The conscious state of the patient in bed number four is relatively acceptable; they respond when called but sleep when not called, showing signs of lethargy. It is correct to seize this opportunity to transfer the patient to another hospital before any respiratory or cardiac anomalies occur.
Sitting further inside the vehicle, Student Geng Yongzhe connected the patient to the ambulanceâs cardiac monitor and secured a blood pressure cuff to measure blood pressure.
The patientâs heart rate is seventy-two beats per minute, respiration is sixteen times per minute, with blood pressure at systolic ninety-two and diastolic sixty.
The ambulance left Beidou Third Hospital. Xie Wanying and others could see through the rear window that a gray car followed closely behind the ambulance, driven by the patientâs family.
The newborn had to stay in Beidou Third Hospital Maternity Department for observation. Some family members stayed at Beidu Third to look after the child, while others accompanied the mother to another hospital. The patientâs husband, along with the patientâs biological parents, were now driving to Fang Ze.
Clinical teachers often say that the obstetrics department showcases the vicissitudes of life. Looking at the several mothers tonight, each with their respective families, each faced different crises, leading to potentially different outcomes.
Xie Wanying looked down at her watch; it was eleven oâclock at night.
At this time in a large metropolis like the Capital, true traffic freedom is still some distance away. With many nightlife activities, many people were returning home at this time, causing another type of return traffic congestion, similar to hospital emergencies. It might take until the deep night between one and two oâclock before both vehicle and pedestrian traffic decreases slowly, leaving the roads deserted around three or four oâclock.
The ambulance slowed down as it reached the first intersection.
The road was crowded with vehicles; the extended time at traffic lights caused the car to move and stop intermittently.
Xie Wanying recalled Boss Zhang at the dental building, never easily agreeing to transfer patients to their own hospital, and it proved to be true.
As the cityâs most renowned director of the cardiac emergency center, Zhang Huayao was already deeply frustrated with the traffic conditions in the Capital, and constantly refused. On-site emergency treatment should be the first option because relying on transferring patients to a distant hospital for emergency care is the worst kind of gamble.
An emergency transfer can count as a type of emergency care. Unless desperate, no one wants to take this risk, like her cousin.
Seeing the traffic situation worsening again, every medical staff member on the vehicle showed a look of being prepared for anything.
The patientâs husband following the ambulance anxiously slapped the steering wheel with his hand.
"I donât know how much longer it will be."
Student Geng beside him uttered this, indicating that even the most patient person was starting to lose patience.
The patient on the ambulance is like a bomb ready to explode at any moment, causing the ambulance personnel to be on edge.
"As long as the car can move, it proves that hope is not extinguished," Xie Wanying encouraged Student Geng; every step the vehicle could advance was a sign of imminent victory.
Upon hearing her words, Geng Yongzhe couldnât help but shiver.
He hadnât forgotten that everyone in the class found Student Xieâs dark humor terrifying.
Under these circumstances, other than adopting Boss Zhangâs sarcastic humor for a bit of self-comfort, there wasnât much else that could be done. Xie Wanying could understand where Boss Zhangâs biting sarcasm came from, as it was forced by various practical constraints.
Calling the traffic police was useless because they were already in place, directing traffic and facilitating vehicle flow at all key intersections.
First, follow the teacherâs instructions to prioritize observing the patientâs condition.
From time to time, Geng Yongzhe shone a flashlight into the patientâs pupils. Things seemed fine; there was no change in the patientâs pupils.