Chapter 2505: with translation of chapter title

"How can something toxic still be added to toys?" an elderly family member muttered quietly.

"Borax can increase the extensibility of slime and keep a good feel, so merchants always add borax to slime toys. The added amount has a standard, but most of what's sold on the market has problems—too much borax is added." Tang Haitao said, "For the child's allergic dermatitis, we dare not use medication randomly in the emergency; tomorrow go register for dermatology."

"Oh, oh." the family member said hurriedly.

"When buying things for the child in the future, be careful and check first." He continued, "In the past, rice dumplings, locust flower powder, jelly, and some noodles— to increase elasticity and make them chewier— all used borax."

"Later it was found to have carcinogenic tendencies, so adding it was banned. I remember when I looked up information, I found that adding borax to food can lead to criminal punishment, though I didn't check the details."

After hearing Tang Haitao's lecture, the family member's face turned pale.

After playing with the toy, the child's hands surely got something on them. Moreover, the child is young, so biting nails and similar actions are inevitable.

If just touching it causes such a reaction, what would happen if it were swallowed?

"How could they do this!"

"Borax is allowed to be added, and crystal slime isn't something you eat. Before buying anything in the future, check carefully and be careful." Tang Haitao blew two breaths into the child's palm, smiling, and said, "After blowing, it won't hurt, right?"

His face was a bit dark, he was big and burly; although he tried to act gentle, he still scared the child.

The child cried out "wa" and cried even harder.

"Let's go back first; tomorrow find a dermatologist to get medicine." Tang Haitao said.

The family member left thanking profusely; Tang Haitao turned around and saw Zheng Lao Ban standing behind him, he scratched his head and gave an embarrassed smile.

"You got married pretty early." Zheng Ren said with a smile.

"I got married to a classmate right after graduating university, and then had a child." Tang Haitao said, "I wanted to avoid the Inpatient Chief, but I couldn't."

Zheng Ren knew that not seeing his child for a year was unpleasant.

"It'll pass soon." Zheng Ren patted Tang Haitao's shoulder and said with a chuckle.

"Doctor Chang is okay, right, Zheng Lao Ban?" Tang Haitao asked, "I went to see twice, and seeing Yun Ge'er there, I didn't stay long."

"It shouldn't be a big problem; the most critical moment has passed, and the body just needs to recover slowly." Zheng Ren smiled, "After the acute phase, everything's minor."

"Even acute anaphylactic shock is a minor issue," Tang Haitao clicked his tongue.

"Zheng Lao Ban, why do you still have an incision pack at home?"

"Su Yun practices Shou Bing." Zheng Ren said, "If the allergic reaction gets worse today, we'll probably need to use the incision."

"Better not, better not." Tang Haitao wanted to get closer to Zheng Lao Ban, but he didn't know how to speak, felt awkward giving blatant flattery, and just scratched his head, embarrassed, unwilling to leave.

"I'll go check on Chang Yue; if nothing's wrong, I'll head back." Zheng Ren said, "You take care of this side; if anything happens, Su Yun is here—give me a call and I'll come right over."

After saying that, Zheng Ren took out his phone and exchanged phone numbers with Tang Haitao.

"Mm-hmm, don't worry, Zheng Lao Ban." Saying that, Tang Haitao leaned in and whispered, "Zheng Lao Ban, any news on your project this year?"

"News?"

"I heard people say that many reporters outside are preparing to interview you."

"Oh, they just do news, somewhat related to the Nobel Prize but not much." Zheng Ren chuckled, "By the way, you're quite thoughtful."

"Ah?"

"The crystal slime contains boric acid; you've looked into this." Zheng Ren laughed. He didn't want to talk about the Nobel Prize topic, so he changed the subject.

"Ah, things children use—can't be too careful." Tang Haitao laughed, "I've checked many sources; borax is a highly toxic raw material, and ingesting too much boron can cause multi-organ accumulation poisoning. I still remember the incident years ago when borax was added to fried dough sticks, so I paid attention."

"That's also clinical experience—impressive, impressive." Zheng Ren praised with a smile.

"It's not much; this situation rarely occurs. The younger the child, the more delicate the skin, and the higher the chance of problems." Tang Haitao said embarrassedly, "I haven't encountered this in our emergency, but others in the group have."

"I saw their data; the European toy safety standard EN71-3 requires that the boron migration amount in crystal slime not exceed 300 mg/kg, and in clay toys not exceed 1200 mg/kg. The safety bureau inspected once not long ago, and I took note."

"The toy with the highest boron migration reached 4100 mg/kg."

Zheng Ren nodded; this time he also broadened his horizons. Big Pig Trotter only gave a diagnosis without saying what caused it. If Zheng Ren faced this young patient alone, he'd probably have to investigate for a long time.

It was also somewhat coincidental; Zheng Ren walked slowly to the door of the Emergency Resuscitation Room, saw that Chang Yue's System Panel had basically recovered, then whispered a couple of words to Su Yun, said goodbye to Tang Haitao, and went home with Yi Ren and Heizi.

The front door was closed properly, not the wide-open scene I had imagined.

Zheng Ren originally thought Heizi wouldn't close the door when slipping out, but he didn't expect it to remember that too.

However, this is just speculation; Zheng Ren still carefully shielded Yi Ren behind him, fearing thieves might have entered the house.

He opened the door, glanced up and down, saw no problem, and then Zheng Ren relaxed.

Yi Ren was tidying the coffee table; Su Yun drank half a bottle of whiskey, and the rest was finished off by Heizi.

The liquor bottle was overturned, leaving some stains on the floor.

Zheng Ren was also quite speechless; any family with a little creature that loves alcohol and even opens and closes doors by itself would be troubled.

He inevitably had to have a serious talk with Heizi; only when Heizi showed an annoyed expression did Zheng Ren find it boring and stop.

"Zheng Ren, will Sister Yue be able to come back tomorrow?" Xie Yiren asked.

"Probably. I later took a look; vital signs were stable and there were no serious complications." Zheng Ren smiled, "If it weren't for your quick reaction, using epinephrine a few minutes earlier, Chang Yue would likely have needed a tracheotomy."

"Hehe, when you said that I realized the community hospital is right downstairs; running there would definitely be faster than the 120 emergency service." Xie Yiren pouted cutely.

"If that were the case, it would be troublesome." Zheng Ren said, "The incision at home isn't sterilized, so Chang Yue would need to stay in the hospital for at least a few days."

After tidying up, Xie Yiren leaned against Zheng Ren, whispering; she was still worried about Chang Yue and kept asking.