Chapter 276: TEACHING

"Oh? What happened?" The crowd noticed that Zhong Mingzhu's expression was off and hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"It's just..."

Zhong Mingzhu did not hesitate and recounted the incident where Ding Qiunan's child, Xiaobao, had choked and Zhang Ping'an had saved him, though she did not mention Zhang Ping'an's name.

The others didn't think much of it after hearing, but Zhong Yan's eyes lit up; if they could master this method and popularize it, it could reduce deaths by at least ten thousand every year.

"Mingzhu, did you ask that person for the method?"

It would have been fine if she hadn't mentioned it, but the moment she did, Zhong Mingzhu became furious; Zhang Ping'an had actually dared to ignore her.

"Big Sister, I asked, but that person only said it was about acupoints."

"Acupoints? Nothing else? Could it be an old practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine?" Zhong Yan hesitated; promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine at this time was not necessarily a good thing.

"Nothing else, that person didn't answer me after that."

"Hmm, then forget it." Zhong Yan nodded; she could understand this, as protecting oneself was indeed the right thing to do.

"Alright, stop chatting, come over and eat."

"Mm."

At noon, Zhang Ping'an thought it over and decided to teach the Heimlich Maneuver to the people in the courtyard, so that even if he wasn't around, everyone could save themselves in time.

"Ping'an, can everyone perform this method of yours?"

"Yes, anyone with a bit of strength can do it, but you must be extra careful when using it on small children, as their bodies are not yet fully developed."

"Lao Yi, there's no need to hesitate on this; I absolutely support Ping'an. There's no harm in everyone learning this."

Liu Haizhong was in absolute support; he had heard at noon that his own daughter-in-law was a doctor, yet after a long time of trying, it was useless, but Zhang Ping'an had just poked a couple of times and Xiaobao had coughed it out.

"Alright then, let's organize everyone to learn it tonight."

"Lao Yan, you're a teacher, can you draw? If there are pictures to show, it will be easier for everyone to understand."

"This... I'm okay at writing, but I really can't show my face with drawing."

"Brother Liu's suggestion is good; I can draw a simple one."

"Good, good, good, Ping'an, it still has to be you."

Zhang Ping'an had learned simple sketching in his past life; although he was a bit rusty now, he could still simply outline a human body.

At seven in the evening, every household in the courtyard had received notice to popularize the solution for children choking on their throats.

Around 7:20, all hundred or so people in the courtyard gathered in the Middle Courtyard, and by this time, two lightbulbs had been lit in the Middle Courtyard.

Although the light was dim, there were very few people with myopia in this era, so there was no need to worry about people not being able to see clearly.

"Lao Liu, you speak."

"Done."

"Ahem, everyone quiet down. You should all know that this morning my grandson had a peanut stuck in his throat, and thanks to Ping'an's timely rescue, he escaped danger."

"I think the matter of children choking is something that happens in everyone's home to some extent, but most people just pat their backs and it's fine."

"But one must fear the 'what if.' Today, my Xiaobao was in that exact situation, so I hope everyone, even if just for the sake of the children, will learn this well. Ping'an, you come up."

Zhang Ping'an walked up holding a roll of paper, unfolding it to A2 size, enough for everyone to see clearly.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, you two come over and lend a hand."

"You got it."

"Everyone look at what I've drawn here. It's a very simple technique: one hand makes a fist, with the thumb side inward, placed two finger-widths above the patient's navel."

"The other hand wraps around the fist, performing rapid inward and upward thrusts, repeating the action until the foreign object is expelled."

"Does everyone understand?" Zhang Ping'an explained while gesturing on the paper with his hand.

"This..." Except for Ding Qiunan who understood, the others were clearly a bit bewildered.

"How about this, let's do a simple demonstration. Zhuzi, Damao, you two come over."

"Got it."

"Suppose you, Zhuzi, are choking on food, Damao, what should you do?"

"I'd go up and give him two solid thumps."

"Hahaha..." The crowd burst into laughter.

"Damao, how about Brother Zhuzi gives you two thumps right now?"

"..." These two were both idiots; they could start a scene anywhere.

"Ahem, everyone be serious. Zhuzi, Damao, demonstrate it properly for everyone. Ping'an, everyone is probably confused; why don't you demonstrate it for everyone first?"

"That works too."

"Dongxu, you come over. Everyone, watch the position of my hands."

"Oh, okay." Zhang Ping'an demonstrated the Heimlich Maneuver once.

"Damao, you were closest, did you understand?"

"I understood."

"Then you come and try."

"Oh, okay."

Xu Damao stood behind Shazhu, fumbling for his navel, then measured the position with two fingers; Shazhu got goosebumps all over from being touched.

"Zhang Shu, is this the position?"

"Yes, then perform rapid inward and upward thrusts."

Then Xu Damao hugged Shazhu and started thrusting away...

"Hahaha, Damao, don't mistake Zhuzi for your wife."

"..."

Zhang Ping'an was also a bit dumbfounded; Xu Damao's actions were indeed easy to misunderstand.

"Ahem, how about I stand in the back to demonstrate instead?"

"That works too. Everyone, be serious. Zhuzi, you should feel it too; pay attention to my stance, one foot in front of the other."

Shazhu stood behind Xu Damao, and as a result, Xu Damao subconsciously covered his buttocks.

"Hahaha..." Seeing Xu Damao's reaction, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter again.

"Damao, this isn't Chengdu, you don't need to be like that."

"It's the hands exerting force, not the waist." Zhang Ping'an also helplessly covered his forehead, explaining while correcting Shazhu's stance.

"Hahaha..."

"Everyone, stop laughing. Remember every step I take." Zhang Ping'an somewhat regretted calling these two clowns up to demonstrate.

"Jiecheng, Jiefang, you two come up."

"Guangtian, Guangfu..." To deepen everyone's impression, Zhang Ping'an called up a few more groups of people to demonstrate.

"Alright, everyone should have understood by now. Go home and practice it yourselves; this can save lives at critical moments."

"Good."

"Clap, clap, clap."

Liu Haizhong took the lead in applauding. If one were to say who learned the most seriously, it would definitely be Lao Liu's family.

After most people had left, Liu Guangtian and his wife were still there.

"Zhang Shu, can I demonstrate this to everyone at the Hospital?"

"Of course you can. You doctors should be the ones to learn this the most. The more widely it is spread, the more people can be saved."

"Zhang Shu, you are the best. By the way, Zhang Shu, what is the name of this technique?"

"Hai, um, I haven't thought of one yet. I mean, it could be called the Zhonghua Family First Aid Method, or it could be called the Embrace of Life."

"Good name, very fitting."

Early the next morning, Ding Qiunan hurried to the Hospital, bringing the human body diagram drawn by Zhang Ping'an, and went straight to find Zhong Mingzhu.

"Mingzhu, look quickly. This is what Zhang Shu gave me. He invented a technique that can effectively expel foreign objects from a patient's airway."

"The technique from yesterday?"

"No, look at this diagram."

The two were demonstrating in the office when urgent cries for help came from outside.

"Doctor, help! My child is choking on something!"

The two looked at each other upon hearing this and rushed out. Ding Qiunan followed the method Zhang Ping'an taught yesterday, picked up the six or seven-year-old child, and performed the maneuver, successfully expelling a large grape.

"Cough, cough."

"There, little one, you must chew your food thoroughly from now on."

"Thank you, big sister."

"Clap, clap, clap." The surrounding people applauded one after another.

Zhong Yan also saw Ding Qiunan's technique; she had never seen a method that could expel airway foreign objects so quickly before.

"Little Ding, who did you learn that technique from just now?"