An indirect laryngoscope was a small mirror with a long handle. It looked like a magnified version of an ear scoop. When a doctor pulled the patient's tongue and stuffed it into the patient's throat, a lot of information could be seen.
At the same time, there were many types of laryngoscopes, and they could be thicker or thinner. It was a rather uncomfortable examination method, but it did not last long.
Ren Qi took the indirect laryngoscope kit from the nurse. He did not open it immediately. Instead, he pressed the lid with his hand and tried his best to recall all the knowledge he had about an indirect laryngoscope.
He did not work in the Emergency Department in the past. Senior attending physicians from the General Surgery Department often dug feces, but they rarely had the chance to stab the throat. This was not like the Orthopedics Department.
Ren Qi's current memory of indirect laryngoscopes was still stuck at the stage when he was a houseman and an intern.
In terms of technique, he might not even be able to compare to a houseman's time.
Moreover, when he was learning, laryngoscopes were done in the Department of Facial Features, and doctors from the Emergency Department would definitely push them away if they could …
Ren Qi looked at Doctor Zhou with a troubled expression and said, "Why don't we send him to the Otolaryngology Department for examination?"
Doctor Zhou said lazily, "If I tell you to do it, just do it."
Huo Congjun's direction in the Emergency Department meant that departments like the General Surgery Department and the Orthopedics Department would be taken over. It would be ridiculous if he had to send the thorns in the throat to the Otolaryngology Department.
"Yes." Ren Qi felt a little aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do.
He was a senior attending physician, and Ren Qi had taught his housemen and interns a lot of lessons when he was in Qiu County Hospital. Ren Qi could even guess what Doctor Zhou was thinking.
But what could he do? He was already a doctor for in-service training … or more accurately, he was a doctor for in-service training in Yun Hua Hospital. He could only obey Doctor Zhou's orders.
"Please sit in front of me." Ren Qi sighed and made the patient lean forward to face the light. Then, he hesitantly took out the laryngoscope.
"Open your mouth and extend your tongue." Ren Qi took a sterile gauze, grabbed the patient's tongue, and gently pulled it out.
The patient grunted a few times, but he did not resist, and Ren Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
His skills … He was not skilled when it came to laryngoscopes. If the patient was more cooperative, he would feel much more comfortable.
Doctor Zhou crossed his arms and urged, "Insert the laryngoscope."
"Yes!" Ren Qi was still trying his best to recall the steps. He chose a 16mm laryngoscope and hesitantly poked it into the patient's mouth.
"Which side do you want to enter from?" When Doctor Zhou saw it, he knew that Ren Qi's mind had already gone blank, so he reminded Ren Qi.
Ren Qi quickly recalled this phrase. He turned the mirror and stuffed it into the left corner of his mouth.
"Say something." Doctor Zhou did not need to be too polite to his subordinates.
"Enter from the left corner," Ren Qi quickly replied.
Only then did Doctor Zhou hummed in acknowledgment.
The patient's family member, who had been waiting in front of the patient, was now certain that Doctor Zhou was the big boss. He went forward again and said to his son, who was inserting a laryngoscope, "Look, the doctors in our country are the ones who can really solve problems. Like the Americans. The last time I went there, we met one. It was our fellow Chinese. The fish bone got stuck in his throat. We had to do an X-ray and a CT scan. We spent a lot of money, but what was the result? It's useless! "
He was talking to his son, but in fact, he was talking to the doctors.
It was a bit of a sociopath's behavior, but when the doctors in front of him heard it, they were quite happy.
Ren Qi felt an inexplicable pressure in his heart. This was a time to bring glory to the country.
He became more focused, and his gaze carefully swept through the laryngoscope at the base of the tongue, epiglottis, and epiglottis rivulet …
The patient's father glanced at Ren Qi's serious expression, and he happily praised him. "If you ask me, the medical system in the United States is done for. Nowadays, the doctors in the United States are trying to avoid responsibility. They don't even think about whether they can treat you well or not. They're just afraid of taking responsibility and being afraid that you'll sue them. Also, they want to earn money, so they get a bunch of examinations, and the prices are ridiculously high. Last time, I had a lumbar pain, so I got a … MRI scan, and it cost ten thousand USD. Fortunately, I have insurance! "
"You're not afraid if you have insurance. That's still better than us. "Someone heard them talking about international XX, and he immediately came over.
The patient's father chuckled. "Insurance is also bought with money. The family's insurance costs more than ten thousand USD a year. That's it, and there are also items that are not covered by insurance. Most importantly, they don't treat you well. Fish bones and prawn bones get stuck in your throat, and you'll end up in the operating theater. "
"What the hell is a prawn bone?"
"The bone on the head of a prawn is also called a prawn spear," the patient's father explained seriously.
The patient who came over was shocked. "There are people who get stuck in that?"
"Why not? Fish bones get stuck when eating fish, and prawn bones get stuck when eating prawns. "
"The problem is, who eats prawns on the head? That thing isn't delicious, and it's loaded with heavy metals. Are you stupid? "
The patient's father turned around abruptly and looked at Doctor Zhou. His lips trembled as he said, "Doctor, there should be patients in the Emergency Department who get stuck with fish bones and prawn bones, right?"
"Yes, it's quite common for fish bones to get stuck in the throat." Doctor Zhou smiled.
"What about prawn bones?"
Doctor Zhou's expression changed for a moment, and he looked like he was recalling something. After a long time, he said, "Sometimes, chicken bones get stuck."
The people around him laughed softly.
Not all patients in the Emergency Department were seriously ill, especially those in the treatment room. The patients and their family members who had their heads smashed by stones, their skin scraped by their hands, or their stomachs destroyed by their classmates could still laugh.
Ren Qi, however, could not laugh.
He scanned the soft palate, the palatal tonsils, the base of the tongue, and the epiglottis, but he still could not find the legendary prawn bone.
"Could it have been washed away?" Ren Qi guessed.
However, not being able to find the foreign object did not mean that it did not exist.
Ren Qi turned around and looked at Doctor Zhou for help, but the latter only had a cold expression on his face.
"Doctor Zhou?" Ren Qi had no choice but to ask for help.
"If you can't find it, take an X-ray to confirm its location." Doctor Zhou paused for a moment before he said, "Contact the radiology department and get the patient and his family members to sign."
"Yes." Ren Qi stood up helplessly and put away the laryngoscope. He then said to the patient, "I'm sorry, if you still feel that there's a foreign object in your throat, let's go and take an X-ray."
"Alright, go ahead." The patient looked at his father smugly, and his expression was lively.
The patient's father was unhappy. "About this … Doctor, doctors in China have to take an X-ray no matter what!"
"Of course, if we can't find it, we can only take an X-ray."
"Sigh, you guys … this …" The patient's father's face was gloomy, and he looked resentful.
Ren Qi breathed a sigh of relief and politely asked the patient who was about to vomit, "How do you feel? You just had a laryngoscope, so it's normal for your throat to feel uncomfortable. Don't worry …"
"I'm fine. I'm used to it. I'll be fine after I vomit a few times." The patient smiled in understanding. He then vomited a few times.
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