Hubei Province, Gaohu Village site, highway construction section.
The sun was scorching, the weather was extremely sultry, and the asbestos tiles on the roof were scorching hot from the sun.
Lao He wore an orange-red protective vest and bent down on the hot ground to clean up the waste scattered by the construction machinery along the way.
The ground is full of cement, asphalt and other road construction debris, which is difficult to clean.
Under the outdoor high temperature of 39 degrees, he often has to work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. before he can finish the job. Sometimes he even has to work overtime.
Even if he risks his life, he must finish his job.
Such a heavy workload and such a difficult working environment are just for the monthly salary of 5,000 yuan to support my family in Hukou.
Seeing the sun setting in the west, after working hard all day, Lao He finally finished his work.
He staggered back to the construction site and fell on the bed, too tired to move.
Early the next morning, not long after he had been working, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach and immediately ran to the toilet.
After a bout of vomiting and diarrhea, Lao He's legs became weak and he felt extremely weak.
After much thought, he finally plucked up the courage to find his boss and planned to take a leave of absence.
"Xugong, I feel uncomfortable in my stomach and have had diarrhea for a day. Can I take a day of sick leave?"
Xugong shook the material list in his hand and felt a little embarrassed: "Old He, you are also an old man on the construction site. There are 6 trucks of materials to be processed tonight, so don't embarrass me."
Lao He held his stomach and was about to cry: "But I have diarrhea and I really can't bear this crime."
Xugong said with a straight face and a serious look: "Old He, you must finish loading these 6 loads of materials today before you can take a vacation. Let's do it this way. You work hard during the day and I will give you a day off tomorrow. That's it."
After Xugong finished speaking, he left without looking back.
Lao He looked at the leader's leaving figure and suddenly felt like crying.
He had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue working under the fiery sun.
The next day, Lao He slept until dawn. When he woke up, he felt dizzy. He lay down for a while, but his feeling did not get better, and his diarrhea became more serious.
By the afternoon, he was even a little trance-like, and everything he looked at was a blur.
A worker came back to rest. Seeing Lao He's appearance, he knew that he was seriously ill and quickly sent him to a nearby health room.
When the doctor in the clinic saw Lao He, he was shocked and said: "Oops, why are we here at this time? This is severe heat stroke. Send him to the county hospital quickly."
Xugong also panicked at this time and quickly sent two people to take Lao He to the county hospital for treatment.
The nearby county is very small, with only two main roads in the bustling area, and the natural conditions of the county hospital are average.
The two of them hurriedly took Lao He and drove to the county hospital. It was already dark, so they could only go to the emergency room.
As soon as I entered, I saw the noisy crowd, which was as lively as a vegetable market, and I was dumbfounded.
One person had to queue up to register first, while the other looked after Lao He.
Unexpectedly, while waiting in line, Lao He suddenly fell to the ground and twitched all over.
In the blink of an eye, a pool of yellow water flowed out from under his body, emitting a pungent stench.
The co-worker suddenly became anxious, stopped queuing, and rushed directly into the clinic, shouting: "Come here, help, someone is going to die!"
A young male doctor heard this and immediately ran over and asked, "What's wrong? Where is he?"
The worker pointed at Lao He on the ground and said with a sad face: "That's the one, he's peed out. Is he about to die?"
Another worker reminded: "The doctor in our clinic said it was heat stroke."
The doctor was startled and immediately shouted: "Where's the nurse? Come here quickly and send her to the ICU. She's already incontinent."
Soon, Lao He was sent to the intensive care unit for rescue.
The young male doctor followed in and saw that after some first aid, the patient still showed no improvement.
Director Wang of the emergency department walked out of the emergency room worriedly. As the chief physician of a county hospital, his skills were really limited and he could only diagnose that the patient had severe heat stroke and heat stroke.
But he had no idea how to rescue him.
The young doctor followed quietly and said with a smile: "Director Wang, how is the patient's condition?"
Director Wang shook his head, with a depressed look on his face: "Heat stroke is still a very serious kind. It is probably hopeless."
The young doctor rolled his eyes and said, "If it's heat stroke, I have an idea. I have an acquaintance in the city hospital who reportedly applied for a batch of heat stroke emergency medicine for free. It seems to be quite effective."
