Chapter 1388: Mass Poisoning?

Chapter 1388: Chapter 1388: Mass Poisoning?

(Thanks to Yangzhong for encouraging with a monthly ticket)

One small barbecue, and it tasted delicious. Although the skills were a bit inferior to those at Wang Mingxing’s place, his home is really too far, and Qiu Mingyuan’s skills are passable.

But what made Liu Banxia happiest was seeing the first child and second baby in his family finally not resisting him after his efforts. When he played with their little feet, they even smiled.

He thought of this as a success, a very successful one, comparable to a liver transplant surgery.

The next morning, when he arrived at the emergency center, he started showing off to everyone.

Everyone was helpless; this is the Liu Banxia they are familiar with. With his official return, the emergency center is going to be lively.

"Well, I’ll be off now, haven’t had a rest for a long time, today I’ll just mess around and take some pictures," Wang Chao said.

"Go ahead, otherwise I wouldn’t be here so early," Liu Banxia nodded with a smile.

If it were in the inpatient department, maybe the time could be adjusted, but in the emergency center, it’s hard to do so.

Because the workload in the emergency center is too large, if you take one more day off, others have to work an extra day. He’s still the chief resident, and recently Liu Banxia has been floating outside all the time, so it’s really not suitable for him to take a break.

That’s why it’s considered support for Liu Banxia from the entire emergency center. ℴ

After changing his clothes and finishing up the ward rounds, Liu Banxia arrived at the lobby.

"What’s your thought on training pediatric surgeons?" Shi Lei came over.

"It’s actually a bit of a headache, I just want to start by recruiting internally, and if there’s no one internally, I’ll persuade at the medical college," Liu Banxia said.

"It’s really quite difficult, after all, it’s been such a long time, and no one has volunteered to sign up with me."

"There’s movement in the inpatient department too, but still no one has come over. I’m baffled, is pediatric surgery really that terrifying? Old Chen, come over for a chat."

"Chat about what?" Chen Xuehai came over.

"Is today a surgery day?" Liu Banxia asked.

"You know that very well yourself usually, today’s not," Chen Xuehai said.

"Lately I’ve only cared about when my surgery will be, no time to pay attention to others. Since it’s not a surgery day, we can chat freely. When do you plan to select some pediatric cardiac surgery reserves?"

"I haven’t thought about this, maybe it’s easier to select abroad, but it’s tough in our country," Chen Xuehai shook his head.

"Why? Just because there are fewer surgeries abroad?" Liu Banxia asked in surprise.

"No, it’s because doctors abroad earn more. Their healthcare system is different from ours, you see those surgeons in movies driving luxury cars, wearing luxury watches, and being surrounded by models, it’s not just fiction," Chen Xuehai said.

"Of course, this is the lifestyle of a very small number of doctors, most are still barely paying off student loans, and only feel more relaxed when the loans are paid off."

"However, generally speaking, their healthcare staff earns more than ours. Because a lot of their health insurance is commercial insurance, like in movies where doctors specifically look for patients with insurance, that’s real too."

"So I’m planning to proceed slowly, anyway, there’s Chief Director Li ahead of me, so I’m not worried. But it’s different for you, as some of your surgeries require urgent attention, so you need to hurry up a bit."

"Sigh...I do want to hurry up, just not getting the opportunity, not a single one so far," Liu Banxia said with a bitter smile.

"It’s a simple truth, being a surgeon is tiring, being a pediatric surgeon is even more so. Not only here, but even in children’s hospitals it’s the same."

"It’s just that their interns have strong motivation, so they are mentally prepared to endure this hardship."

"In their aspect, the training period is longer than for our general surgery doctors. Some can’t bear it and may eventually switch to gynecology and general surgery."

"Tsk, tsk, seems like the whole environment is like this, no wonder kids these days don’t want to enter this field," Shi Lei said.

"Exactly, so I’ll just take it easy for now. Actually, I really think Cui Jia has great potential, but this can’t be forced," Liu Banxia said.

Shi Lei and Chen Xuehai nodded, indeed that’s the situation. If it were easy, or the pressure was usual, people would be lining up to learn.

In terms of the domestic situation, the learning process is tough, and future returns are not much higher.

"Oh, what are you three big shots chatting about here?" At this point, Chen Hongyang wandered over.

"Not much, just discussing how hard it is to find pediatric surgical interns these days. It’s not just general surgery, it’s the same for cardiac surgery," Chen Xuehai said.

