Internal and external disputes have existed since ancient times, but they are not serious at St. Mary's Hospital. At least Massimov, who is extremely Catholic, does not think that the internal medicine department is messing around.
Old-school internal medicine therapy has been with Europe for thousands of years and is stable and reliable. Emerging internal medicine technologies keep up with the development of science and technology. Although there are certain risks, they can sometimes give people quite a surprise.
Regardless of the result, with the blessing of faith, he believed that those physicians were thinking about the patients, and the treatment plans they used had a certain theoretical and practical basis.
On the contrary, the trepanation technique suggested by Kavi is more barbarian.
Although it is also used in European surgeries, because it is introduced in Hippocrates' medical texts, the actual operation is more likely to occur in romantic and bold France and tough Prussia. Austria, which is more conservative, has always been interested in skull surgery. Drilling with skepticism and caution.
"Why don't I want to use surgical methods to treat this disease of evil spirits in the skull." Even if Massimov is more willing to support Kawei, he must compromise with reality, "Headaches are treated by physicians, and we have no right to interfere."
"But medical treatment did not have the desired effect."
Kawei looked at the medical records, which were much thicker than ordinary medical records, and couldn't help but question: "Bloodletting, bacon slices, and hammer concussions all had no effect. They also used chemical battery electrical stimulation treatment... which didn't work either." Any effect."【1】
"The patient's headache is indeed too severe."
"That's not the problem." Kawei explained, "That's because there is a problem with the diagnosis. What the hell is "intracranial evil spirit neuralgia"? ? ? "【2】
"It was Dr. Ed Nelson's judgment." Massimov had great trust in the chief of internal medicine.
"Is this included in headaches?" Kawei can still tolerate the unreliable treatment methods, but he can't stand the diagnosis of such an obvious idiot. "I remember that internal medicine has already made a clear diagnosis of headaches. Classification, there is no such thing as "evil spirits in the skull". "【3】
Massimov dealt with anatomy all day long, and his view of medicine was definitely more materialistic.
He also feels that the "evil spirit theory" that is more in line with the Middle Ages is not in line with today's medical research theories, but his firm belief is like a backdoor on the Internet, and has its own set of words to explain it: "In today's era when medicine and surgery are booming, We should face ancient mysticism with an open and tolerant mind."
Brief summary: What if it’s true?
Kawei did not expect that in the mid-to-late 19th century, he could still see the popularity of occultism. But if you combine it with the current situation in the country before time travel, it seems that there is nothing surprising. People have to believe in something. People who do not believe in science or do not completely believe in science will naturally believe in ghosts and gods.
"Is there a séance and exorcism meeting in the medical history?" It was a rare visit, so Kawei was interested. 【4】
"It should have been arranged." Maximov glanced at the time. "This is a special healing conference that combines modern medicine and divine magic. The séance will be hosted by the Countess, and Ed on the other side will Director Nelson played the role of implementing hypnosis, which was definitely more grand than an ordinary séance.”[5]
"Countess? Which earl? I've met a lot of earls lately."
"It's Countess Morasso."
...
At seven o'clock in the evening, Kawei met her in an empty ward in the internal medicine department.
Mariana was wrapped in a black hooded robe, holding a candle holder with a dyed red candle in her hand. Beside her was an assistant holding a water bottle filled with water and a small box, following closely behind her.
Knowing the other party's identity, Kawei could no longer watch with a joking attitude. After all, she was the queen's sister, so she had to show the most basic respect: "Countess, good evening."
"Dr. Kawei???" Mariana hadn't recognized him yet, but the assistant Nora beside her, who was also wearing a black robe, answered first, "Madam, it's Dr. Kawei, whom you met at the wedding banquet before. "
"Oh, yes, I have an impression. He must be the young surgeon who was disliked by Buster." Mariana had an impression of Kawei, "Isn't Dr. Kawei a doctor from the Municipal General Hospital? Why are you here? "
"Teacher Massimov asked me to see a patient." Kavi glanced around the ward, "He should be the protagonist of this seance."
"Oh? It turns out that the consultant that Massimov has been thinking about is you." Mariana looked at him with a smile, "But I'm afraid you may not be useful this time. The evil spirit in her skull is really powerful. Even Ed Director Nelson can't do anything about it... Nora..."
"yes."
I saw Nora opening the small box and water bottle and handing them to Mariana.