"Two days ago, an elderly man was still covered with a quilt on a hot day and couldn't bear to turn on the air conditioner. Then he suffered from heat stroke. When he was sent to the city hospital, he was already dehydrated and showed signs of organ failure."
"As a result, guess what?" He clapped his hands suddenly and said with excitement: "After the emergency center diagnosed heat exhaustion, with the consent of the family, they immediately gave him an injection of blocker, and he was rescued the next day."
Director Wang looked shocked and said: "Really or not? There is a special medicine for heat stroke?"
The young doctor said with a smile: "Yes, it is a new product from Sanqing Group. It has not been launched yet, but it is in clinical practice. Isn't this because heat stroke is more common in summer, so a batch was sent to hospitals in various provinces and cities in the south as emergency medicine. "
"You can rest assured that this has been approved by the regulatory authorities and is a special approval. It does not violate the regulations."
Seeing the director's expression changing, he quickly added an explanation.
Director Wang stopped and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the world outside has changed so much while I am busy with work."
Then he took out his mobile phone and started to make a call: "In this case, without further delay, I have to apply for medical assistance from the city hospital."
He found his colleague from the city hospital, and after some explanation, the other party quickly gave a positive answer.
After hanging up the phone, Director Wang patted the young doctor on the shoulder and said with a look of relief: "Xiao Zhang, I made an agreement with Director Xiao of the city hospital. You can drive over quickly and bring me the emergency medicine. The patient is still here." I’m waiting for your help.”
The young doctor Xiao Zhang agreed with excitement and ran out the door: "Director, please wait, I drive very fast, I can definitely finish it in two hours!"
More than two hours later, it was already dark, and Dr. Zhang, with messy hair, rushed into the hospital panting and brought back the special medicine that Lao He urgently needed.
After one injection, Lao He's breathing stabilized in less than a minute.
Director Wang, Dr. Xiao Zhang, and others surrounding the hospital bed all breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, the nurse exclaimed in surprise: "The body temperature has begun to drop, from 40 degrees to 39 degrees. Various vital parameters have also begun to stabilize."
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Director Wang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, waved his hand and said: "Okay, it looks like the patient has been rescued. He should be fine tonight. Let's wait and see tomorrow."
The pneumatic door of the rescue room opened with a pop, and Director Wang and Xiao Zhang filed out.
Two workers outside were guarding the door and feeling sleepy. When they suddenly saw the doctor, they woke up immediately and rushed forward.
"Doctor, how is Lao He?"
Director Wang said with a smile: "It's okay. The rescue was successful. His life is no longer in danger. We will wait and see what the condition is tomorrow morning."
"Thank you, doctor! Thank you, doctor!" When the two workers heard the news, their hearts dropped and they quickly thanked them.
Director Wang left first, and Doctor Xiao Zhang said: "The patient is still in the intensive care unit. We will transfer him to the general ward tomorrow morning depending on the situation. Don't worry."
"By the way, you go to bed first, just leave one person to watch over you."
The two co-workers nodded and sent the doctor away with great gratitude.
After discussing it back, it was almost 12 o'clock in the middle of the night. I might as well not go back and just lie on the chair all night. When Lao He was sure that he was fine tomorrow morning, he would go back and leave the other one to take care of him.
The next morning, as soon as Dr. Zhang went to work, he was the first to rush into the ICU to check on Lao He's condition.
The nurse said with a smile: "He is recovering well. After one night, his body temperature has returned to 37 degrees. He can be transferred to an ordinary hospital bed. He can be discharged directly after two days of rest."
Xiao Zhang looked at the clinical records and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God, this special medicine is really awesome. Just one injection can immediately block the heat stress response and save a critical patient from death." When it comes back, it’s like a miracle medicine.”
"This medicine is always available in our emergency department, especially in summer, when there are many migrant workers and elderly people suffering from heat stroke. With this medicine, we no longer have to worry about accidents happening to them."
"That's right!" A firm and thick voice sounded behind him. Director Wang also walked in and slowly said: "Sanqing is able to develop such a special first-aid drug. It is really needed by emergency patients. It is worthy of praise."
