused her IV. Then she stormed out angrily, took a few steps, and suddenly had a heart attack. I immediately performed a rescue and called 120. Where exactly did I go wrong?"
Li Jingsheng saw that quite a few night-shift medical staff and patients' families were gathered around, so he had to explain clearly.
"Why didn't you say that earlier?"
Even if the nurse is losing an argument, she's not going down without a fight; her mouth is tougher than a needle.
"You also didn't ask! I understand emergency rules, your hospital can handle fees for patients without family present. You save the person first, I'll help contact the family."
Li Jingsheng turned the tables, suggesting a solution.
Hospital regulations state that when faced with seriously ill patients, they should save lives before charging fees.
This is also a tribute to life.
"Sister Mei, let's handle the fees for this patient first! I'll ask the department leader to sign off later."
After speaking to the billing staff at the window, the nurse turned to Li Jingsheng, "Could you follow me over there and register the situation?"
After learning the incident wasn't due to Li Jingsheng's clinic, her attitude towards him became much more polite.
In the argument just now, she realized that Li Jingsheng was not someone easy to push around.
If she's not more polite, and Li Jingsheng doesn't cooperate, she'd really be left staring blankly.
"Sure!"
Li Jingsheng nodded in agreement.
When attending to unknown patients, emergency medical staff should carefully ask and record their basic condition, including the circumstances at the scene, current illness, and even patient's posture, to provide the most accurate basis for diagnosis and treatment.
But the accompanying medical staff didn't ask any of this from start to finish.
They even didn't talk much with Li Jingsheng and assumed the incident occurred at Li Jingsheng's clinic.
This was their negligence.
So, this stern nurse couldn't be fierce anymore.
She brought Li Jingsheng to the nurse station's triage desk, invited him to sit down, then poured him a glass of water. Her friendly attitude was like she was a different person.
Adults are so realistic.
If the medical accident had happened at Li Jingsheng's clinic, then he'd be pleading with them to save the patient.
Now that Li Jingsheng isn't responsible, she has to plead with him to cooperate with her work.
"Please fill out your name, workplace, home address, and contact number on this form."
She handed Li Jingsheng a registration form.
After he completed it, she glanced at it.
"Mr. Li, can the phone number you provided be reached at all times?"
"Yes."
"Do you know this patient? Do you know her home address or other information?"
"The patient said she lived in the unit dormitory of the old textile factory. I guess she must be a retired employee from the factory, which can be investigated through this clue."
"Alright, thank you for your cooperation, if there's nothing else, you can go home."
The rescue room medical staff had already found an ID card, phone, and change on the patient.
Fortunately, the elderly woman used a senior-friendly phone without a lock.
After unlocking by holding down the left function key, the nurse searched for a relative's number and began dialing.
Li Jingsheng breathed a sigh of relief; once they contacted family, the family would take care of the patient's matters. He had to hurry back to the clinic to copy the surveillance tapes, just in case he encountered a scammer elderly woman, even with ten tongues he wouldn't be able to explain.
Nowadays when people see an elderly person fall on the street, no one dares to help, they all walk around them.
It's not that people are cold, they just have been scared of being scammed.
It's now 9:46 PM, public transport had long stopped. Li Jingsheng used to travel by motorcycle, but at this moment he could only take a taxi home.
There were three or four taxis waiting for passengers at the hospital entrance.
He walked over to ask the price and was immediately taken aback.
For a journey of just about three kilometers, they charged 50 yuan, not using the meter, really a rip-off.
Normally, it'd be around 8 yuan.
At the moment, finances were tight, and he was not willing to spend this kind of unjust money.
Taking it as exercise, he decided to walk home.
Walking on the deserted street, a cool night breeze blew softly, most storefronts on both sides were closed. Only a few shops were still open for business; those owners were really hardworking.
Scanning the scene, Li Jingsheng inevitably thought of his clinic's fate again.
Big words had been spoken, he'd promised Tang Ping a future head nurse position, though she took it as a joke and didn't take it seriously. Li Jingsheng never spoke frivolously.
He's a man of his word.
"While diagnosing that elderly woman, it seems I've grasped a lot of new medical knowledge, I wonder if there's any change in the attribute panel?"
Instinctively, he used his mind to check the attribute panel.
Li Jingsheng
Level: Entry Level Resident Physician 289.5/500
Diagnosis: Pulmonary Medicine Proficient 72.4/100, Gastroenterology Entry Level 9.7/10, General Surgery Entry Level 0.1/10, Cardiovascular Medicine Entry Level 0.1/10
Medications: Medicine Effects Proficient 10.6/100, Pharmacokinetics Proficient 10.4/100
Skills: Interrupted Sutures Proficient 47.1/100, Continuous Sutures Proficient 21.8/100, Vertical Mattress Sutures Proficient 10.7/100, Pressure Hemostasis Entry Level 6.7/10, Ligating Hemostasis Entry Level 8.6/10, Bandaging Proficient 31.2/100, Square Knot Proficient 10.3/100, Slip Knot Entry Level 5.6/10, Superficial Debridement Entry Level 0.1/10
Talent: None
Life Points: 112
After checking, he was startled.
Something wrong?
The proficiency in Pulmonary Medicine diagnosis increased by 1 point, from 71.4 to 72.4.
That could be understood.
After all, diagnosing that elderly woman's condition was highly challenging, greatly improving Li Jingsheng's experience in Pulmonary Medicine diagnosis.
Additionally, there was a new entry-level in Cardiovascular Medicine diagnosis.
Although it's just entry level, he felt incredibly excited.
Cardiovascular Medicine is a prestigious department in any large hospital, with high status, income, opportunities for academic achievements, and advantages for sub-senior and senior title assessments. Moreover, the chances of post-retirement rehire are extremely high; status remains unchanged.
These enticing advantages make countless top medical students vie fiercely to enter this department.
Unfortunately, the department has extremely high entry requirements.
Elevating Cardiovascular Medicine diagnosis to a high level is very experience-dependent; many experts say it's several times harder than getting a Ph.D.
Of course, reaching entry level, many medical students can achieve through effort.
Li Jingsheng originally wanted to enter this department, but a deputy chief physician gave him a six-word evaluation.
Ignorant of the heights of knowledge.
Indeed, this was the evaluation given by that deputy chief physician after understanding his situation at the time.
Not leaving him any face.
The blow was huge for Li Jingsheng.
Later, he focused his energy and thoughts on Pulmonary Medicine, and finally squeezed in.
Pulmonary Medicine is considered easy to learn but hard to master.
Its entry threshold is much lower than Cardiovascular Medicine, as long as one works hard and understands the required knowledge points, entry is not hard.
It's just that because the department is large, competition is actually even fiercer than in Cardiovascular Medicine.
Its fierce competition mainly occurs after entry, where each advancement is a hurdle.
Cardiovascular Medicine, however, is difficult to enter, and advancements are even harder.
Many people might have heard a saying: urging someone to study medicine is like striking them down with lightning.
Doctors have relatively high social status, stable income, and work that's not exceptionally exhausting.
These are just appearances.
If one can achieve great medical accomplishments, naturally, they'll have everything: a superior life and prosperous career.
However, so many medical students have been forced to change careers, countless.
Many get eliminated by the medical license exam.
Li Jingsheng already had some fundamental knowledge in Cardiovascular Medicine, and this time diagnosing that elderly woman, whether at the initial diagnosis or after the incident, pushed his potential to the limit.
This is what led his Cardiovascular Medicine diagnosis to reach entry level.
For him, this is an enormous surprise. He can directly use Life Points to enhance this medical skill without having to face the obstacles other doctors encounter.