May Day International Labor Day originated in the United States.
It was May 1, 1886. With Chicago as the center, a large-scale strike and demonstration involving about 350,000 people was held in the United States. The demonstrators demanded improvement of labor conditions and the implementation of an eight-hour work system.
On May 3, 1886, the Chicago government dispatched the police to suppress and shot two people. The situation escalated. On May 4, striking workers held a protest in Haymarket Square. Unidentified people threw bombs at the police, and the police eventually opened fire. A total of 4 workers and 7 police officers were killed in this incident, which is known as the "Haymarket Riot" or "Haymarket Massacre" in history.
In the subsequent sentencing, eight anarchists were prosecuted for murder, four anarchists were hanged, and one committed suicide in prison.
However, although May Day originated in the United States, Americans do not celebrate May Day because May Day, the International Labor Day, is essentially a holiday in socialist countries and was first announced by Engels.
The country of origin is only May Day, which is somewhat ironic.
American Labor Day falls on the first Monday of September each year.
Therefore, on May Day, China has a full five-day long holiday, but the United States does not, and Iris Clinic does not deliberately take a holiday.
But some Chinese people who have lived in China since childhood have never forgotten this festival. Tang Yunxuan's kitchen helper Lao Jiang, like Zhou Qiao, is from Jiangnan, China. He is fifty-seven years old. He thought that his relatives and friends in China would be free on May Day, so he asked for leave and went back to China.
One is to reminisce with relatives and friends, and the other is that his old father passed away on May 3, and he has not gone back to pay respects for many years. This time, he also took advantage of his death anniversary to visit his parents' graves.
After Lao Jiang returned to China, he was very happy. Not to mention anything else, he enjoyed all the delicacies from his hometown!
For example, braised spring bamboo shoots in oil, fried rice cakes with shepherd's purse, fried screws, scrambled eggs with Chinese toon, glutinous rice with peas and bacon, stinky amaranth stems... there are too many, how can you eat them in the United States? Even if you can eat it, it’s not as authentic as in your hometown, and it’s not as cheap!
Vegetables in the United States are extremely expensive!
Although I work in a Chinese-style restaurant like Tang Yunxuan, after all, the United States is not as good as the domestic one.
In addition to these, there is another dish that has been his favorite since childhood. That is, yellow catfish, commonly known as thorn fish, yellow spicy ding, and many other names. The name may be different in each place, but it is really delicious on the tip of the tongue!
Lao Jiang went to the United States and never had it again.
This time when I returned to China, I was extremely greedy. My cousin knew his preferences, so when he invited him to dinner, he specially made a large pot of stewed fish with tofu. This dish is delicious, nutritious and suitable for all ages.
Lao Jiang's mouth watered immediately. He picked up a plump fish that was fried golden on both sides and started to devour it.
Americans eat fish, but almost no freshwater fish, because freshwater fish have many bones. They only eat boneless sea fish meat, and they never have to spit out the bones when they eat it. So the United States is overrun with freshwater fish. Especially the carp introduced from Asia to control river water pollution.
It is said that heavy metals exceed the legal limit.
But even if it wasn't used to combat pollution, Americans wouldn't eat this freshwater fish. There are many thorns and a strong earthy smell. Americans can't keep up with spitting out thorns and cooking.
Maybe Lao Jiang has been in the United States for a long time and has not been exposed to this kind of domestic freshwater fish for a long time. When he ate it, he was too hasty and almost bit off his tongue. Unintentionally, his throat hurt!
He knew immediately that he was probably stabbed by a fish bone!
However, as a native of Jiangnan, how could he be afraid of fish bones?
The old cousin asked with concern: "What's wrong? Did you get pricked by a fish bone? Come on, let's make some vinegar!"
Lao Jiang took a sip.
In fact, the traditional method of drinking vinegar to dissolve fish bones does not work. Although fish bones can be dissolved by vinegar, it takes a long, long time. Just drinking it won't dissolve it at all.
