Free Web NovelChapter 580: Chapter 265: Young Doctor’s Skills Aren’t Bad, Scaring the Patient
In short, this hospital is quite well-known among affluent circles and high society. It’s also one of its main business directions.
To put it bluntly, it’s a private hospital specifically serving the influential and wealthy.
It’s said to be wholly funded by foreign capital.
Other than that, nothing is clear.
After a year of operation, it still hasn’t closed down, and now that they are sending doctors to participate in the city’s skill competition, it must have some strength.
There should be some clients they have received.
Otherwise, how could they support themselves for over a year?
When Li Jingsheng’s small clinic’s business was bleak, he almost couldn’t last a year.
At the time, he could only hold on for nine months and already owed Tang Ping three months of salary.
Such a high-end international hospital would have even more astonishing expenses in every aspect.
"Let’s go, we’re heading up!"
Doctor Xu stood up, leading Li Jingsheng towards the stage.
Despite his curiosity about who the man was and why he elicited such a strong reaction from Doctor Xu, Li Jingsheng still didn’t voice his question.
He vaguely guessed that the middle-aged man might be the root cause of Doctor Xu’s incurable chronic illness. Moreover, Doctor Xu’s consistent reluctance to take on apprentices was quite illogical.
This might also be related to the middle-aged man.
It’s a sore spot for the teacher, a scar. If he doesn’t bring it up, Li Jingsheng certainly wouldn’t pry.
Judging from the middle-aged man’s performance on stage, he was undoubtedly an expert in bone setting techniques.
Cervical spine bone setting is inherently a high-risk, high-difficulty operation.
That man effortlessly twisted the mannequin’s neck and easily passed the initial test. It was enough to prove his extraordinary skill in bone setting technique.
After Li Jingsheng and Doctor Xu took the stage, they easily passed.
If they couldn’t pass the first stage, it wouldn’t have been possible for them to gain such a reputation at the Second Hospital.
After returning to their seats, Doctor Xu occasionally glanced toward Jiupeng International Hospital.
"Is there any other doctor to take the stage for the preliminary screening?"
The audience was silent, with no response.
And no one else went up.
"Since no one else is participating in the bone setting competition, I will start the second round of testing. Congratulations to the 34 contestants who advanced to the second round. Your information has been recorded, and results can be viewed anytime on your paired tablets. Now, we officially begin the second round of testing. We will assign diagnostic tasks to you 34 participants. If you feel you can’t handle it, you can opt to forfeit directly on the tablet.
If there is a mishap, or if the patient’s condition worsens, the involved doctor and the hospital will be held accountable for compensating the patient’s losses, and the most severe could have their medical licenses revoked or be recorded in their file. So you must act within your ability."
This was the second time the host emphasized working within one’s limits.
In the first preliminary round, many overly confident participants took to the stage, only to face elimination.
Many of those eliminated were overconfident in their abilities.
Hearing that they would be held responsible if anything went wrong made the participants’ expressions turn serious.
Some even looked very grave.
Everyone came to compete, to improve their medical skills, enhance their reputation, and advance in their careers.
Gaining additional honors and receiving promotions and awards would give them more leverage and confidence.
If they made a mistake in the competition, they could lose their livelihood, which was something they definitely didn’t want to see happen.
"Alright, the thirty-four participants can now check their tablets. Once opened, you can directly view the patients’ X-ray examination reports. Make sure to act within your capacity. Winning an award in the competition is, of course, good, but it’s okay if you don’t. There are many other events afterward."
As soon as the host finished speaking, the thirty-four participants had already lowered their heads to look at their assigned patients.
These were real patients, with X-rays taken today.
The bone injury conditions could be clearly seen.
"I trust that everyone has seen it. For not worsening a patient’s condition and achieving proper repositioning, the full score is 10 points. If the repositioning is not accurate or has flaws, there will be appropriate deductions. If the patient’s condition worsens, or if it leads to thrombosis, they will be eliminated directly."
The thirty-four participants were filled with trepidation.
Elimination was minor; being held accountable was the most frightening part.
Li Jingsheng was assigned a patient who was a forty-three-year-old middle-aged woman with a dislocated left elbow joint.
This repositioning skill didn’t seem difficult to him.
However, for orthopedic surgeons whose bone setting techniques are mediocre, it would be a significant challenge.
The difficulty in repositioning the elbow joint is higher than that of the shoulder joint.
It was clear that the judging panel intentionally selected slightly challenging cases when choosing cases.
Because the competition only lasted three days in total, one competition project couldn’t take up too much time.
The judging panel needed the participants to resolve cases quickly.
Selecting some representative cases, then having the participants diagnose and treat them, allowed for scoring and even onsite teaching and analysis, all yielding excellent results.
"Participants who are confident, please proceed to the large treatment room at the back; there, there will be closed-circuit monitoring broadcasting live to the big screen. All your actions can be seen clearly by everyone present."
As soon as the host finished speaking, the screen switched, simulcasting eight small screens, simultaneously showing eight different treatment positions.
Li Jingsheng and Doctor Xu headed to the large treatment room together.
Upon entering, they were greeted by a dedicated nurse.
"Could you tell me the name of the patient assigned to you?"
