Check-in at the Hospital: The First Surgery Shocked the Nation!

Chapter 448 - 327: Terrifying Rescue, Life Hanging by a Thread

Outside the emergency room,

two policemen were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, covered in blood, a shocking sight!

Seeing Zhang Qingquan and his colleagues in white coats rushing over, they immediately approached them.

"Doctor, please, you have to save him!"

Zhang Qingquan only glanced at them and said nothing, heading straight into the emergency room.

Now is not the time to communicate with the patient’s family, saving the life comes first!

"The patient is in shock!"

As soon as he pushed open the door to the emergency room, he heard the nurse’s anxious voice.

Beeeeeep~~~~

Ventricular fibrillation waveform!

"Quick! The defibrillator!"

Zhang Qingquan hurried to the bedside, looking at the deeply unconscious policeman. Although the nurses were doing their best to stop the bleeding, blood still streamed down from the abdomen.

You could even see the intestines being squeezed out through the cut skin and muscle tissue.

The injuries were too severe!

"2mg epinephrine, pushed intravenously. Keep pushing, get the blood bank to hurry up!"

Zhang Qingquan glanced at the rapidly dropping numbers on the monitor, his heart stuck in his throat.

With such severe injuries, death was almost imminent!

"Dr. Zhang."

The nurse handed over the primed defibrillator.

"150 joules, charge."

"Clear!"

Bang!

The policeman’s body jerked upwards and fell heavily, with blood spilling from the abdomen again.

Beeeeeep~~~~

Still not working!

"150 joules, recharge."

"Clear!"

Bang!

Beeeeeep~~~~

....

In the emergency room, Zhang Qingquan exerted all his efforts to save the patient.

At this moment, Qin Feng, resting in the lounge, received the news and dashed toward the emergency room.

The situation was critical!

Passing by the door, he exchanged a glance with one of the bloodied policemen standing there.

But without speaking, he went straight inside.

The heartbeat hadn’t returned to normal, and they had already shocked him three times.

"How’s it going?"

"Cardiac arrest, four defibrillation attempts, nothing works."

Zhang Qingquan was gasping for air while performing chest compressions.

Qin Feng assessed the injured policeman’s condition on the bed. The patient’s abdomen and lower pelvis were a bloody mess.

Part of the intestine had even been pushed out and was still twitching.

Dual venous access had been established, the endotracheal intubation completed, the fluids administered as quickly as possible.

The patient’s blood oxygen level had dropped below 40, well past the safety threshold, every indicator screamed that the patient was on the verge of dying.

"Step aside, I’ll do it."

Seeing Zhang Qingquan still performing CPR without the heartbeat returning, Qin Feng grabbed the defibrillator,

"200 joules, charge."

"Clear!"

Bang~

Defibrillation completed, continued strong chest compressions.

They couldn’t defibrillate again, or it might seal the patient’s fate immediately!

"Is the operating room ready?"

Qin Feng asked, looking up.

"It is ready."

"Prepare for bedside thoracotomy!"

Upon hearing the command, a nurse immediately went to get the instruments,

"Has the blood arrived?"

"The blood is here!"

A nurse rushed in, carrying a box, shouting.

Quickly they hung the blood, but only three units could be directly administered intravenously, the rest was still cold.

The majority of the blood from the blood bank was stored cold; when taken out, it coagulated and was unusable.

"Tell the blood bank to prepare another 2000 units of blood."

Qin Feng glanced at the blood brought in; at the current rate of blood loss, if the patient needed to go to the operating table, it wouldn’t suffice.

"Alright, I’m on it!"

The nurse ran off again to call the blood bank.

"Are the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary doctors here?"

"On their way, almost here."

"Good, have them ready for surgery, time is of the essence."

Qin Feng continued with chest compressions, ensuring the patient’s heart maintained a pumping status.

"They’re here."

The nurse brought over the thoracotomy instruments.

