In the Emergency Medical Center in the morning.
Bathed in the warm sunlight, it reflected sharp rays of light.
The doctors of the Emergency Department, who had been busy for a whole night, wore wrinkled white coats, had paper in their pockets from somewhere, had serious eye bags, dark circles under their eyes, and their fingers were dyed with various colors. They were like migrant workers gathering at the entrance, but they earned less.
The flowers in the flower baskets given by the guests had withered. The only things that could show the beauty of spring were the devil's ivy, spider plants, and evergreens that could be seen everywhere.
A few newborn Boston creepers were like curious little monkeys. They climbed to a corner of the wall and only had time to poke their heads into the window on the first floor before their heads were snapped off by a terrifying person who came out of nowhere. Their necks were tilted and fell in the air.
Huo Congjun chewed on a few sprouts of vines in his mouth and stared ahead with a solemn gaze. He waited until Ling Ran walked out of the Emergency Medical Center before he spat and shouted, "Ling Ran, bring something with you."
As he spoke, Huo Congjun stuffed a plastic medicine box and a few boxes of medicine to Ling Ran.
"Lamivudine …" Ling Ran was speechless when he saw the box of medicine at the top. "Department Director Huo …"
"I know, I know. When you perform surgery, you will be fully protected, and the probability of your occupation being exposed is not high. But, we have to be prepared," Huo Congjun said earnestly. "You're going to another hospital to perform surgery, and it's not the same as performing surgery in our hospital. The configuration of the operating theater, the condition of the doctors and nurses are all very difficult to predict."
"I brought my own assistant and scrub nurse." Ling Ran looked at Huo Congjun strangely. "And you asked for it."
Huo Congjun said proudly, "If the three hospitals don't agree, I can't let you go. The scrub nurse will pass the tools, and the assistant will cooperate with the operation. They are the people who are most likely to injure you. Of course, I have to bring my own. "
"So …"
"So, it's better to be prepared." Huo Congjun said, "Even if the probability of our occupation being exposed is not high, we still have to be careful, don't you think?"
Ling Ran could not refute this, so he nodded slowly.
"Take the medicine. If you feel that you're doing something wrong, take the medicine. Don't be afraid of the side effects. Compared to AIDS, the side effects of the drug are nothing. " Even though Huo Congjun said that, the worry in his heart did not diminish at all. If he had to perform the surgery himself, Huo Congjun would not be afraid at all, regardless of whether the other party was an AIDS patient or had infectious diseases.
Over the past twenty years, Huo Congjun had performed too many surgeries for infectious diseases. There were too many unprotected surgeries in the Emergency Department. This was especially true in the early years when Huo Congjun had just started practicing medicine. The concept of surgical protection was not very clear. Almost every surgery was unprotected, and it was all up to luck whether or not a patient would get infected.
However, when Ling Ran went to the Third People's Hospital to perform surgery, Huo Congjun panicked.
He had seen Ling Ran operate on patients with AIDS before. His protective measures were in place, and there were no problems with his awareness and maneuvers.
But what if?
Huo Congjun said earnestly, "Take the medicine with you. The active blocking drug is said to be effective within seventy-two hours, but the best time is still within two hours. If your occupation is exposed, don't hesitate to take the medicine. "
"Oh," Ling Ran replied.
"You have to carry the medicine with you." Huo Congjun felt that Ling Ran did not pay enough attention to it, so he continued, "Lamivudine is not easy to buy. Don't expect the people from the Third People's Hospital to send you the medicine. Firstly, this medicine is quite expensive, and they may not be willing to spend it. Secondly …"
Huo Congjun hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Indeed, if your occupation is exposed, the people from the Third People's Hospital will not hesitate. But if it's the kind that is about to happen, and you have doubts in your heart, you can take the medicine. Don't wait for the people from the Third People's Hospital to agree. Most of them will not agree. Who wants to admit that their occupation is exposed in the operating theater? In short, the medicine is in your hands, and you have the initiative, understand? "
"Got it." Ling Ran really understood what he was saying.
"Let's take a photo at the front. Let's show Yun Hua Emergency Medical Center our prestige." Huo Congjun laughed heartily. He pinched a small sprout of devil's ivy, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and spat it out.
Ling Ran came to the main entrance of the Emergency Medical Center, stood under the plaque, and took a photo with Yu Yuan, Zuo Cidian, Wang Jia, and the red banner behind them.
