"I'm going to do a physical examination." Ling Ran did not forget what he had to do because of the emotions of the people around him.
The patient's family members quickly gave up their seats and looked at Ling Ran expectantly. Ever since they came to Yun Hua Hospital, they had heard a lot of news about Doctor Ling. Their expectations toward Doctor Ling increased along with their gratitude toward him.
"Can you hear me?" Ling Ran faced the patient and raised his voice slightly.
The patient tried his best to open his eyes. He glanced at Ling Ran and nodded weakly.
It was good enough for a patient who had undergone major surgery and suffered a lot of bleeding to be able to move his head. Ling Ran asked the family members to leave for a while. He then drew the curtains and lifted the patient's blanket to perform a physical examination.
Lin Honghou made a huge incision to look for the bleeding point that day, so much so that the patient's upper body was almost like a mummy. This naturally affected the prognosis, but it could not be helped. Lin Honghou's idea that day was that if he could not find the bleeding point, the size of the incision did not matter to the corpse.
In fact, without Ling Ran's help, Lin Honghou might not have been able to find the bleeding point.
That was the case when doctors were not good enough. However, from another perspective, Lin Honghou was already the best among doctors. Even if he was compared to an associate chief physician from a tertiary Grade A hospital, he was not at an obvious disadvantage. In fact, based on the situation that day, if an Emergency Department director from a tertiary Grade A hospital came, there was a possibility that the patient could be saved, but there was also a possibility that he could not be saved. His chances of survival were not much higher than Lin Honghou's.
There were associate chief physicians and chief physicians who were more skilled than ordinary attending physicians and had more experience than ordinary attending physicians, but it was not certain that their skills were better than doctors like Lin Honghou.
For example, Ling Ran's barehanded bleeding control was one of the best in the world. It should be said that he was the abnormal one.
There was only one best doctor, but there were thousands of patients. In other industries, it was not very important whether the best doctor was serving them or whether the best product was given to them. But in the medical industry, when life itself was linked to it, the cruelty hidden in the modern medical system was revealed.
Ling Ran tried his best to perform a complete physical examination. He then drew the curtains and said to Zuo Cidian, "You still have to book a PET scan later to see how it goes."
PET was the imaging equipment that could best reflect the metastasis of cancer cells. It was the most expensive one, costing about 10,000 yuan per examination in the country, and the examination time was relatively long. However, PET had an advantage that other instruments could not replace, so it was still used frequently. In addition, there were not many instruments installed in various places, so advance booking was required.
Yun Hua Hospital only had one PET scanner in total, and it was the first one in Changxi Province. They had arranged for four doctors from the Medical Imaging Department to serve them, and if they were not in a hurry, they would usually need to wait for two days.
Zuo Cidian gave a brief introduction to the patient and his family members. He then came out and whispered to Ling Ran, "The patient doesn't have any insurance, so he basically has to pay for the PET scan himself. He's still a little worried about the cost of the PET scan."
Doctor Zhou said, "A lot of people who use PET have insurance, and their out-of-pocket expenses are also very high. In the United States, it costs more than ten thousand US dollars for a check-up. Those who don't have an annual salary of a hundred thousand US dollars will have to pay more than us. "
Zuo Cidian spread his hands. "The patient is one of the shareholders of the fishing boat. This time, not only did they lose the fishing boat, but they also have to pay for the pensions of the fishermen who worked on the boat. It's indeed a little difficult."
"The fishing boat can't possibly not have insurance, right?" Doctor Zhou asked.
"The fishing boat has insurance, but they don't dare to use that money. They have to save it to pay for a new fishing boat. Otherwise, when the shareholders who are with them pay for it, he'll be kicked out, and it'll be hard for him to continue working. "Zuo Cidian continued to explain," What they mean is that they want to save as much as they can. "
"So, they don't want to do PET scans?" Ling Ran asked.
"It's not a complete rejection …" Zuo Cidian paused, looked at Ling Ran, and said, "But I have another idea …"
"Oh."
"This shipwreck should be considered as a shipwreck, right? Logically speaking, they should receive some assistance or something, right? Can we ask Department Director Huo to give them a discount or something?" As Zuo Cidian spoke, he looked at Doctor Zhou.
He knew that Ling Ran did not know about these things, but Doctor Zhou should know.
When he noticed Zuo Cidian's gaze, Doctor Zhou thought about it, nodded, and said, "There's no harm in trying. Department Director Huo might be willing, so you have to pay attention to your words. "
Zuo Cidian immediately understood. With Department Director Huo's position, he might be able to directly apply for a project. This way, all the doctors and patients could relax. Even if there was no such subsidy before, as long as Department Director Huo brought a real case over, there was still a chance that it would be approved.
After all, they had spent so much money on the rescue. There was no reason for them to not spend a dime on the medical fees.
"Then, should I ask Department Director Huo?" Zuo Cidian asked Ling Ran.
Ling Ran did not mind. When he saw Zuo Cidian run out, he reminded him, "You still need to continue practicing for Colles' fracture. You can ask Department Director Huo to send more people."
"Okay, okay …" Zuo Cidian nodded repeatedly. His forty-year-old legs ran very fast, and he felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
After going through the rescue operation on the vast sea, Ling Ran did not sleep for a few days, but he still thought about him. Zuo Cidian could not help but feel touched.
Moreover, it was not an easy task to recruit patients with Colles' fracture. Of course, for Department Director Huo, it was just a matter of a few phone calls. But if it were not for Ling Ran, Huo Congjun would not have simply made a phone call.
Among the current doctors in the Emergency Department, there were not many who had received specialized training like Huo Congjun.
The more Zuo Cidian thought about it, the more energetic he became. His running speed could almost catch up with a horse of the same age.
Doctor Zhou was also quite envious. He followed Ling Ran and said, "Doctor Ling, can you talk to Department Director Huo and change my shift schedule? I'm not saying that I don't work night shifts, but night shifts on Fridays and Saturdays are very troublesome. At two in the morning, there will be drunk stabbing people, beer bottles smashing people's heads, and it takes a lot of time to clean up the glass shards … "
"So, you want to change the night shift from Sunday to Thursday?" Ling Ran asked.
Doctor Zhou froze for a moment and suddenly realized that something was wrong. He tried to correct Ling Ran. "It's a night shift from Sunday to Thursday, not from Sunday to Thursday. That'll … Someone else will die … Sigh, forget it. Don't ask. If you ask the right question, I'll probably be scolded. If you ask the wrong question, I guess Department Director Huo will make the best of it …"
Ling Ran looked at Doctor Zhou quietly, and his heart did not waver at all.
After a round of ward rounds, Ling Ran did not plan to go to the Emergency Room anymore. He drove his small Volkswagen Jetta home. When he was almost there, a notification appeared in his mind.
[Mission: Train a newbie.]
[Mission objective: Increase a doctor's skill level.]
[Mission reward: Intermediate Treasure Chest.]
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