"I will go to the office soon, write a report, and apply for a batch of drugs from Sanqing as regular drugs for the emergency department."
He glanced at Lao He, who was sleeping soundly on the hospital bed with a normal expression, and couldn't help but smile: "It seems that we can't do without this first aid medicine in the future in the summer."
The nurse interjected: "You have to ask Sanqing to order more of this medicine. It will probably be on the market after the summer, and the price will probably not be cheap by then."
Dr. Zhang nodded: "Yes, life-saving medicine should not be cheap. It should be cheaper than the cost of ICU anyway."
The nurse covered her mouth and smiled: "Fortunately, the patient only stayed in the ICU for half a day, and the cost was not too expensive. If he really needed to stay here for three or four days for emergency treatment, and use all kinds of medicine, it would probably cost hundreds of thousands."
"When the time comes, facing the medical expenses of hundreds of thousands, I don't know whether the patient would rather be saved or not."
Dr. Xiao Zhang couldn't help but sigh and said: "Fortunately, there is a special medicine called Sanqing, which only requires one injection. It not only saves the patient's life, but also greatly reduces the time the patient spends in the ICU, and the cost is only a fraction of the time." "
"Okay," Director Wang said seriously: "Speaking of which, the special medicine this time is free and does not cost money. Moreover, I had no hope of seeing patients at the beginning and didn't prescribe much medicine, so I guess it's As for the cost of ICU, it is about 10,000 yuan at most, which will not cause too much financial burden to the patient."
"Haha, it's really cheap and effective. Sure enough, when domestic medicine becomes powerful, it can really save many people."
Dr. Zhang smiled and gave a thumbs up: "The director is indeed a conscientious doctor. This patient looks like a migrant worker. I feel like he is from a nearby construction site. He must have no money. The director will consider the patient."
"Of course," Director Wang taught earnestly: "Don't even look at it. We are a county hospital, and the patients who come here don't have much money. If you can use cheaper medicines, use cheaper medicines. Anyway, now generic medicines are It’s clear, effective, not expensive, and the effect is no worse than imported ones, as long as it provides benefits to patients.”
"Can't you prescribe all kinds of expensive medicines to patients casually? Even if the person is saved by the time, if you give them a medical bill of 100,000 yuan, will they still be able to survive?"
"When we treat diseases and save people, we must grasp two points. One is people and the other is wealth. We must reach a balance between the two. If it is not possible, there must be a trade-off."
"If the person is gone, you have to leave money to your family. If the person is still there, you can spend some money, but you can't let the family go bankrupt. Otherwise, just wait to be beaten up by the patient. You can't escape a medical dispute."
"Patients like this are the most ordinary people who earn the least money, do the hardest work, and may even die. The money they earn in their lifetime may not be enough to spend even if they stay in the ICU for a few days. There are hundreds of millions of people like this in the country, and they will become our patients at any time."
"So, being a doctor who can treat diseases is just a matter of being qualified. Only by being able to think about the patient, weighing the pros and cons of all aspects, and adopting the most appropriate treatment plan can he be considered a truly excellent doctor."
"You guys, you still have a lot to learn." Director Wang sighed and said leisurely.
"The director is right, we have learned something again." Dr. Zhang nodded, feeling the same.
Not long after, Lao He regained consciousness. After some examination, he was sent to the general ward.
Two coworkers also came over. Seeing that Lao He was recovering well, one went back and the other stayed to take care of him.
The construction site leader was afraid that something might happen to Lao He, so he paid the medical expenses in advance, so he didn't have to worry about money for the time being and could rest for a few days before going back.
Lao He came back with his life, but he couldn't help but feel scared. Looking at the scorching heat, he decided not to fight as hard as before.
His wife and daughter were still waiting for him at home. Although he had to work hard, when he almost paid the price with his life, he realized that it was not worth it. Only his own life was the most important.
He secretly made up his mind that if he felt unwell again after working, he would go to the hospital immediately and he would never hold back any longer.
I believe that with the lessons he learned from going to the emergency room this time, the leader will not push too hard.
After all, if it's really urgent, people will really die in such hot weather.
