Chapter 513: Heimlich (Bonus Chapter 4 for Alliance Leader Maxzheng185)

Doctor, a low level of technical skill is the original sin.

A high level of technical skill, however, is the root of crushing everything; one can be arrogant at will, and others will have nothing to say. As for whether one will be plotted against in the future, that is a matter for later; at the very least, in the face of surgery, no one can cast doubt.

As the staple was removed, the surgical process stored in the DSA machine came to an abrupt halt.

The beautifully produced animation began to re-display the entire process, from the patient falling ill to the first treatment, then to Li Zhuren's failed surgery, and finally to Ji Xiang's clumsy-looking yet ingenious removal of the staple.

The voiceover commentary on the side sounded like Li Zhuren; he was willing to become Ji Xiang's backdrop, to become Ji Xiang's voice-off.

Doctors across the country watching the program in front of their screens all fell into a state of chaos.

What Xu Zhuren was thinking about was Zhao Zhe, who was clearly on the verge of soaring into the sky.

The current Zhao Zhe is no longer the "Wu-under-the-river" of the past, nor is he that soft, limp mantis shrimp. As long as he wants to, there will be a day when he steps on me; sooner or later, how on earth can this matter be glossed over?

In a private room at Feiyang Barbecue, Liu Zhuren slapped the table.

"Lao Bai, Xiao Ji's surgery was damn good!"

Bai Chuzhang frowned as he looked at the dishes on the table that had already gone cold, silent and saying nothing.

"What are you thinking about?" Liu Zhuren asked.

"Still young, after all," Bai Chuzhang sighed and said.

"Of course, young, sharp eyes. You can't see the clues in ordinary surgeries, but as the difficulty of the surgery increases, things that Li Zhuren from the Interventional Department can't do, Ji Xiang can see and do—that is true ability!" Liu Zhuren was in high spirits, even more excited than if he had successfully completed the surgery himself.

"Dazhi, Ji Xiang's level is even higher than I imagined," Bai Chuzhang muttered, watching the animation as he spoke.

"What's so good about the animation? It's just explaining what happened before again so that ordinary viewers can understand," Liu Zhuren laughed. "Come, let's drink."

"If I were the production team, I would definitely take this opportunity to expand the topic," Bai Chuzhang smiled and raised his glass. "A student who accidentally inhaled a staple can only be called gossip. But once it rises to the level of airway foreign bodies, there is just too much to say and discuss."

"Pah, that's just idealism. Think about it, Lao Bai, it's only been a few days since the last episode; to be able to piece together an animation and generate attention and discussion, the production team has already done quite well."

"That's true." Bai Chuzhang downed a mouthful of liquor, closing his eyes and feeling the spiciness flow down his esophagus like a line.

Following the production team's line of thought, Bai Chuzhang found it particularly interesting; he treated it as mental gymnastics to let himself relax.

But the next second, Bai Chuzhang's expression turned solemn, then he smiled.

"Similar situations happen often in our lives, for example, when a child eats jelly and suffers airway obstruction due to accidental inhalation."

A strange voice came from the television.

"Director Sun, you are in the Emergency Department; this type of patient must be very common, right?" The voice of the Guangtou Zhuchiren came out.

"Not common," Sun Zhuren said.

Bai Chuzhang was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected the production team to actually think of this and open a special segment. He opened his eyes and saw that the scene had moved to the Review Room.

In this episode's Review Room, there was an extra stranger; presumably, this should be Sun Zhuren from the Emergency Department of the Affiliated Hospital.

"Generally, when a child suffers accidental inhalation at home, if the rescue is not timely, they are already beyond saving by the time they reach the hospital," Sun Zhuren said.

"Then... when encountering similar situations, is there any way for us to handle it?" the Guangtou Zhuchiren asked.

"You can use the Heimlich Maneuver for emergency rescue," Sun Zhuren said after reaching out to push up his glasses. "In medical emergency rescue, there is a lot of professional knowledge that ordinary people don't need to know, but the Heimlich Maneuver is different; I suggest everyone master it."

"Could you introduce the Heimlich Maneuver?" the Guangtou Zhuchiren guided the topic over.

Although the transition was a bit stiff, no one noticed this point.

Everyone's focus was on the Heimlich Maneuver.

Sun Zhuren briefly explained the Heimlich Maneuver, and the screen immediately returned to the popular animated plot.

A 3-5-year-old child is at home eating jelly, then accidentally inhales it and gets choked.

In the animation, the child's complexion turns blue-purple as time passes, their limbs twitch, and as the suffocation time grows longer, the child has one foot already inside the gates of hell.

An adult appears, kicking over a stool in a panic; the house is in chaos.

However, they are semi-professional, at least knowing the Heimlich Maneuver. They immediately pick up the child, back facing them, wrap their hands around the child's waist from both sides to clench their fists in front of the child's abdomen, and after overlapping them, use the thenar eminence to perform rapid, inward and upward thrusts on the child's upper abdomen.

After just three thrusts, a whole piece of jelly is "spit" out of the child's mouth.

"Wah~"

The child cries loudly, and with the crying, the blue-purple on their face gradually fades away.

The animation is beautifully produced, not the kind of thing that takes tens of millions but produces a few-hundred-dollar effect.

The plot is also very simple, mainly showcasing the practical application of the Heimlich Maneuver.

Although the viewers are ordinary people, most have encountered or heard of airway foreign bodies.

Especially the sight of the child in the animation, face blue-purple and unable to breathe, touched many people's hearts.

And the child turning from danger to safety after the application of the Heimlich Maneuver left an extremely deep impression due to the stark contrast.

One animation segment ended, and just when everyone thought it was over, the animation appeared again.

This time, a whole family is eating; one person tells a joke, everyone bursts into loud laughter, but an elderly person accidentally gets food into their airway because of the laughter.

Next, they forcefully shove their hand into their mouth, as if wanting to dig the food out.

But they simply cannot do it.

Although it is just an animation, everyone can feel the vitality slipping away from the elderly person.

An adult tries to lift the elderly person, but the struggling of the dying person makes it impossible for them to do everything they just did for the child.

So what to do?!

A question rises along the internet signal in front of countless screens.

With the help of others, they barely manage to support the elderly person; the middle-aged man uses a stance with the front leg bent and the back leg pushing, placing the front leg between the elderly person's legs, with the elderly person leaning against the man's back leg.

He clenches one fist, placing the thumb 2cm below the elderly person's xiphoid process and above the navel, grips the fist with the other hand, and forcefully thrusts inward and upward.

Subsequently, the animation displays a series of processes: the increase of intra-abdominal pressure, the elevation of the diaphragm, and the conduction of pressure from the abdomen to the thorax.

As the pressure rises suddenly, the foreign body is "pushed" out, and the elderly person turns from danger to safety.

The animation is simple and easy to understand; the people in front of the screens, not just doctors but everyone else, understood exactly what was going on in an instant.

(End of chapter)