"Wu Youlan!"
"And what is your name?"
"Li Jingsheng!"
"Alright, please come this way!"
The nurse led Li Jingsheng to one of the treatment positions where the woman with the dislocated left elbow joint was brought over.
The patient was sturdy, somewhat overweight.
There are at least two rolls of fat around her waist, and her arms are thicker than a man’s.
Some women don’t take care to maintain a good body image, and their bodies become severely misshapen.
It depends on how you think about it.
Everyone has their own lifestyle, and as long as the husband doesn’t mind, then it’s okay.
A smart woman would definitely find ways to make herself look younger and maintain a beautiful image because it affects a woman’s status and development in society, at work, and in the family.
The way a leader treats a pretty female employee is definitely different from how they treat a slovenly female employee.
Even if the leader is tolerant and doesn’t mind a female employee’s appearance, what about the clients?
People are visual animals.
So, no matter how old a woman is, it’s very necessary to maintain a pretty and elegant appearance.
Letting go feels good, but it’s only momentarily satisfying.
Maintaining a beautiful figure and appearance can achieve twice the effect with half the effort. A loving husband, a leader and colleagues who like you, and clients willing to get close.
Li Jingsheng’s luck wasn’t great getting such a patient.
Because the fatter the patient, the more difficult it is to set the bones manually.
Fortunately, his manual bone-setting skills are top-notch, so there’s no pressure.
"Nurse, can’t you arrange for me to have an older doctor? This doctor looks so young!"
The patient was somewhat unhappy.
She subtly told the female nurse and Li Jingsheng that young doctors are unreliable. She was worried he might mess up her treatment.
"Auntie, our Dr. Li here may look young, but he already has eight years of experience! His skills are excellent, and many people specifically line up hoping to get him for bone-setting; he’s in high demand. You don’t need to worry at all."
That nurse’s words are deceptive.
The patient was mollified by her few words and obediently cooperated with the treatment.
Li Jingsheng didn’t rush into treatment but first palpated the patient to confirm the bone position and injury.
The process of manual bone-setting from Doctor Xu’s lineage generally operates like this.
First, palpate the bones.
As for taking X-rays, they’re not really necessary.
It’s only to prevent future medical disputes that they require an X-ray to confirm details.
"Oh wow, be gentle! Young doctor, you mustn’t be an intern... Oh wow!"
Before the patient finished speaking, Li Jingsheng grabbed her arm, pulled it upward, then compressed, and problem solved.
"That last move hurt so much! Can’t you be gentler?"
The patient was very dissatisfied, angrily questioning Li Jingsheng.
"To restore a dislocated elbow joint to its original place, pain is inevitable. If you’re willing to risk a certain level of fatal risk and spend over 200 yuan, I can also give you a brachial plexus block."
Li Jingsheng replied calmly.
"Wow, my left hand seems to have strength now. This young doctor has some skills! It seems the nurse didn’t deceive this old lady." The middle-aged woman quickly noticed she could move her left hand already.
She could grasp, hold, and move it.
And when moving, she could exert strength, no longer feeling that piercing pain from before.
Her attitude towards Li Jingsheng immediately changed.
Her address switched from "young doctor" to "young doctor," with a smile even appearing on her face.
This scene was realistically displayed on the big screen by the monitor.
All the doctors and nurses present, over three thousand people, were amused by this scene.
This scene was not unfamiliar to any doctor or nurse.
Everyone has experienced times when their skills were questioned.
But to instantly change the patient’s impression and see them smile on the spot like Li Jingsheng did is not an easy feat.
"Auntie, don’t be in a hurry to move yet. Although we’ve repositioned your joint, it needs to be secured with a sling, hanging from your neck for about three weeks. During this period, your left hand should not exert force nor should you remove the sling on your own to lift heavy objects or engage in strenuous activities. Otherwise, it’s very easy to re-dislocate, and by then it will become habitual dislocation, which is much harder to treat."
Li Jingsheng educated the patient about post-treatment care knowledge.
The compassion of a healer naturally revealed itself.
Every word carried genuine emotion.
"Is it that serious? Isn’t it already treated? Having my arm hung around my neck for three weeks, how will I work?"
The patient somewhat resisted.
"Very serious, oh! If you don’t listen and something happens, the consequences will be borne by you. Among the patients I’ve treated, just last month, someone didn’t listen, and guess what happened?"
Li Jingsheng deliberately left a blank.
"Come on, tell me!"
The patient urged.
"They needed surgery afterward, spent over thirty thousand, and still couldn’t completely heal. The diagnosis said it was a ninth-degree disability, a lifelong impairment."
Li Jingsheng showed a look of regret.
He didn’t know that everything he said and did was being played on the big screen.
He thought that after the treatment, it wouldn’t be played anymore.
And it should’ve been aimed at the patient’s injured part instead.
The audience on-site mostly showed understanding smiles.
Some reporters keenly caught the hot news, quickly recording it.
"That serious, huh! Then I’d better obediently listen to you! After all, you’re the doctor!"
The patient no longer resisted but cooperated voluntarily, allowing Li Jingsheng to do the external fixation and set the sling.
A satisfied smile appeared on her face.