Lao Jiang drank a few mouthfuls of vinegar, but didn't pay attention. He said with a smile: "Who hasn't been stuck by a fish bone? Just press it with a few mouthfuls of rice and it will go down!"
The old man immediately asked his wife to serve him rice.
Lao Jiang even grilled several big mouthfuls of fragrant rice!
This was also a simple method. When he did this in the past, he was always successful. Who knew that this time, his luck was not so good. He felt obvious chest pain when he swallowed.
Lao Jiang has a big heart. The key is that he grew up eating fish and has rich experience. What kind of fish has he never seen or eaten before? Why are he still afraid of this little thorn?
Therefore, he didn't pay attention, thinking to himself, it will be over after a while, it's not a big deal.
After the meal, he played in his hometown for a few days, visited relatives and friends, paid homage to his parents, and then returned to the United States.
He continued to work at Tang Yunxuan and returned to his normal busy days day after day.
He even bragged to his colleagues that Tang Yunxuan didn’t have the dish of squid, and that the dishes he ate in China were more or less authentic and delicious, making everyone greedy.
However, this time, it was really different from before. As time went by, the pain in his chest not only did not disappear, but became more and more serious. Not only the pain in his chest, but also the pain in his back!
However, Lao Jiang is also a ruthless person, or in other words, a bit stubborn. In addition, seeing a doctor is more expensive in the United States, so he insisted on not going to the hospital.
His wife urged him and said that if you don’t want to go to other hospitals or clinics, you might as well go to Dr. Zhou. I heard that Dr. Zhou not only has a good attitude, but also has fair prices and never rips off anyone.
Lao Jiang blushed and had a thick neck: "What a big deal, just take some painkillers you have at home!"
His wife had no choice but to get him a painkiller and thoughtfully poured a glass of water, which Lao Jiang drank down.
I have to say that the painkillers are very effective and I really don’t feel any pain after taking them.
But, damn, as soon as the effect of the medicine wore off, Lao Jiang started to feel pain again!
It's getting worse and worse, and I can't even go to work.
That afternoon, while he was helping Tang Yunxuan prepare the dishes in the kitchen, he suddenly felt something rising in his throat, a salty smell. He couldn't help it, and he opened his mouth and sprayed out, "I'll go," which shocked everyone around him. It turned out to be a big mouthful of blood!
"No, no, Lao Jiang is vomiting blood!"
Before anyone could react, Lao Jiang was shaken again, "Puff~, Puff~, Puff~" in succession, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood! shocking!
"Quick, quick, get to the hospital!"
"Send it to Dr. Zhou!"
"hurry up!"
Zhou Qiao's reputation is pretty good, and besides, this is the nearest clinic. As soon as something happened to Tang Yunxuan's people, the duty manager Zhang Jianjun rushed over immediately, pulled Lao Jiang in a car, and drove together to Iris Clinic accompanied by two colleagues.
The injury was too serious, so Zhou Qiao and Murphy received the doctor together and arranged emergency examination.
At the same time, Lao Jiang's wife also came to Iris Clinic. When she learned that her condition was serious, she panicked and called her son in tears, asking him to come over immediately.
The test results came out and they were very bad!
Lao Jiang's middle and upper esophagus was perforated, with a large amount of blood accumulating in the stomach cavity, and his hemoglobin dropped to 4 grams. The enhanced chest CT scan showed thoracic aorta rupture and mediastinal infection. After learning the cause and effect from his wife, he considered fish puncture to rupture the esophagus. and aorta.
This situation required major surgery, and the conditions at Iris Clinic were not good, so Zhou Qiao directly arranged for Lao Jiang to be hospitalized in a community hospital. While providing first aid, various monitoring and life-saving measures, emergency pre-operative preparations are also carried out.
After graduating from an American university, Lao Jiang's son worked for a high-tech company in the Bay Area. After receiving the call, he rushed to San Francisco.
