Chapter 31 of 100

Chapter 31

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Although Wu Potian had said yesterday that he had almost mastered the basic medical skills, the child's condition was extremely critical. Moreover, in today's society, many people have very poor qualities, and incidents of ingratitude are common. She did not want her son's actions to bring a disaster to the clinic, so she immediately ran to the backyard to call her husband, hoping he could return as soon as possible.

After Wu Potian took the child's pulse, he found that the child clearly did not have any hidden physical ailments, which puzzled him greatly. However, at this moment, he did not have the time to consider where the problem lay. He took out the silver needles he carried with him, disinfected them, and then undid the child's clothes, inserting several silver needles into the child's chest to prevent heart failure due to shock.

After setting the needles, Wu Potian pinched the child's nose and took a deep breath of fresh air, beginning to perform artificial respiration. However, when he blew air into the child's mouth, he felt a clear resistance, which was clearly a symptom of a blocked airway. He immediately asked the young woman, "Sister! Did your child eat any fruits with seeds before going into shock? I suspect that a fruit seed may have blocked his airway, causing him to go into shock due to lack of oxygen."

The young woman, hearing Wu Potian's question, carefully recalled for a moment, then shook her head and replied, "Doctor! My child only had a fried egg and a glass of milk this morning, and nothing else."

Before the young woman could finish her answer, she suddenly thought of something, reached into the child's pocket, and pulled out an empty gum wrapper. Her face changed, and she said to Wu Potian with a sob, "Doctor! When I was eating gum this morning, my child saw it and cried for some. I put the gum in his pocket and told him not to eat it, but now there's only an empty wrapper in his pocket. Could he have eaten the gum?"

When Wu Potian saw the young woman pull out a gum wrapper from the child's pocket, he immediately realized that the child had likely swallowed the gum. At this moment, the young woman was undoubtedly a very careless mother in Wu Potian's eyes. However, he had no time to scold the woman, who was crying like a rain-soaked pear blossom. He picked up the child and instructed the young woman, "Sister! Go to the backyard and find my mother. Ask her to pour a bowl of vegetable oil, and do it quickly!"

Soon, Chen Yuemei came out of the backyard with a bowl of vegetable oil, looking puzzled as she asked Wu Potian, "Xiao Tian! What do you need the vegetable oil for? How is the child's condition? Your father is on his way back."

"Mom! The child likely swallowed the gum, which entered the airway and blocked the respiratory passage, causing suffocation. Gum is not like ordinary fruit; relying solely on the Heimlich maneuver to remove the gum from the child's airway is impossible. Fortunately, the airway is not completely blocked; otherwise, suffocation for more than four minutes could be life-threatening. Even if the child is saved, prolonged oxygen deprivation can lead to paralysis, aphasia, intellectual disability, and motor impairment," Wu Potian explained.

"However, the child's condition is still very serious. Although the airway is not completely blocked by the gum, if the gum is not removed from the child's airway in time, the child could develop serious complications such as pneumonia or atelectasis. I need to perform emergency treatment immediately. The purpose of the oil is to lubricate the child's throat, which might help remove the gum."

After explaining the child's condition, Wu Potian instructed Chen Yuemei, "Mom! Get a syringe, remove the needle, and draw the oil into the syringe. Then insert it into the child's mouth and inject it along the respiratory tract."

After Chen Yuemei injected the oil into the child's mouth, Wu Potian found a chair, sat down, and placed his feet flat on the ground. He picked up the child, removed the silver needles from the child's chest, and then placed the child face down on his legs with the head lower. He placed one hand on the child's chest and the other between the shoulder blades on the back, and began to rhythmically pat the child's back according to the Heimlich maneuver.

After repeated and continuous patting, the child suddenly began to vomit. A piece of gum, about the size of an adult's thumb, mixed with vegetable oil, was expelled from the child's mouth.

Seeing the gum come out of the child's mouth, the young woman, who had been anxious like an ant on a hot pan, immediately reached out her hand, "Beibei! How are you? Don't scare Mommy!" She wanted to hug the child.

Seeing the young woman trying to pick up the child, Wu Potian immediately stopped her, "Sister! The rescue is only half done. If you want your child to be saved without any aftereffects, please remain calm."

The young woman, hearing Wu Potian's stern words, immediately stopped, looking apologetic as she replied, "Doctor! I'm sorry! I couldn't control myself just now."

Wu Potian picked up the child and instructed Chen Yuemei, "Mom! Prepare the oxygen machine immediately. The child has been deprived of oxygen for a long time, and both the brain and organs may have failed. He needs oxygen therapy."

As Wu Potian carried the child into the examination room for further treatment, Wu Qingsheng, carrying a first-aid kit, ran back, drenched in sweat. When he entered the clinic and saw Chen Yuemei standing in the hall, he asked her angrily, "How is the child? Why didn't you stop Xiao Tian? Do you know how much responsibility our clinic would bear if something happened to the child?"

Chen Yuemei, of course, knew the serious consequences if something happened to the child, which was why she had initially asked the young woman to take the child to the hospital. However, her son had ignored her and she couldn't stop Wu Potian, a process that made her feel extremely anxious when she thought about it.

Thinking about how Wu Potian had saved the child, Chen Yuemei suddenly realized something and quickly explained to Wu Qingsheng, "How do you know I didn't try to stop him? But Xiao Tian wouldn't listen. Fortunately, he has saved the child and successfully removed the gum from the child's airway."

"What! Yuemei! What did you say? Xiao Tian removed the gum from the child's airway and saved the child? Is that true?" Chen Yuemei's account shocked Wu Qingsheng, as this kind of emergency treatment is not a common procedure, and a doctor without rich clinical experience would never be able to complete it in such a short time, let alone someone like Wu Potian, who had only just learned some basic medical skills.

"Do you think I would joke about something like this? My son said that although the child has been saved, the prolonged oxygen deprivation may leave aftereffects such as paralysis, aphasia, intellectual disability, and motor impairment. He is now in the examination room providing further emergency treatment," Chen Yuemei explained, recalling how Wu Potian had saved the child, and she was now convinced that her son had mastered very advanced medical skills.

Hearing Chen Yuemei's account, Wu Qingsheng was clearly stunned and quickly walked towards the examination room.

Just as Wu Qingsheng was about to reach the examination room door, a child's cry came from inside. Wu Potian, drenched in sweat, walked out of the examination room and saw his father approaching, asking, "Dad! You're back!"

"Xiao Tian! How is the child?" Wu Qingsheng, seeing Wu Potian come out of the examination room, did not ask when he had learned medical skills but immediately inquired about the child's condition.

Wu Potian, understanding his father's concern about the child's aftereffects, explained, "Dad! It's a good thing the child was brought here first. If he had been taken to the hospital, the delay in transportation would likely have left him with aftereffects. But now, the child has been saved and is currently receiving oxygen therapy."

Hearing Wu Potian's explanation, Wu Qingsheng breathed a sigh of relief. Without saying more, he quickly walked into the examination room to check on the child's condition.

The young woman, who had been anxiously waiting for news, heard Wu Potian's response and walked up to him, her eyes red with tears, and thanked him, "Doctor! Thank you, thank you for saving my child!"

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