The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1288: Chapter 1288: The Child’s Sudden Convulsions

After lunch, Qiu Huaili headed straight home.

Liu Banxia reported the situation of Qiaoqiao’s employee.

If it were related to HIV, it would be hard to explain to Qiaoqiao. Now it’s just a common case of cat scratch fever, so there’s no problem.

Cat scratch fever is actually a very common condition, especially considering the number of people keeping pets these days.

Life is so busy, walking a dog in the morning and evening is a hassle. Keeping a high-maintenance cat has become the choice for many young people.

When playing with cats, one might get scratched.

If a patient’s immunity is strong, there’s usually nothing to worry about, even if there’s some mild fever that might go unnoticed and heal on its own.

Others might be extremely worried, like the patient received today.

Didn’t the elderly gentleman we received last time also develop unexplained fever after being scratched by a cat?

This is why Liu Banxia quickly thought of this issue upon seeing cat fur on the girl, experience is gained through going through it.

"You just ignore the hypothermia patient?"

As soon as he returned to the emergency center, Chen Xuehai came over.

"It’s not related to our general surgery department, so I’m handing it over to you." Liu Banxia said.

"It’s not related to us either, now that the tube has been removed, should it be passed to neurological?" Chen Xuehai asked with a smile.

"No way, he’s staying in our VIP ward, so he needs a renowned deputy director for consultation. How’s the situation with the other patient?" Liu Banxia said.

"Just some minor bruises, was a bit shocked but very concerned about the patient who is still unconscious. We advised him to first take care of his health and then address that." Chen Xuehai said.

"Situations like this are more common abroad, here at home, it’s the first time I’ve seen it. It’s quite troubling, and he still doesn’t want to contact family."

"Let him be, such situations are rarely accepted here." Liu Banxia said.

"Bringing family members here, is this introducing parents or what? It might cause more problems later on, so just focus on the patient waiting to be awakened."

"I’m encountering this for the first time too. How will they manage in the future? Get a fake wife and live separately? That wouldn’t work, the Cheng family seems quite wealthy."

Chen Xuehai gave him an amused glance, focusing on this patient but already worrying about future matters.

"Ha ha, seeing less means knowing less. What’s it like abroad?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Abroad, it’s generally no big deal, it’s quite common to see such cases." Chen Xuehai said.

Liu Banxia nodded, realizing that in terms of this aspect, foreign development is certainly ahead. But for him, it was just witnessing the excitement, it had nothing to do with him.

"Doctor, doctor, please look at my son!"

A man holding a child rushed into the waiting hall, sounding very anxious.

"What’s wrong?" Liu Banxia quickly ran over.

"He has burns on his foot and lower leg, scalded by hot water." the man quickly said.

At this point, a lady also ran in, presumably the child’s mother.

"Put him on the examination table, we’ll first check if the burn is serious. Was it scalded by freshly boiled water?" Liu Banxia asked.

"It was by freshly steeped tea, he insisted on holding the teapot and dropped it." the child’s mother said.

"After a preliminary check, it doesn’t seem too severe. We’ll clean it up and apply some medication, which should help it heal faster." Liu Banxia said after examining.

Upon hearing this, the couple felt truly relieved. They were worried that the burn might

have damaged the skin, requiring grafting later.

"Doctor, is the burn not very serious? I see there are blisters." the child’s mother asked.

"Regarding the child, it is serious. This is a superficial second-degree burn. But as long as we handle it well, it won’t leave noticeable scars, by next year it should be invisible." Liu Banxia said.

"Nonetheless, these wounds need cleaning, which speeds up healing and prevents infection. We’ll use some sedatives during cleaning, so the child can bear it."

"Please first register, then move to the treatment room where we will clean the wounds. It’s more enclosed there, which is better for treatment."

The child’s mother hurried to register.

"Doctor, will it really not hurt during treatment?" the child’s father asked worriedly.

"We’ll be puncturing those blisters for drainage, otherwise the fluid inside is difficult to absorb." Liu Banxia explained.

"The burn isn’t very severe, just pay extra attention while taking care of the child at home in the next few days. Children recover faster and better than adults."

"We’ll administer some sedatives shortly and connect the heart monitor. We need to pay special attention to our pediatric patients here."

The child’s father nodded.

Although he didn’t fully understand, he knew they weren’t treating his son blindly, which was good.

