The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1149: Chapter 1149: Is It Parental Selfishness?

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"Comrades, before we start receiving patients today, I have a few words on behalf of Director Chen."

After starting work, Liu Banxia gathered the emergency department staff together in the emergency center lobby.

"Today is Christmas Eve. For others, it marks the beginning of good times," Liu Banxia said once everyone was gathered.

"But for us, Christmas Eve is the signal to start our battle. Diabetes has three more and one less, and from today until the end of the Spring Festival holiday, we’ll more or less have the same symptoms."

"More intoxicated patients, more brawling patients, more emergency patients, and fewer patients who are easy to handle. So everyone should be vigilant and get through this period."

"Another thing is that our general surgery department will officially establish General Surgery Departments One and Two after New Year’s. I will be working in Department Two with six troublesome ones."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the six juniors.

These six were also a little distressed. How did they become troublesome? Didn’t everyone say they had great potential for growth?

"Even though the working hours and location might change daily, we are still one family," Liu Banxia continued.

"It’s just that six juniors will sometimes work upstairs and will rotate in receiving patients. It’s unavoidable; we can’t just leave patients upstairs unattended."

"During these crucial three months, everyone needs to stay alert. The first thing is to take care of yourselves and make sure not to fall ill."

"Also, the internal disinfection work needs to be done well. Sister Li can definitely handle that, so I won’t say more. Moreover, start thinking about what dishes you want for this Spring Festival now."

"Even though this is only our second Spring Festival in the emergency center, it’s our old tradition. We can prepare whatever dishes we want to eat. Our work is so hard, we must take care of our appetites."

After speaking, Liu Banxia waved, indicating the end of this brief morning meeting.

"Looks like we need to pay extra attention this year?" Qi Wentai asked.

"It’s also because of the division of the general surgery department. This year, we can’t afford any mistakes," Liu Banxia said.

Qi Wentai nodded.

At this time every year, there’s indeed a noticeable increase in patients. Especially intoxicated and brawling patients, with intake numbers skyrocketing like a rocket.

Young people enjoy drinking, and when they drink without being completely satisfied, things can get physical. Moreover, this time of year is prime for rivalries over everything, so a bit of alcohol makes them even more impulsive.

"How do you plan to arrange them, those six, when the time comes?" Qi Wentai asked again.

"I’ll keep two upstairs to care for the department, leaving three to four downstairs to assist in receiving patients," Liu Banxia said.

"That’s the maximum. Initially, I planned to leave only one, but I’m worried that once the patient load increases, one person won’t be able to manage."

"Currently, post-operative prognoses are good, but with more patients in the future, we will definitely encounter cases of infection and high fever that will require timely treatment."

"That’s sufficient. I was really worried you’d confine them all upstairs, and then we’d be overwhelmed below," Qi Wentai said.

"The main reception force right now is those six. It’s much easier with them around. Still, I wonder if we can train a few from the interns; the current patient load is truly large."

"Hopefully, we can train some. After all, general surgery is a focal department for trauma emergency. The hospital’s policies do favor us, anyway, and the number of slots for nurses will certainly increase this year," Liu Banxia said.

"President Qi, a young patient, 6 years old, with a laceration on the head, possible Galeazzi fracture on the right arm, is being sent over now," the dispatch nurse called out.

"A young patient and a fracture; you attend to it," Qi Wentai said.

"Okay." Liu Banxia nodded.

Within minutes, the young patient was brought in.

The 6-year-old had already cried a lot over such injuries, his face turned into a little panda face.

"Don’t be afraid, uncle is here to check the wound on your forehead, don’t move your hand," Liu Banxia said as gently as possible.

But the little guy just looked at him without giving any response.

Next to him, Xu Yino nudged him to look up.

It was then he noticed the child’s father was signing to the child.

"Shanshan is congenitally deaf."

The child’s father said.

Liu Banxia nodded, "Haven’t you had a thorough examination? Can hearing be restored with a cochlear implant?"

The child’s father glanced at him and shook his head, "It’s possible to do it, but we don’t want to. If we do, he’d have to wear that thing, and Shanshan would feel like he’s not a normal person."

Liu Banxia frowned slightly but said nothing and started carefully examining the child.

"The laceration isn’t too severe, though it’s deep, so it’s best to suture it to avoid scarring," after examining, Liu Banxia said.

"Was the fall severe? Was it a bruise from the fall, or was he scratched before the fall? To be sure, we should do a brain CT and then take an X-ray of the wrist."

