Chapter 18

It's better to have one less thing to deal with than to have one more. Yao Sihai had been loitering here for so many years that the people in the emergency department had long regarded him as a thorn in their side. If he were to treat this person, Yao Sihai might think he had ulterior motives, and his colleagues would think he was meddling. If things went badly, they might even have other opinions. Qin Chuan would do good deeds without expecting any return, but he would have to think twice about doing good deeds that would make people dislike him.

Therefore, Qin Chuan only paused for a moment before leaving. He wandered around the ward and saw three other special patients, who had also been living in the hospital for a long time: Wang Yuezhen, female, 73 years old; Peng Zhilian, male, 64 years old; and Peng Guangjian, male, 82 years old. However, they were different. They were indeed sick, and with multiple illnesses. But the hospital couldn't treat them, and specialized hospitals wouldn't accept patients of such advanced age with multiple diseases, as no one would take responsibility if the patients died or had other problems.

These three patients refused to leave the emergency department and had been there for several years. However, their families continued to pay for medical expenses, mainly for bed fees and nursing fees. So the hospital had no way to deal with them.

Wang Yuezhen was coughing today.

"Madam, what's wrong?" Qin Chuan asked.

"I recognize you, you're the new Dr. Qin. You're quite accomplished for your age. I have a sore throat today. Can you prescribe some medicine for me?" Wang Yuezhen asked.

"Sure, let me check you first to see if there are any other issues. Actually, in your condition, you need a more comfortable environment, which would be more beneficial for your recovery. Our emergency department sees all kinds of patients, especially infectious disease patients. You are already quite weak, and you are easily susceptible to viral infections. This time, it's due to an influenza virus infection. Ah, yes, ah~. Okay, it's a sore throat caused by a cold. I'll prescribe some anti-inflammatory medicine for you. Take the medicine, and you'll feel better." Qin Chuan gave Wang Yuezhen a simple examination and found no major issues. Her major problems couldn't be solved for the time being. Qin Chuan prescribed some medicine to improve her symptoms.

"Dr. Qin, you're a good person. We don't really want to stay here. The main issue is that we have many illnesses, and going home would burden our children. They are all busy and can't take care of us. With the current living pressure, if I go home, they would have to stay home to take care of me. If I get better, I'll go home. If I don't get better, I don't want to burden them." Wang Yuezhen said.

Hearing this, Qin Chuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Madam, if you want to stay here, you can. I'm not trying to drive you away. However, staying here won't cure your illness and might make you more susceptible to infections. Anyway, be more careful. If you need anything, you can find me."

"Thank you, Dr. Qin. You are a good doctor," Wang Yuezhen said.

Peng Zhilian, who was in the neighboring bed, also praised: "This doctor is really good. Other doctors don't care about us. I just saw Dr. Qin go and ask about Old Yao's condition. Old Yao didn't even acknowledge him."

"Old Yao is even more miserable than us. His children wish he would die soon. His wife has to sneak food to him. Also, some kind-hearted families of other patients in the ward give him some food. Otherwise, Old Yao would have starved to death long ago," Peng Guangjian said.

"In this world, who isn't struggling? People just can't get sick. Once you get sick, your whole life is ruined," Peng Zhilian said.

Qin Chuan returned to the doctor's station, lay down on the sofa, and dozed off. Working day and night, even the strongest person would eventually be exhausted if they didn't rest properly.

However, Qin Chuan wasn't actually sleeping; he was taking the opportunity to enter the "Genius Doctor" system. Upon entering the system, he was delighted to see that his virtue points had increased from 6 to 12. In just a short time, he had gained 6 points. Checking the records, he found that he had earned 2 points during the rescue, 3 points from Zhang Rong's daughter's gratitude, and 1 point from Wang Yuezhen and others. He hadn't expected that these three seemingly simple patients were actually "hidden task issuers," designed to help him earn virtue points.

Taking advantage of the free time, Qin Chuan directly entered the [Medical Operating System] and then chose the simulated scene for a major car accident. This situation is something emergency doctors must always be prepared to handle. As people's living standards improve, almost every household has a car. However, a significant problem has emerged: the rate of car accidents has greatly increased. As the central hospital of Tanshan City, a top-tier hospital, it naturally has to handle an increasing number of car accident emergencies each year. Emergency doctors not only have to save patients in the emergency room but also have to rush to the scene to provide on-site treatment. On-site treatment requires a very high level of adaptability. The entire process is a race against death, and any mistake could cost a patient their life.

The [Simulated Scene] offers two options: observation and on-site handling. Qin Chuan naturally chose observation first. The observation mode presents various emergency situations and different types of injuries. The methods of handling these situations are very precise.

"Let's start the observation," Qin Chuan said.

On the road, a car suddenly changed lanes, and the large truck behind it braked and swerved in a panic, causing the truck to roll over and crush the car underneath. A series of chain collisions followed, and Qin Chuan became a witness to the entire accident.

The ambulance arrived a few minutes later, and the emergency doctors immediately began their rescue efforts. In the simulation, the doctors and nurses handled the situation very professionally. They adopted different methods for different patients, and the techniques they used were understandable to Qin Chuan. However, if Qin Chuan were in a real emergency, he wasn't sure if he could handle it as smoothly. There were also some special handling methods that he had never thought of, but after the virtual space explained them, he quickly understood. The entire process of handling the car accident took a full hour, mainly because there were many types of injuries, and each typical situation was demonstrated. After this learning session, Qin Chuan lost one virtue point but learned a lot.