"Sigh...anyway, I can only rely on you guys. How the pediatric department of our emergency center will turn out is all in your hands," Chen Hongyang said.

"It’s got nothing to do with me, I’m just a regular general surgeon. You guys chat, I’ll watch them handle the reception." Shi Lei threw down a sentence and ran off to the side.

He really didn’t want to get involved, as this was beyond his capacity.

"This task is indeed quite difficult, but we will try our best to complete it. Didn’t you mobilize your resources, try to network in the medical school, and bring some people over?" Liu Banxia asked.

"How could I not try? But this isn’t something that just works by trying harder. Their first choice is the Third Hospital, since we really don’t have any advantage here," Chen Xuehai said.

"Unless you put in more effort and come up with some breakthroughs. Like performing some high-difficulty pediatric general surgeries, I think that would have a certain level of persuasiveness."

"Just like the six little ones who were attracted by your small incision appendectomy. Put in some effort, I think it’s still quite possible, isn’t it?"

Liu Banxia shook his head like a rattle drum, "That’s really not possible. Having seen their operations over there, comparing surgery time and results, even Director Zhou is slightly inferior, let alone me."

"Currently, my situation is such that for some parents, they still tend to prefer going to the Third Hospital."

"Even if you recommended me, they’d ask how many procedures I’ve done, and I would proudly tell them none, what would I do then?"

Chen Hongyang gave him a helpless glance, knowing that what he said would indeed happen.

Patients choose doctors, especially when it comes to children or newborns. Even if it costs a bit more, as long as the child gets the best treatment, it’s worth it.

In this area, the Second Hospital is at a disadvantage. Recommending Zhou Shuwen, who is at least an associate director, is fine. But recommending Liu Banxia? The families might get upset with you.

At this moment, a group of people walked in from outside, and Liu Banxia frowned, as the situation didn’t seem good.

They were mostly young women, looking quite young, and their overall condition didn’t look good either. Three of them were even being helped in.

Nodding at Chen Hongyang, he also moved aside to see what the situation was.

"What’s going on here?"

Qi Wentai was the first to approach and ask.

"I don’t know what’s going on with them. They’ve been complaining of palpitations and hand trembling for the past few days. Initially, it was just these three, and now these six are experiencing the same." A responsible person who followed them said.

"Doctor, should I first register them? And then when they see the doctor, I’ll pay for everything at once afterwards? There are quite a few people."

Qi Wentai nodded, "Go ahead and register them first, and make sure not to mix up their names. Liu Yiqing, Xu Yino, come over and take care of the reception."

Hearing his call, Xu Yino and Liu Yiqing quickly led the female interns and ran over.

"How are you feeling now? Is there any discomfort or pain? How long have these symptoms been going on?" Qi Wentai asked.

"It’s been four days for me, I guess. Initially, it was just palpitations, followed by dizziness, hand tremors, and difficulty breathing. Do you think we are poisoned?" A short-haired girl on the left asked.

"Do you all live together?" Qi Wentai continued to ask.

The short-haired girl nodded, "We all work in the electronic factory. I was the first to experience this, then these two followed. Today, the others also felt the same, so I think we are poisoned."

"Don’t worry, don’t panic. We’re in the hospital. First take a seat on the examination beds and we’ll check you right away," Qi Wentai reassured them.

Liu Yiqing and the others each took one and guided them to the examination beds.

Liu Banxia felt a bit puzzled. From her account, it seems quite likely. If that’s the case, this could be a major issue. Whether it’s the food or gas, the electronic factory must be stopped for inspection.

However, this decision cannot be made hastily. We still need to find out what exactly is causing it. Since so many people have these symptoms, this matter cannot be taken lightly.

"What do you make of this situation?" Liu Banxia asked the approaching Chen Xuehai.

"It’s hard to say, but the issue is quite serious. Why didn’t you go over and ask?" Chen Xuehai said.

"There are too many people. I’ll wait a bit and see the summary report," Liu Banxia said.

"Although three of them seem more serious, their cognitive state is still relatively intact. I was just pondering, if it’s poisoning, is it food poisoning or toxic gas poisoning."

"If the toxic gas affects the central nervous system, that’s troublesome. It’s harder to trace, especially as their place is an electronic factory, unlike a BBQ town which is much easier to investigate."

Chen Xuehai nodded, the situation with these girls is indeed hard to judge.

Let’s wait for the preliminary examination results and see how impactful it is.