Chapter 1078: [1078] An emergency patient has arrived

The two students finally realized that when Teacher Xie asked them to hold the medical records, it wasn’t for her to read, but for them to read themselves, as a way to save them face.

When did Teacher Xie ever look at the patients’ records?

Those who can teach are certainly meant to be a bit better than the students. Knowing that she would be on night duty, Xie Wanying flipped through all the patients’ records in the department before she went to sleep at noon. As she anticipated, if there were any new patients, they would generally be admitted in the morning. She flipped through them alone, quickly and inconspicuously.

Checking the entire department’s patients took more than an hour. The two students were exhausted, not physically, but mentally – keeping all the patient’s details in mind was very difficult, much harder than memorizing textbooks. In a top-tier class-A hospital, eighty to ninety percent of the inpatients have complex conditions, with records too thick to keep together easily. Generally, no night shift teacher would require students to remember so much detail.

One could say that the gentle Teacher Xie actually had another side; unexpectedly strict when testing students.

Tired as they were, having organized the patients’ conditions clearly, they felt a lot more settled sitting back in the doctor’s office. Geng Lingfei and Fan Yunyun thought: It’s worth the exhaustion with Teacher Xie.

Ring, ring, ring, the telephone at the nurse’s station rang.

Song Xueling, who was browsing the computer, turned his head.

Any more experienced doctor would know that such a call signifies an emergency patient, fearing something serious. It just so happened that their department had discharged a patient, which disrupted the quiet evening, as no new admissions were initially expected. According to hospital regulations, empty beds in the department at night cannot be deliberately left vacant; any patients must be admitted.

Xie Wanying stood up and walked towards the nurse’s station, ready to understand the situation firsthand.

Seeing her, a nurse handed over the telephone receiver and said, “Doctor Yin from emergency surgery wants to speak with our department’s on-duty doctor.”

It turned out to be Doctor Yin from emergency surgery, who might be on duty instead of someone else, possibly on a temporary night shift.

“Xie Wanying, are you on night duty?” Yin Fengchun recognized her voice and asked quickly.

“Yes.”

“I’m sending a patient to your department. Listen carefully.”

Knowing Doctor Yin’s character wouldn’t indulge in alarmist talk, Xie Wanying’s expression became serious.

“After transferring to your department, we did a blood test on her here in the emergency room. You need to pay attention to her blood test report.”

Doctor Yin said this in a way that might be quite incomprehensible at first hearing his real meaning.

“Take precautions,” Yin Fengchun added these four words.

These four words indicated that the patient had an infectious disease. Could it be hepatitis B? Hepatobiliary Surgery often admits hepatitis B patients; Doctor Yin knew this and didn’t need to remind them explicitly. Moreover, hepatitis B is not the most frightening infectious disease in the eyes of doctors.

There are many types of infectious diseases, far beyond just hepatitis B. For example, in the urology department where Yin Fengchun worked, some patients were diagnosed with diseases like genital warts, syphilis, and gonorrhea. These sexually transmitted infections are also infectious diseases. Genital warts, for instance, can spread the virus through the personal items of affected individuals, even without blood transmission, making it quite difficult for doctors to guard against.

Fortunately, these diseases, including hepatitis B, are still considered treatable with medication in the eyes of doctors. In this day and age, the most frightening infectious disease for doctors? Just like the general public, it’s HIV.

“The patient was transferred from another hospital, arranged by the emergency services (120).” After saying this last sentence, Yin Fengchun might not have known what else to say, so he simply hung up the phone. If he had to say, it could only be that the newcomer on night duty is somewhat unlucky.