At this moment, the nurse also came in to start connecting the heart monitor.

"Director Liu, blood pressure is 95/60."

After connecting, the nurse reminded.

While preparing, Liu Banxia turned his head to take a look, then picked up the stethoscope to listen to the child’s heart and lungs.

"Doctor, is something wrong?" the approaching mother asked anxiously.

"The heart and lung sounds are normal, but based on the standards, the child’s blood pressure is a bit low," Liu Banxia said.

"Doctor, is this serious?" the child’s mother asked.

"Currently, it doesn’t look like there’s any problem. After all, the child must have cried for a long time right after the burn, and the pain can have quite an impact on their mental state," Liu Banxia said.

"Actually, children’s blood pressure is generally a bit lower than adults. Just like the sedative we’re about to give, called Etomidate, the adult dosage is 20 milligrams, but for children, 5 milligrams is enough."

"No need to worry right now, there’s no issue based on the stethoscope check. Let’s deal with the burns on the foot and leg first to prevent infection. Burns aren’t scary, infections are dangerous."

"Little one, don’t worry, uncle’s very good at changing dressings. Let’s play a little game, later you count, and see how many times I tap."

Upon hearing his words, the little patient glanced at him, somewhat confused.

Liu Banxia then picked up an alcohol swab and quickly tapped it on the little one’s hand.

"I lost count," the little guy spoke up.

"Did it just feel cool for a moment and then it’s over?" Liu Banxia asked with a smile.

The little guy nodded.

"Later, when we change the dressing, it’s the same. We need to clean the skin around your burn with alcohol, and then we’ll deal with these blisters. In a few days’ time, it will recover a lot. 5 milligrams of Etomidate, then I’ll clean the child," Liu Banxia said.

The last sentence was directed at the nurse, since Etomidate can’t be used randomly, especially for children, clear medical instructions are required.

"Has he been showing any other signs recently? Did he only become so down after getting burnt today?" Liu Banxia asked while cleaning the surrounding skin.

"Not really, his spirits haven’t been high since before the New Year," the father responded.

"I can’t pinpoint why. Even taking him to movies doesn’t cheer him up. This has been going on for over ten days."

"Let’s observe a bit more then. If that’s the case, after cleaning, we might need to do a systematic check to be safe," Liu Banxia said.

"We went to the children’s hospital to check before New Year too, but they didn’t find anything wrong," the child’s mother said.

"Doctors suggested it might be because of the school break, staying home. He’s only in elementary school, I haven’t signed him up for too many extra classes. Perhaps we’ll see next year’s situation, if he can’t stay home, we’ll have to enroll him in one."

"Nowadays, everyone advocates for reducing the burden on children. It’s really not easy to control the amount of tutoring classes like you guys do," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"Sigh... what can we do? Not enrolling means he comes home saying other classmates can do this and that, then we can’t, it’s not okay," the child’s mom said with a bitter smile.

"We only signed him up for calligraphy and painting; no violin or piano. Not enough spare money, the child doesn’t have those talents."

"It’s better now, the curriculum we can still manage as parents. But once he’s in middle school, tutors will be a must, whether he likes it or not."

"It’ll be worrying then, seeing how tired he is, we’d definitely feel sorry. Yet we have no choice, I’m really concerned his grades won’t catch up. A colleague’s kid didn’t enroll in classes initially and later had to."

Liu Banxia nodded, "There are many discussions about this now, all hoping for good grades for the children. I think I had it pretty good when I was young since we weren’t as overloaded as children are now."

"It’s really hard to raise a child nowadays, not only are you constantly worried, but it also costs a lot of money. As parents, you don’t truly know how tough it is until you become one."

"No matter how tough, you have to endure, work hard to earn money. There’s no choice. We have a boy, we’ll have to consider buying a house for him someday and who knows what the prices will be," the father said with a bitter smile.

"Beep beep... beep beep..."

While they were chatting, the heart monitor began to sound, the child’s body also started convulsing.

It shocked Liu Banxia, he glanced at the heart monitor: blood pressure 70/40, blood oxygen 91%, "Prepare for intubation, administer 1 milligram of Lorazepam. Escort the family outside to wait, initiate rescue."

It truly startled him; he didn’t expect the child to suddenly have such a condition. If rescue isn’t timely, this could be life-threatening for the child.

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