"These symptoms are closer to group hysteria than to epileptic seizures.
Although it's still difficult to explain how the first batch of children were affected, after all, everyone watched the movie alone at home. However, current research still tends to think that this is a large-scale group hysteria, "Zheng Ren said.
"Do you think that the students of Imperial Capital Medical University are nauseated and vomiting because of an unknown pathogen infection, but because of a group hysteria?"
"Yes!" Zheng Ren said.
"…" Su Yun was speechless. After a few seconds, he asked, "Boss, are you going to say the same thing when the health care team makes a collective decision later?"
"Of course," Zheng Ren said. "After three days of observation at the community hospital, I think the symptoms will gradually improve. When the time comes, everyone won't have to be so paranoid."
"You … When the health care team meets, it's all the top experts in the country. Can you be more serious?" Su Yun was speechless.
"You've also seen the students' tests. What do you think?" Zheng Ren asked.
Su Yun shook his head.
"So," Zheng Ren said, "it's just an opinion. Just say it and everyone will discuss it. Throwing a brick to attract jade, what if it can give others ideas? "
"Boss, that's the health care team!"
"They're all doctors. They're just seeing patients. I think it's group hysteria. If you don't agree, you can argue! " Zheng Ren said. "Moreover, it's like this. If it needs to be isolated, it should be isolated. I brought the children to the community hospital. If there are any problems, I'll be the first to experience it."
Su Yun was silent. Zheng Ren's words had blocked all the loopholes.
There were too many truths that modern medicine had yet to discover. This guess made sense.
However, he still thought that it was too sensational to bring up this concept in the collective decision of the health care team.
In silence, they changed their clothes. The two of them left the operating theater and went straight to the conference room in the machine building.
Along the way, Zheng Ren and Su Yun were thinking about the incident at Imperial Capital Medical University. Both of them kept searching for possible explanations in their minds, looking for similar things and cases.
Walking through the parking lot, Zheng Ren suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"I suddenly thought of a piece of evidence."
"What evidence?" Su Yun was surprised.
"Wait a moment," Zheng Ren said. He then took out his phone.
After hesitating for a moment, he began to search for a phone number.
"Who do you want to call?" Su Yun asked curiously.
"When I went to lecture, there was a teacher in the anatomy teaching and research room who admired me very much. He insisted on leaving me his phone number and said that he would look for me when there was an autopsy in the future," Zheng Ren said.
"As expected." Su Yun shrugged his shoulders and said, "The people who want to interact with you are all crazy."
"I think you're right." Zheng Ren smiled and dialed Li Zhaosen's number, looking at Su Yun.
"Teacher Li, sorry to disturb you so late."
"Oh, within 24 hours, a large number of third-year medical students suddenly developed symptoms of nausea and vomiting."
"I'd like to trouble you to ask them about their recent classes … Yes! This is it. "
"Okay, I'll wait for your call back. Please hurry up, I need a consultation."
With that, Zheng Ren hung up the phone.
"You suspect …" Su Yun asked in surprise.
"You must have had the same feeling when you were in school. Wherever you talked, you felt uncomfortable," Zheng Ren said.
"I didn't." Su Yun replied coldly.
"Your expression has already betrayed you." Zheng Ren smiled. "Do you have eyes?"
"Everyone is so nervous that they think the sky is falling."
"It's just mass hysteria. There's nothing to be nervous about," Zheng Ren said.
Su Yun threw him a cigarette, took out a lighter, and lit it. He said, "Sometimes, I really don't know where your inexplicable confidence comes from."
"I've tried all the inferences. Although the final result seems impossible, it must be correct!" Zheng Ren said firmly.
This time, he was still on the System's side.
Soon, Li Zhaosen's call came.
"Hello, Teacher Li."
"Yes, yes, it's the food poisoning class! Okay, thank you. "Zheng Ren smiled. Just as he was about to hang up the phone, Li Zhaosen's voice stopped him.
"Uh … I might have to isolate myself for a while. If it's possible, we'll talk about it in two days. "After Zheng Ren said that, he hurriedly hung up the phone.
"Boss, sometimes … No! Most of the time, you're like a scumbag. "Su Yun blew a puff of smoke in front of Zheng Ren.
"I think it's okay. It's a health care group meeting. Do you think it's okay for me to participate in an autopsy at this time?" Zheng Ren put out the cigarette and said, "Let's go."
"Have you been in a food poisoning class recently?"
"Yes, yesterday … Now, it should be the class the day before yesterday. The class hours are about the same, so the children were sent over the day before yesterday and yesterday, "Zheng Ren said.
Su Yun found it unbelievable, but there was nothing to argue with him. He could only shrug and walk to the machine building together.
Entering the conference room, more than twenty members of the health care group from the major Class Three Grade A Hospitals in the Imperial Capital were already seated. Hua Liang was speaking, describing the possibilities he thought.