On the banner was a huge row of yellow words: Yun Hua Emergency Medical Center supports the advance team of the Third People's Hospital of Yun Hua.
After Ling Ran and the others took the photo, Department Director Lei and the other cadres from the Medical Affairs Department also squeezed in.
This time, the freelance surgery was different from the one that Department Director Wang Haiyang used to contact them through personal connections. It was a formal out-of-hospital consultation conducted by the Medical Affairs Department of Yun Hua Hospital and the Medical Affairs Department of the Third People's Hospital through formal channels.
Nowadays, doctors and departments in hospitals were actually not willing to do formal out-of-hospital consultations. Not only were they long and complicated, they also wasted a lot of time, and the exchange of documents afterward was even more troublesome.
Many hospitals did not even have a single out-of-hospital consultation record in a year. It was impossible to think about it.
In reality, freelance doctors flew all over the country every weekend, so much so that the director of a hospital in the capital had to go to the capital's airport to intercept them. As for the doctors themselves, after two or three years of freelance surgery, they could get a gold card from the airline, buy a car, buy a house, and live like doctors in Europe and America. This pursuit of a good life was not something a director could stop.
However, formal out-of-hospital consultations were not favored by doctors, hospitals, and patients.
Because everyone thought it was troublesome. Doctors felt that they were paying too little, and patients did not want their treatment to be delayed. Even hospitals were willing to take more risks. If a freelance surgery failed, the hospital would have to pay up to a few million RMB. But the price for regular treatment was the same, so why bother?
Only hospitals like hospitals for infectious diseases were willing to do out-of-hospital consultations.
Only doctors like Ling Ran did not care about the amount of money.
The Third People's Hospital knew their own business. A little later, the associate director of the Third People's Hospital led a team to Yun Hua Hospital to pick up Ling Ran and his group, and they were very sincere.
In the car dealership.
The doctors and nurses of the Emergency Medical Center of Yun Hua Hospital waved their hands and said goodbye. The scene was sad and sad.
The associate director of the Third People's Hospital looked at the rearview mirror helplessly and said to Ling Ran in the backseat, "The safety of our surgeries can actually be guaranteed. After so many years, the probability of infection in the operating theater is lower than in ordinary hospitals."
Ling Ran nodded.
"Many of our patients have been troubled by knee joint diseases for many years. Some of them occasionally meet doctors who are willing to operate on them, and their patients are very envious." The associate director turned to look at Ling Ran and said sincerely, "Doctor Ling, it's really great that you are willing to relieve the patients' injuries."
The Third People's Hospital did not have its own orthopedics department.
Knee arthroscopy was a simple surgery for orthopedic surgeons, but it was not so easy for doctors who did not specialize in it.
Ling Ran still nodded and said, "I can only perform meniscus reconstruction."
"It's done, it's done." The associate director's smile did not fade. He did not expect Ling Ran to solve all the problems alone.
Not long after, the sign of the Third People's Hospital of Yun Hua City appeared at the intersection.
As a well-known infectious diseases hospital in Yun Hua, the Third People's Hospital was built on a large slope. Even after more than ten years of construction, the hospital's buildings still looked lonely. There were only a few brick buildings that were six or seven stories tall scattered on the side.
"We're here." The associate director in the front passenger seat adjusted his clothes and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was the first time he met such a difficult doctor to talk to. No matter what he said, the doctor did not respond. It was really tiring to talk to him.
The cars slowed down and drove through the gate of the Third People's Hospital. They went straight to the Inpatient Department building.
When they got closer, they could see the banner in front of the building.
When they got closer, they could see the vague figures of the crowd.
They were patients wearing masks, coats, and hats.
They stood far away, not close to the cars, and not close to the door of the Inpatient Department building. Some people even subconsciously took a few steps back when they saw the people getting out of the cars.
Everyone also stood far away from each other. They were not alienated, but they tried to give each other as much space as possible.
Dozens or even hundreds of patients either hugged their elbows, put their hands in their pockets, or had their hands on their waists. They just quietly watched Ling Ran and his group.
Ling Ran quietly got out of the car and walked to the building door.
An old lady suddenly took off her mask, faced Ling Ran, and showed a big smile.
Without waiting for Ling Ran to respond, she put on her mask again.
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