Chapter 1842: with translation of chapter title

Zheng Renye was stunned for a moment.

He felt very Relaxation, previous Tension and Anxiety vanished, his body like a mountain stone actually felt somewhat Fatigue.

"Director Cheng, be polite, be polite, as long as the patient is fine." Zheng Ren, although his diagnosis was clear, still said respectfully.

"After taking the medicine, there shouldn't be any big problem, right?" Director Cheng asked cautiously.

Admit him to hospital, go to Endocrinology Department, notify the hospital to coordinate. Also call the police, find the source of the food. Zheng Ren said.

"Um..." Director Cheng didn't expect Zheng Lao Ban to actually call the police; what does this mean?

"First finish what's at hand, then I'll explain to you." Zheng Ren smiled and said: "It's likely due to excessive intake of thyroid hormones from the food source."

Speaking, he took out his phone.

"Director Lin, it's me."

"The Emergency Department has a mass poisoning incident..."

"It's fine, already under control; currently there are 17 patients, a few have left the hospital on their own, and we are still searching and rescuing."

"Yes, need to be hospitalized... no, not Xiao Hua Nei Ke, but Endocrinology Department. Please help coordinate; this side is overwhelmed."

Director Cheng felt a bit dazed; how could Zheng Lao Ban be so familiar with the Medical Department staff?

The tone of speech was very relaxed, not like talking to oneself, inside and out revealing a sense of unfamiliarity and politeness.

However, this is easy to understand; they have the ability, and this time they helped me resolve such a big matter; in the future, I fear I'll have to be somewhat inferior in front of Zheng Lao Ban.

Thinking about this, Director Cheng felt ashamed.

The background image in his mind remained Zheng Lao Ban bowing ninety degrees Jiu Gong to himself, pleading that patients must not be allowed to leave arbitrarily.

Fortunately, we kept them for a few more hours; the patients who left didn't go far, and hardly anything was delayed. If it had been a few more hours, a group of patients would have had thyroid storm onset back-to-back...

Thinking about this, Director Cheng's head buzzed with pain.

But who could have imagined that the symptoms of gastroenteritis flu would ultimately turn into thyroid storm.

Zheng Lao Ban indeed has a point, and his original intention remains unchanged; he hasn't become slick from years of grinding in society.

The more Director Cheng thought about it, the more guilty he felt; he really didn't want to think about it, so he hurriedly picked up his phone to call the police.

The mass poisoning incident is serious; no one dares to delay.

Although Zheng Lao Ban hasn't yet explained why it's a mass poisoning, should we still hesitate at this point?

After finishing these matters, Director Cheng enthusiastically pulled Zheng Ren to his office for a sit-down.

Su Yun watched from behind and found it funny; the huge change in Director Cheng's attitude before and after is infuriating.

The boss is also quite formidable; if it weren't for his one Persistence, this incident would surely have caused casualties.

He glanced back at the Emergency Resuscitation Room; the unconscious patients' vital signs had gradually stabilized.

As the free T3 and T4 elements in the body decrease, the patients will wake up soon. As for follow-up treatment, being hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department is nothing to worry about.

Together they arrived at Director Cheng's office; he coughed for a while before sheepishly saying: "Zheng Lao Ban, it's an old problem, don't take offense."

Zheng Ren knew, and nodded.

"How did you determine it was food poisoning?" Director Cheng asked politely.

"I just estimate, merely an estimate." Zheng Ren laughed and said: "The patient group is within a certain area; they likely bought meat and offal mixed with animal thyroid glands and ate them at home. For example, with pigs, thyroid hormone is completely inactivated only at high temperatures of 600-700 degrees Celsius."

"Cooking at home definitely cannot inactivate the thyroid, so anyone who eats animal thyroid will show this condition."

"Some people don't want to eat animal offal, especially thyroid glands, which look weird. I don't know, but I guess when slaughtering pigs, the thyroid should be thrown away directly."

"This also explains why, when a family eats together, some are poisoned and some are not. Because thyroid hormone is not a toxin or heavy metal; when boiled in a pot, it doesn't contaminate other food. Consuming a small amount of thyroid hormone also doesn't cause major harm."

"But if one eats the whole thyroid gland, it's disastrous."

"The latent period is 5-20 hours, the peak onset is 3-6 days. Those who fell ill today are patients with larger intake; the changes in thyroid hormone levels in others... it's fine, after oral medication and monitoring full thyroid function, the Endocrinology Department will handle this well."

Director Cheng had a few doubts in his mind; after Zheng Ren's explanation, everything became clear.

"Zheng Lao Ban, normally when slaughtering pigs, that thyroid piece definitely needs to be removed." Director Cheng said: "Sometimes rural cats and dogs suddenly die because they ate this."

These are just common life knowledge; Zheng Ren didn't know.

"Sometimes a cat at home is listless, doesn't bask in the sun, likes to lie in a cool shady spot; that's probably the reason. Rural folks... I actually don't know either; they say cats are spiritual, knowing they're about to die, the yin energy grows heavier, so they avoid the sun."

Zheng Ren nodded repeatedly, glanced at Su Yun, and said: "Don't feed Heizi random junk."

"How can you talk like that? We're not doing thyroid dissections; can't we eat animal liver? It sounds like you're saying I eat too little." Su Yun said disdainfully.

"I'm just giving a heads-up; how is that like stepping on a tail?" Zheng Ren said.

Speaking, Lin Ge rushed in energetically.

Zheng Ren then recounted the matter again, not mentioning the problem he had found, but only describing the patients' current condition and his and Director Cheng's speculation.

Lin Ge broke into a sweat.

With over ten patients, if they had thyroid storm front and back, seven or eight would die; the Medical Department would be in an uproar.

Moreover, this is a major mass incident, really hard to explain. Even Director Yan would likely have to rush from home to the scene to direct.

Fortunately, with Zheng Lao Ban present, this was resolved invisibly.

As long as it can be resolved, as long as it can be resolved; Lin Ge didn't chat much, after grasping the situation, he went to communicate with comrades from the Branch Bureau.

We must not cause panic, and we should try to "dig out" patients in the community who haven't come for treatment.

This job's workload is huge; Lin Ge estimates he'll be busy for several days.

Zheng Ren and Director Cheng exchanged a few words, then turned and said goodbye.

Passing by the Emergency Resuscitation Room, Zheng Ren saw the unconscious patients had awakened, the ECG Monitor readings returned to normal. Only occasional ECG irregularities remain; full recovery will need a period of careful care.

"Boss, your performance today was nearly perfect." Su Yun praised without holding back for the first time.

"I was also startled; however, checking revealed no problem." Zheng Ren recalled, still feeling afraid.

Such a problem out of the blue, even a Big Pig Trotter wouldn't diagnose it; once diagnosed, it's a deadly thyroid storm; henceforth, I sincerely hope never to encounter it.