Everyone's opinion was basically the same. They did not consider the possibility of a large-scale infectious disease and thought that there was a problem with the ingredients in the school cafeteria.
Zheng Ren sat next to Chief Qi in the ultrasound room. The two of them knew each other and had even experienced a drill. They were a little close.
Chief Qi had nothing to think about. Food poisoning was already a widely accepted diagnosis.
As for the discussion, it was how to treat it.
There were intermittent speeches, but none of them were constructive.
Finally, before the end of the meeting, Zheng Ren stood up and said in a deep voice, "Teachers, chief, let me say a few words."
No one thought that there would be other diagnoses. The point of contention now was which ingredient had the poison in it. Only by finding the specific poison could they prescribe the right medicine.
However, after a day of investigation, they still had not found the answer.
Zheng Ren began to state. Just like what Su Yun had said, he first threw out the case that happened in Japan in December 1997.
The entire conference room was silent.
This idea was too abrupt and bold. If one did not look at this diagnosis with prejudice, it would be impeccable.
Of course, the biggest problem was that mass hysteria itself was a 'disease' that had no reasonable explanation.
"It's just that so far, doctors, anthropologists, and sociologists who have studied this phenomenon have not been able to come up with a clear explanation for the contagious nature of this mass hysteria.
However, this does not mean that all the symptoms are imagined by the patients, nor is it a pretense, nor does it mean that mass hysteria does not exist.
Through modern neuroimaging technology, there is indeed abnormal activity in the brains of patients with hysteria. These are all things that patients who deliberately pretend to be sick do not have, "Zheng Ren said with assurance.
The conference room continued to be silent.
"Research since the 20th century has found that excessive work discipline and other environmental factors are related. Patients also tend to have motor symptoms such as convulsions, spasms, tremors, paralysis, and laughter. This is also known as exercise hysteria.
"In the entire 20th century, there have only been four recorded outbreaks of exercise hysteria in schools, while anxiety hysteria is much more common. Patients are more likely to have symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fainting, and itching.
"This is also similar to the symptoms shown by the children … students of Imperial Capital Medical University.
"Moreover, I just asked the teacher at Imperial Capital Medical University. The day before yesterday, they talked about food poisoning."
Everyone was in an uproar.
When they were in school, they would feel uncomfortable wherever they learned. Presumably, everyone present had experienced it before.
However, no one had encountered such a situation on a large scale.
According to Zheng Ren's explanation, it was reasonable to explain this inexplicable 'mass poisoning' practice.
Looking around, Zheng Ren was like a lion king in the grassland, a fierce tiger in the jungle.
His gaze was firm and calm, giving people infinite confidence.
The conference room gradually quietened down.
Zheng Ren finally concluded. "I don't think we can rule out the possibility of mass hysteria. According to the arrangements of our hospital, in order to avoid the possibility of a large-scale infectious disease, I will bring the students to the community hospital for relevant treatment. "
Everyone was solemn.
Although the possibility of a large-scale infectious disease was not high, it was still a possibility.
Was the young and promising Boss Zheng preparing to die generously? Or was he particularly confident in his own diagnosis?
"During this period, I will transmit the students' symptoms to the health care team through the Internet every day. As for the specific drugs and updated diagnoses, we can discuss them through a video conference. "
"I'm done." Zheng Ren saluted and then sat down.
The conference room was silent.
"I'll add two last words," Deputy Director Yuan said, "The hospital believes that it is necessary to take precautions and not make a big deal out of it.
If it's the mass hysteria that Little Zheng mentioned, it's best if it's food poisoning. However, under the premise of ruling out a large-scale infectious disease, I will preside over the work at the frontline and prevent uncontrollable events from happening. "
"The biochemical suit has been prepared and sent to the community hospital. However, in order to avoid a commotion among the students, I suggest that you not wear the chemical suit first.
As for other matters, I'll have to trouble you all for the next period of time. "
After Deputy Director Yuan finished speaking, he announced the end of the meeting.
Under normal circumstances, the director of a hospital was not the person presiding over the meeting. However, this time, the situation was special. Most of the patients were sent to the 912, so the 912 hospital was responsible for presiding over the work.
Before the danger was eliminated, this conference room would be the main fighting place for the many members of the health care team present.
The large-scale epidemic from ten to twenty years ago was still vivid in their minds. No one would let their guard down.
Deputy Director Yuan waved his hand. Zheng Ren, Su Yun, and him walked out of the conference room.
"Little Zheng, your diagnosis is too imaginative," Deputy Director Yuan said with a smile.
"Fortunately, I think this is the only possible diagnosis," Zheng Ren said. "After all, from the available information, I can't find any reason for the students to get sick."
"Let's try and see. I hope we can come back alive."
"Don't worry, we will definitely come back alive." Zheng Ren smiled.
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