She put down the candle in her hand, took the water bottle first, put it on the table, and silently recited: [The spirit in the water is driven by me]
Then he took the small box, placed it next to the water bottle, put his fingers into it, and continued to recite silently: [Let blessings come to this salt]
After saying the so-called spell, she carefully poured the salt into the water bottle, slowly stirred it evenly, then came to a corner, wetted her hands and sprinkled it around the ward in a clockwise direction.
"This is......"
"Deploy a simple barrier." Nora put her fingers in front of her mouth, making a silent gesture, and explained softly, "Before you can cast ghosts and exorcise evil spirits, you need to create a sacred spiritual space. If it is the Countess herself, A person does not need to be so complicated, he only needs to meditate for a moment. But now there are many people present, and some external help is needed."
In fact, feudal superstitions are similar in both the East and the West. Kawei changed his mentality in time and regarded these as local customs.
[I summon you! Earth energy!
! ]
Mariana put down the water bottle, took out a short wand-like stick from the bag on the table, and drew a circle along the wall of the ward: [Energy must form a defensive circle to protect this space and ensure isolation from the outside world. ! ]
"Nora, go and invite the patient and family members, as well as Dr. Ed Nelson."
"yes."
Although the content is very average, Mariana did it in a orderly manner and looked serious. After completing the initial construction of the barrier, she asked Kavi to sit down, and after waiting for the necessary personnel for the séance to arrive, she took out the four-color candles from the bag and arranged them in the southeast, northwest, and southeast corners of the ward.
At this time, Kawei finally saw the patient and Director Ed Nelson who was with the patient.
Ed Nelson is over 50 years old, a doctor of medicine graduated from the University of Vienna School of Medicine, and has been practicing medicine here for 30 years. He is also one of the candidates competing for the chief physician of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Military Medical Department.
In fact, judging from his age, resume and medical experience, he is worthy of the title of "general". However, because theology has been separated from medicine, although Edinson believes in Catholicism, he does not believe in theological treatment methods, and he is always a little repelled by Ed Nelson, who still uses theology.
And judging from the voting, Ed Nelson has only 5% support, which is indeed not very popular.
Ed Nelson noticed the difference in Kawei as soon as he walked in. He was wearing a black formal suit, with a top hat and cane in his hand. His doctor-like appearance seemed out of place here: "Who are you? Are you a doctor here? Why haven't I seen him? Over you?"
"Teacher Ed Nelson, this is Kavi, we met at the military doctor's office."
"I've seen it...oh, yes, I've definitely seen it."
Kawei did meet him at the military doctor's office, but because the other party didn't like to see the surgeon, this "meeting" was more one-sided. Even if Ed Nelson really remembered Kawei's name, he couldn't compare it with the numerous faces: "Are you Kawei? Aren't you a surgeon? How..."
"Teacher Massimov asked me to come."
Considering the difficulty of drilling the skull, Carvey tried his best to ignore the contents of the medical records that might cause controversy. He changed his disdain for theology in the office just now and said with a smile, "The seance and exorcism session hosted by the Countess herself. I must come to open my eyes.”
"Yes, it doesn't hurt for young people to learn more."
Ed Nelson has always felt that a sharp-edged young man like Kawei must be a difficult prick. Who would have expected that he would be so humble after just having an interview with him, and nodded to his speech: "By the way, since you are here for the patient, you should have read the medical records, right?"
"Seen."
"how do you feel?"
"...Um, did Mr. Ed Nelson ask about diagnosis or treatment?"
Ed Nelson smiled: "You can talk about everything, you can say whatever you want."
Kawei was calm on the surface, but his heart was already twisted. If he really wanted to say whatever he wanted, he wouldn't be so cautious.
After thinking for a moment, Kawei decided to stabilize the other party first: "From a diagnostic point of view, I agree with the teacher's judgment of "nervous headache." "
"Oh?" Ed Nelson was a little surprised, "Do you also think this is a neurological headache caused by evil spirits in the skull?"
"Before I see the evil spirit with my own eyes, I can only say that the cause of the disease is currently unknown. If we insist on getting into the details, we can only rely on guessing." Kawei said carelessly, "After all, there are many causes of neurological headaches. , evil spirits are just one of them.”
"It's rare for a surgical student to have such rigorous thinking." Ed Nelson nodded with satisfaction. "The evil spirits in the skull are an important cause of neurological headaches, so I came with you today just to see the final result of the exorcism."
"Hopefully it will have the desired effect."
"It will definitely work."
Kawei doesn't know where his confidence comes from. Spiritual enchantments and exorcisms are all deceptive tricks. In the end, it is the patient himself who suffers. Thinking of this, he moved his eyes away from Ed Nelson and took a closer look at the patient who had just sat down.