"Mom, my dad has such a serious condition, you let a doctor from a small clinic treat him?" Although Lao Jiang has been transferred to a community hospital, when Xiao Jiang learned that the doctors and nurses from Iris Clinic were still in charge, he couldn't help but anxiety.
On the side, Zhang Jianjun raised his eyebrows after hearing this, walked over and interjected: "Xiao Jiang, you should pay attention to the news. Is Dr. Zhou an ordinary doctor?"
"Isn't it?" Xiao Jiang was stunned.
Zhang Jianjun couldn't help but shook his head and said angrily: "Let me tell you this, if you are not satisfied with Dr. Zhou, let alone this community hospital, you will not find a better doctor even in the entire California!"
Anyway, because of the incident involving his daughter Zhang Mengjing, Zhang Jianjun is now a die-hard fan of Iris Clinic! In his mind, Zhou Qiao is the well-deserved number one doctor in California!
Although what he said was a bit exaggerated, others may not be convinced.
Before Xiaojiang could check the Internet, someone came to tell him.
When he heard that Zhou Qiao had excellent medical skills, often performed difficult surgeries, and even excelled in tumor surgeries, and was well-known in California, and was a visiting professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of California, Los Angeles, Xiao Jiang finally let go of his worries.
Zhou Qiao's reputation is indeed good in California, but doctors are really not as famous as popular movie stars or singers.
Xiao Jiang, a person who rarely goes to the hospital except for physical examinations, had never heard of Zhou Qiao before.
Zhou Qiao took time out of his busy schedule to come over, briefly explain the upcoming emergency surgery to the patient’s family, and ask them to sign!
"Are you Uncle Jiang's wife and son?" Zhou Qiao asked.
"Yes, yes. Dr. Zhou, how is my dad?"
Zhou Qiao: "It's very serious. Next, we need to perform emergency surgery, open the chest, replace artificial blood vessels, remove a section of the esophagus, and then perform a gastrostomy."
"Isn't it just stuck by a fish bone? How could it be so serious?" Xiao Jiang couldn't believe it. In China, who hasn’t been stuck by a fishbone? Can't it be removed with an esophagoscope? Why did he have to open his chest?
Lao Jiang's wife looked worried. This is because Xiao Jiang is young and has seen too little of the world. He didn't know that one of his cousins was stuck in a fish bone many years ago and died because he was not rescued in time!
Zhou Qiao said regretfully: "The fish bone has pierced your father's esophagus, and then pierced the aorta next to it. It has been delayed for more than 20 days, and conventional repairs can no longer solve the problem. The fish bone is not just a puncture. The aorta has also caused severe chest infection, anemia, and the general condition is extremely poor. It can be said that the operation is extremely risky, and I cannot guarantee that your father will be saved!"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Jiang's expression immediately changed, and he shouted: "Aren't you a famous doctor in California?" Is this all you have? Then I might as well not treat you here and transfer it to the University of California Medical Center!
Zhang Jianjun couldn't help scolding: "What nonsense are you talking about? No matter which hospital you go to, can the doctor give you a guarantee?"
Xiao Jiang was stunned for a moment, thinking that this was the truth, but he was too anxious and thought differently. However, I still feel worried.
As the patient's family members, they naturally hope that the doctor can pat their chests and reassure them, but obviously, such a serious condition is absolutely impossible. No doctor would be so ruthless.
Zhou Qiao said: "If you agree, sign the surgery consent form and the surgery will begin soon!"
If the other party doesn't agree, he won't force the rescue. Whether to transfer the patient to another hospital or how to deal with it is left to the patient's family.
Xiao Jiang discussed it with his mother and soon signed the consent form for the surgery! After all, rescuing people is like putting out fires and there is no time to delay. However, the anxiety and worry in my heart are difficult to describe.
This feeling can only be truly understood by the patient's immediate family members.
In fact, even if it were a more powerful and famous doctor, they would still be worried.
(End of chapter)
