Chapter 1442: Chapter 1442: Try and Try Again
The childâs mother, sensing something was wrong, was so panicked she was losing control, running and shouting, âDoctor Chen, Doctor Chen, please save my daughterââ
The nurse was sweating profusely, seeing no sign of improvement in the childâs condition, she had no choice but to call out for help from others in the treatment area: âSomeone come, sheâs not going to make it!â
Unfortunately, it was after work hours, and no one appeared after calling for a while. The nurse was so anxious she was about to cry.
âWhatâs going on?â
Finally, a voice appeared. The nurse was a bit dazed, seemingly hearing more than one person speaking.
Xie Wanying, having rushed over, rested her hands on her knees to catch her breath, looked up and saw Senior Cao hurriedly running up the stairs.
Cao Yong, carrying several bowls of noodles wrapped in plastic bags in his hands, saw the urgent situation in front of him and quickly placed the noodles casually on a chair nearby, rushing to the child in trouble.
âGive her to me,â Cao Yong said, reaching out his hand.
Just hearing the command in his voice, the nurse knew he must be a doctor, and her hands, purely by reflex, released the child.
Cao Yong lifted the child, swiftly adjusting both the childâs and his own position. His stronger right palm supported the front half of the childâs body, seeming to protect the childâs heart. Using the strength of his thigh for stabilization, he tilted the childâs head downward, placing the root of his left palm in the middle of the childâs shoulder blades for patting.
While patting, you mustnât pat with the whole hand entirely because the childâs body is small and weak, and such impact wouldnât work like a hammer hitting a key point. The patting intends to transmit force to the airways inside rather than to the bones or muscles. To make this external force vibrate the childâs body structure, it requires time; thus, you shouldnât pat wildly nonstop, but rhythmically, ideally with a one-second interval between pats.
Pat once, pause, then give a slight push at the spot you just patted. Repeat this a few times to see the effect.
Perhaps Cao Yongâs strength exceeded that of the female nurse, because after two pats, the little girlâs throat began to emit a louder gagging sound with something seemingly about to emerge from her throat.
While Senior was giving first aid, Xie Wanying crouched down, carefully observing the little girlâs complexion and her nasal and oral cavities, forming images in her mind to assess the situation.
How is it? Cao Yong asked with his eyes. He counted; heâd patted five times now. If this doesnât work, they must change tactics.
Xie Wanying furrowed her delicate eyebrows and shook her head at Senior Cao: No, just patting the back isnât working.
Though the childâs little throat emitted a few gagging sounds, they grew weaker and fainter. It was clear that patting the back created some impact, with the airwayâs vibrations attempting to move the blockage inside, but evidently, these vibrations werenât enough to dislodge the stuck obstruction, so the child only produced ineffective retching sounds.
âWhat should we do?â The nurse stood up, wiping away her sweat, feeling the childâs condition was going to be very troublesome given her experienced intuition.
Patting the back was not effective. Xie Wanying assisted Senior Cao in lifting the child to change positions, holding the childâs back towards him to give Senior Cao room to operate. Cao Yong made one hand into a fist, the other hand wrapped around the fist, placing both hands between the childâs navel and chest bone. Both hands tightened simultaneously, performing an abdominal thrust. He did this rhythmically and at intervals for five times in a row.
Xiao Sisiâs throat opened slightly, but no sound of gagging came out, showing that the foreign object was quite stuck in the airway, unable to come out at all.