Chapter 93

Upon learning that the patient might not survive until the ambulance arrived, the hotel manager immediately panicked. After all, their hotel was the most successful in Hancheng, and if a death were to occur, regardless of whether the hotel was at fault, the superstitious nature of the people in Hancheng would likely result in a significant drop in customers.

At that moment, the manager quickly instructed a nearby hotel staff member, "Go to the warehouse and get a new fruit knife and an oxygen tube, quickly!"

Soon, the items Wu Potian needed were brought to him by the staff. He took the fruit knife from the staff and instructed the hotel manager, "Since the patient can no longer breathe, I need to perform intubation. However, since this is not a hospital, I can only use what's available. Please help me immediately replace the oxygen tube with a new one. I will disinfect the fruit knife and then perform the intubation."

After disinfecting the fruit knife and oxygen tube with alcohol swabs from the needle box, Wu Potian took out several sterilized silver needles from the box and inserted them into the acupuncture points around the patient's neck to temporarily stop the blood flow. He then picked up the disinfected fruit knife and made an incision in the patient's throat. Amidst a chorus of gasps, fresh blood immediately gushed out from the incision.

Because he had already used the silver needles to stop the bleeding, Wu Potian ignored the blood flowing from the incision and inserted the oxygen tube into the patient's trachea. He then instructed the manager, "Open the oxygen tank!"

From the moment he cut into the patient's throat to inserting the oxygen tube into the respiratory tract, Wu Potian took less than thirty seconds. Once he confirmed that the patient's condition had stabilized, he sighed with relief, removed the silver needles from the patient's chest and throat, and said to the middle-aged woman whose eyes were red from crying, "Madam! Your husband's condition has stabilized. However, during the rescue, I noticed that there might be a problem with his liver. I suggest you have him undergo a CT scan after he is taken to the hospital."

The middle-aged woman, overwhelmed with relief and gratitude, tears streaming down her face, didn't care that Wu Potian's hands were covered in blood. She immediately grabbed his hand and thanked him, "Doctor! Thank you! Thank you!"

Wu Potian, hearing her gratitude, replied politely, "Madam, you don't need to thank me. It's my duty. However, your husband must never drink alcohol again, or it could be life-threatening."

From the moment Wu Potian began to help the patient to the time he stabilized the patient's condition, the entire process took less than ten minutes. The scene was both bloody and astonishing, leaving the onlookers in the hotel lobby in shock. Soon, someone started clapping, and the hotel lobby filled with enthusiastic applause.

Shortly after the applause began, the sound of sirens was heard from outside the hotel. A doctor and two nurses rushed in with a stretcher and asked the onlookers, "Where is the patient?"

Hearing the doctor's question, the onlookers slowly made a path. Wu Potian, seeing the doctor approach, immediately explained, "The patient is in a coma due to alcohol poisoning. The situation was very critical. The patient's pupils were dilated, the heart rate was rapid, and blood pressure was dropping. The breathing was slow and snoring. I tried artificial respiration, but it was ineffective. I had to perform intubation to restore the patient's breathing. Additionally, I noticed that the patient's lungs showed signs of disease. I recommend a CT scan after the patient is taken to the hospital."

The doctor, hearing Wu Potian's explanation, immediately crouched down and carefully examined the patient. When he saw the incision site of the intubation, he was extremely surprised. The cut was very precise, and even with his extensive emergency experience, he could not have made such an accurate incision. What impressed him even more was that the patient did not have severe bleeding, which clearly demonstrated the exceptional medical skills of the young man before him.

After completing the examination and confirming that the patient's blood pressure had significantly improved, the doctor quickly called the two nurses to help lift the patient onto the stretcher. He then thanked Wu Potian very politely, "Sir, may I ask your name? Thank you for helping us gain valuable time to save the patient."

Wu Potian, hearing this, smiled and replied, "I am Wu! I am a doctor at Wu's Clinic on Qianjin Street. It's my duty. I will now remove the silver needles from the patient, and you can take him to the hospital for emergency treatment."

Since the patient needed to be rushed to the hospital, the doctor did not say much more. He noted down Wu Potian's address, took out a business card from his pocket, and handed it to Wu Potian, saying, "Doctor Wu! Time is tight, so I won't chat more. Here is my card. Let's keep in touch."

After watching the doctor and nurses take the patient away on the ambulance, Zheng Huatang immediately walked up to Wu Potian and flattered him, "Doctor Wu! I heard that you saved my son by using cooking oil to easily remove the gum stuck in his airway. At the time, I doubted whether such a miraculous medical skill could exist. Now, seeing you save this person, I realize that miraculous medical skills do exist, but I just hadn't witnessed them."

Wu Potian's rescue, apart from the elderly man, was a heart-stopping experience for the onlookers. When they heard Zheng Huatang's introduction, their first thought was to get to know Wu Potian. However, since they didn't know him, they could only give up on the idea and secretly remember the name of his clinic.

"Doctor Wu! Hello! I am the manager of this hotel, my name is Chen. Thank you for your timely assistance in saving the patient and helping us solve a major problem. To express our sincere gratitude, please accept this card. You will receive a 30% discount on all meals at our hotel in the future." The hotel manager walked up to Wu Potian, took out a card from his pocket, and expressed his gratitude with a grateful look.

Although Wu Potian had acted out of medical ethics, he was also aware that his actions had saved the hotel. Therefore, he did not refuse the VIP card offered by Manager Chen but accepted it with pleasure. He then smiled at Zheng Huatang, who was flattering him, and said, "Mr. Zheng! Don't flatter me. This is a common emergency procedure that any ordinary doctor can easily perform."