Liu Banxia intended to inquire clearly. If it was just a slight graze, a CT scan wouldn’t have been necessary. But considering the child’s current condition and his inability to express himself, he felt it was better to do a scan.

The child’s father, however, didn’t hesitate and nodded readily.

"Then let’s have the child check first and come back to me for the suturing. Anyway, it’s not bleeding anymore, just that the wound is a bit deep," Liu Banxia said.

The child’s father quickly went to register, then borrowed a wheelchair and pushed the child for the X-ray.

"Teacher Liu, why do I feel like he’s so selfish? How can he just decide for the child, and the child hasn’t even heard the sounds of this world," Xu Yino said angrily.

"Not to your liking, so you say he’s selfish," Liu Banxia glanced at her.

"Well, it is like that. The child looks pretty good but just can’t hear. If he can’t hear, he can’t talk either," Xu Yino said.

"The road ahead of his life is still long, and he makes decisions like that for him? Anyway, I don’t believe you have no feelings about it. I won’t say anything more, I’ll just watch."

"Tsk-tsk, using reverse psychology, huh," Liu Banxia chuckled.

"Think of Yuanyuan’s situation, she just has some obsessive-compulsive disorder, and neighboring kids already think of her as a little monster. If he wears an artificial cochlear, how do you think kids will see him?"

"Other kids don’t have any devices on their heads, and he’s got an artificial cochlear. Will it make other kids think he’s also a little monster?"

Xu Yino bit her lip; this really was an issue.

Young children don’t have the ability to discern right from wrong. The situation Liu Banxia described could very likely happen and might affect the child’s psyche.

"So, you see, sometimes you can’t look at a problem too narrowly," Liu Banxia continued.

Xu Yino kept silent, glanced around, and spotted Liu Yiqing, then ran over to her.

Within a minute, Liu Yiqing also ran over. She kept silent, just stood by Liu Banxia.

"What are you doing? Calling for backup?" Liu Banxia asked helplessly.

"Teacher Liu, what do you think, should the child have a cochlear implant? It’s not an incurable condition," Liu Yiqing said.

"Yes, I don’t think the child’s father is selfish, but we could talk it over," Xu Yino added.

"It’s really a headache, why don’t you go discuss it with the child’s father? What do you want from me?" Liu Banxia retorted.

Liu Yiqing said nothing and looked at Xu Yino.

"Isn’t it because you can persuade people? Even the patient who didn’t want to deal with the brain tumor agreed to surgery," Xu Yino began listing facts and praising him along the way.

"Actually, many times, women have a higher chance of successfully communicating with men," Liu Banxia said.

"So..."

"Teacher Liu, you’re definitely capable; we are not."

Liu Yiqing opened her mouth to say "I’ll try," but was interrupted by Xu Yino before she could finish.

"Yes, I also meant to say it has to be Teacher Liu to try," Liu Yiqing said with an unflinching expression.

"I really can’t deal with you all, playing me with tactics now," Liu Banxia said.

"But this issue is quite challenging. The child’s father must have heard many people trying to persuade him. Congenital deafness isn’t like medication-induced deafness."

"Teacher Liu, just give it a try, we’ll give you extra food at lunch," seeing a glimmer of hope, Liu Yiqing quickly said.

"Even if I fail, do I still get extra food?" Liu Banxia asked.

Liu Yiqing quickly nodded and nudged Xu Yino.

"Yes, I’ll give extra food too, with meat," Xu Yino quickly added.

Liu Banxia was quite satisfied, "Not bad, looks like I can have a good meal at lunch today."

After he finished speaking, Liu Banxia strolled away with his hands behind his back.

"Qingqing, why do I feel like he’s tricked us again?" Xu Yino frowned tightly.

"No, he promised us, didn’t he?" Liu Yiqing said.

"No way, we must be tricked. Why else would he agree just for extra food?" Xu Yino gritted her teeth.

"We’ve been fooled, surely fooled. He must have already planned to persuade the child’s father and I just gave him the opportunity because I spoke too fast."

"And you too, why couldn’t you insist a little? If you had persisted, I would have realized it. Meat dishes, I’m about to become a mortgage slave, you know."

Liu Yiqing gave her a helpless look, "But do you really think Teacher Liu can persuade the child’s father?"

"Don’t worry, that mouth of the Great Demon King, I think it’s no less powerful than his surgical skills," Xu Yino said.

Liu Yiqing thought for a moment and nodded, feeling that Xu Yino made a good point.

The Great Demon King is indeed quite formidable, not only in medical skills but also that mouth of his, really persuasive.

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