Chapter 652: I Demand Resuscitation!

"Li Jie, I'm sorry." Ji Xiang walked up to the Family Member, sighed, and said with a grave expression, "You know the situation with your aunt; we have already done our best."

"Is it over? Is it really over?" Another middle-aged woman, her face covered in tears, said tremblingly.

Her hands were shaking, shaking very violently.

And she seemed so overcome with grief that she couldn't even stand steady.

Ji Xiang hurriedly reached out to support her.

"We've been doing external cardiac massage for half an hour, and the Electrocardiogram... sigh, please accept my condolences." Ji Xiang said softly, "How about we leave it at this? Have you found a funeral director? Have you prepared the clothes? Shall I go get you some warm Saline so we can wipe the body down first?"

According to the normal procedure, the Family Member should be wailing uncontrollably at this point; at least, that had been the case in every Medical Record Ji Xiang had encountered in his short medical career.

Then, one would contact a funeral director, go to the shop across from the hospital to buy clothes for the deceased to wear; wash the body with warm water and alcohol, change them into the clothes, perform some folk customs under the guidance of the funeral director, and then send them to the funeral home.

But!

Since the system NPC and Meng Qingfei both felt something was off, the matter definitely couldn't be that simple; Ji Xiang knew this in his heart.

The next second, Li Yisheng from the Digestive Medicine Department of their own hospital took the other middle-aged woman into her arms and said with a face full of tears, "Xiao Gao, my husband is working abroad and hasn't returned yet. I demand resuscitation."

"..."

Ji Xiang was stunned.

Li Yisheng was the patient's daughter-in-law; she shouldn't be unaware that after such a long time of external cardiac massage, the person was basically cold—why would she still demand resuscitation?

Even if they continued, could they hold out until her husband returned from abroad?

It was completely impossible.

If it were a day or two, that might be one thing, but as for the current situation... Ji Xiang sensed something was wrong.

Furthermore, Li Yisheng was a doctor in the Digestive Medicine Department.

The Digestive Medicine Department was also a major hub for emergencies; she had definitely seen plenty of dead people and was not the type of quiet department.

For example, with portal hypertension and massive hematemesis caused by Liver Cirrhosis, their department had almost 2-3 patient deaths a week.

Something was wrong!

She must know the patient's condition, yet she still said she wanted to continue resuscitation.

Where there is an anomaly, there must be a demon!

Ji Xiang stared intently at Li Yisheng, wanting to find out what was wrong.

"Li Jie, you know the situation."

"I," the Family Member raised her head, looked at Ji Xiang, and said word by word.

"De-"

"mand"

"re-"

"suscitation!"

"..." Ji Xiang was slightly taken aback; he saw a hint of something strange in the Family Member's tear-blurred eyes.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Ji Xiang firmly believed that the Family Member carried a touch of madness.

Helpless.

"Li Jie, our hospital regulations..."

"Regulations are regulations. I am not a doctor right now; I am a Family Member, and I demand resuscitation!" the Family Member said sternly, "My husband is abroad and is rushing back. There must be a breath left for my husband to see her one last time."

So that was it; Ji Xiang was truly at a loss.

Similar matters sounded perfectly logical from a doctor's perspective, but when it came to one's own affairs, it changed.

"Sister, let's go to the hallway to talk," Ji Xiang pleaded.

"Xiao Gao, resuscitate. Increase the energy of the defibrillator; perhaps there is still a chance." The Family Member seemed to have regained her composure at this moment, and she began to offer suggestions to Ji Xiang.

"How much energy would you like to use?" Ji Xiang asked.

Facing a "deceased" patient and a family member like this, one had to listen to their opinions as much as possible.

Otherwise, the doctor would be facing a complaint.

Plus, the Family Member on the other side was a doctor from their own hospital; she knew the ropes perfectly.

"It's usually 120-200J; give it 250-300J. I have had similar resuscitation experience," the Family Member said calmly, "If you don't dare, I will sign for it."

"!!!"

Ji Xiang was dumbfounded all of a sudden.

300J!

The patient would likely "jump" off the resuscitation bed the moment the defibrillator touched her skin.

"Sister, this is..."

"Gao Wenming, you are bullying me too much! I've already told you why; if you delay the resuscitation, I will report you until your Physician Certificate is revoked! I mean what I say!"

The Family Member shouted sternly, her voice carrying far away, attracting countless emergency patients to peek through the door.

Ji Xiang knew she was serious; it wasn't just a threat.

He had no choice but to go to the computer to prepare a communication form.

"I'll write the communication, and I'll sign it. You just need to leave your employee ID number; don't delay the resuscitation," the Family Member regained her calm again.

The drastic shift in her attitude gave Ji Xiang a rather strange feeling.

Ji Xiang returned to the patient's side once more, performing external cardiac massage with force.

Soon, the Family Member walked over with the signed communication record.

"Xiao Gao, it was my fault just now; I shouldn't have yelled at you," the Family Member apologized first, "Thank you all for your hard work. Take a look and see if this is okay."

Ji Xiang glanced at it.

The communication was written quite clearly; the Family Member acknowledged all kinds of injuries, including electrical burns, rib fractures, sternal fractures, and even massive hemorrhaging and several rare complications were all written down.

Even if Ji Xiang wrote it himself, it would be hard to write it in such detail.

It was also written at the back that the Family Member strongly requested resuscitation, and that any consequences would have nothing to do with the Doctor, the Nurse, or the hospital, and would be borne by the Family Member themselves.

A bright red thumbprint was also pressed over the Family Member's signature.

Signing, pressing a thumbprint—every part of the process was impeccable.

Not just Ji Xiang, even the Anesthesia doctor and the other doctors couldn't say a word.

What else could be done? Since it had come to this, let's do it.

As soon as the 300J defibrillator touched the Patient's chest, a burnt smell wafted out.

"Bang~"

Because the energy of the defibrillator was too high, it triggered a bioelectric reflex, and the Patient, who had already died while lying flat on the rescue bed, suddenly "jumped" up.

About 10cm high, then slammed heavily back onto the rescue bed.

Ji Xiang almost cried.

Why go to such lengths?

The Family Member was a doctor in the same family; it was impossible for her not to know that the Patient was already beyond saving and that it was fundamentally impossible to wait for the son abroad to return.

No wonder the system NPC wouldn't let him become a Patient or a Family Member; it turned out this matter was so bizarre.

After three electric shocks, the Patient's chest was already charred, and Ji Xiang could vaguely see the Patient starting to smoke.

If this continued, he feared he would be able to smell the scent of barbecue in half an hour.

Ji Xiang felt somewhat lost, performing Thoracic Surgery heart compressions after the electric shocks.

Gradually, there began to be a sound of water in the Patient's chest cavity; every compression felt like pressing on a water bladder, and Ji Xiang could even hear a sloshing, sloshing sound.

Damn it!

This is evil!

Ji Xiang cursed in his heart.

12 electric shocks, 1 hour and 22 minutes of Thoracic Surgery heart compressions, the Patient's remains were already... indescribable.

"Xiao Gao, let's leave it at this." The Family Member's face was full of tears, and she cried as she spoke; she bowed in thanks, as if she knew that human effort could not hold them back.

Phew~~~

Ji Xiang let out a long breath.

The hellish torture left Ji Xiang exhausted.

(End of chapter)