Mrs. Santini, 38 years old, also has breast cancer, but she looks more haggard than the French countess in her forties.
From the perspective of limb function, the patient has not yet reached the level of cachexia, but her body is obviously thinner than others. In addition, his left hand is splinted, and his limbs have little strength. He needs the support of his own man to walk like ordinary people.
Whether it's breast cancer or an intractable headache that can cause epilepsy, there's no reason to put it off any longer. Even if the final five-year survival rate is very low, the patient's quality of life should be improved to the extent feasible.
Whenever the exorcism fails, he will come up with his own plan.
"Everyone, tonight's seance exorcism is about to begin." After everyone sat down around the central round table, Mariana went to the four candles in turn, lit the candlelight, and awakened the remaining four sacred elements, "Please everyone Start meditating with your eyes closed..."
[Qi of the East, you are given the mission of communicating thoughts in this sacred barrier]
[Water of the South, you are given the mission of loving and healing in this sacred barrier]
[Fire of the West, you are given the mission of courage and will in this sacred barrier]
[Spirit of the North, you are given the mission of transformation and growth in this sacred barrier]
Finally, after following the requirements of the Secret Book of Magic and walking clockwise around the corner of the ward, Mariana returned to the table, lowered her head towards the table, and softly chanted: [Welcome, come... ...]
Kavi originally thought that this was just a formality, and the so-called arrival was just words, but he soon felt something was wrong.
First, there was something rubbing against him at his feet, and then someone seemed to step on his instep very lightly. Just as Mariana was placing the objects on the table, a furry guy walked out from under the table.
It really swaggers in the literal sense of the word, because it's missing a leg and walks with a slight limp.
But this does not affect its elegance, a damn elegance that makes people look like they are possessed by a demon.
"Buster, come~"
Mariana bent down, picked it up, and placed it in the "altar" on the table. On the table is a round wooden board, representing the element of earth. In the center is a cardboard box covered with soft cotton cushions. Around it are placed air (cat sticks with bird feathers), water (shells + fish bones), and fire ( A symbol of the remaining four elements (flame on a thin candle) and spirit (ball of thread).
"Mrs. Santini, please hold my hand." Mariana stood at the table, with an open Bible and a lighted black candle in front of her. "Now the spiritual energy in the whole room will fall. On Buster, let it drive out the evil spirits in you."
Mrs. Santini frowned and seemed to be suppressing a headache. Relying on the candlelight, Kawei, who was sitting aside, could even see the beads of sweat rolling down her cheeks.
Buster, on the other hand, looked at his master with a confused look on his face, quietly lying in the cardboard box.
"With Buster's power, I saw the hidden shadow in Madam's mind..."
Mariana's whole body trembled slightly: "It's a dark shadow crawling on the brain. It's like the eight-clawed beast in the deep sea that caused the ship to disappear. It's stretching out its disgusting tentacles to torture you. Have you ever gone to sea and had a lucky break? Escaped a shipwreck?"
Mrs. Santini also seemed to be infected by the atmosphere, her body trembled slightly, and she clenched her hands tighter and tighter: "Yes, yes, it was the winter of the year before last! We encountered strong winds when we went to sea, and we survived by luck."
"It was that time! The evil spirit from the deep sea that time has now found you!"
"Ah, it's an evil spirit! My head hurts! This is so scary..."
"The evil spirit is too powerful. Its energy exceeds my expectations! But madam, you don't have to be afraid. I can use a long set of exorcism rituals to drive it away."
Mariana asked Nora on the side to prepare a brazier, and threw the eight thorns representing the octopus into the brazier to burn completely: "Please hold my hand!"
[I am here to send evil and pain out of the barrier. I am slowly reducing its cruelty and malice in my hands. Eventually, they will disappear with your kindness, like thorns burning into ashes. ]
While speaking something like a spell, she asked Nora to put the black ash in the brazier into a glass jar, and then said: "Don't worry, Mrs. Santini, the pain will be relieved soon."
"But why do I feel my head hurts even more!"
"No rush, just put these thorn ashes into this cloth bag, and then..."
Mariana was also preparing to sell her own relief method, but Mrs. Santini was not in the mood to learn this method at all. She just pressed the left side of her head with her hand with a painful expression. The pain made her expression contort, and she kept moaning.
After a shout, she fell off the wooden chair and fell to the ground like a pool of soft mud, and her whole body began to twitch violently.
She had another seizure.
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