"Dr. Zhang, can you perform bedside thoracotomy?"

Qin Feng looked up at Zhang Qingquan.

Hearing this, Zhang Qingquan paused, then shook his head.

He truly hadn’t done it before; let alone him, even the head of the department might not have encountered it. It was something he had only heard of.

But Zhang Qingquan understood what Qin Feng intended to do.

Internal cardiac massage!

Using hands to directly activate the heart’s pumping – the ultimate operation!

Given the patient’s current condition, the risk of bedside thoracotomy was akin to breaking down the door of death.

And the patient’s vital signs were poor, further reducing the chance of revival.

A narrow escape!

But it might also be the only hope left...

"Can you perform a thoracotomy?"

Qin Feng demanded, eyebrows furrowing, his voice elevated.

"I can, I can do that!"

"Prepare for thoracotomy."

Zhang Qingquan nodded repeatedly. Hearing Qin Feng’s voice, he immediately put on sterile gloves.

Qin Feng took alcohol, pouring it directly on the patient’s chest, then picked up the scalpel, slicing swiftly.

There was no time for any finesse, the heart needed to restart immediately.

"Rib spreader."

Qin Feng received the rib spreader, quickly splitting open the sternum.

Beeeeeep~~~~

At this moment, the continuous alarms on the monitor were like a death knell, every second a battle with death itself.

"Inject atropine and epinephrine intravenously, bring the suction."

Qin Feng did not dare to be distracted, his brows tightly knitted, speaking in a deep voice.

"1mg atropine, 1mg epinephrine, injected intravenously complete."

Thoracotomy complete, Zhang Qingquan immediately used the suction to clear the chest cavity, providing visibility.

Qin Feng reached into the chest cavity, quickly locating the heart.

"Hold it steady."

He instructed Zhang Qingquan, then inserted his hands in the patient’s chest cavity at an awkward angle.

The sight made all the medical staff shiver uncontrollably in their spines!

If a layperson saw this, they would likely tremble all over!

It was terrifying!

minute...

minutes...

minutes...

Continued internal compressions still showed no signs of revival.

It had been over 15 minutes since the patient lost a heartbeat, and with the massive blood loss, continuing meant no hope left.

Miracles of patients reviving after half an hour were not uncommon, but under these circumstances, one couldn’t hope for a miracle.

Qin Feng’s heart started to sink; there were no other options.

"One lidocaine, prepare for internal defibrillation!"

"One lidocaine, internal defibrillation."

Upon hearing the orders, the nearby nurse quickly got to work, preparing the electrode pads.

Qin Feng withdrew his hand, took the electrodes, placing them on the anterior and posterior walls of the heart,

"10 joules, charge."

"Discharge!"

The nurse pressed the button, Qin Feng felt the electrodes in his hands release a weak current, the heart gave a heavy thud.

No revival.

"Again, 20 joules, charge."

"Discharge!"

"30 joules, charge!"

"Discharge!"

Qin Feng gritted his teeth in silence, heaviness filling his eyes as his heart thudded with each shock.

Beep~ Beep~ Beep~

Finally, after three internal defibrillations, Qin Feng felt a gentle tremor followed by a steady rhythm in his palm.

The monitor also displayed a normal waveform again, the alarms ceased.

Success!

Seeing this, all the doctors and nurses in the room couldn’t help but display expressions of ecstatic relief, letting out deep sighs.

It was as if a heavy stone weighing on their chests had been crushed, making them feel incredibly light.

Zhang Qingquan glanced at the monitor, then shifted his gaze to Qin Feng’s composed and determined face.

He was truly amazed!

If there was any feeling of unwillingness before, it vanished completely with the return of the heartbeat.

Zhang Qingquan acknowledged, he was not as good as...

"To the operating room, prepare for surgery!"

Qin Feng withdrew his hand from the chest cavity, breathing a slight sigh of relief, but realized the real challenge was just beginning.

This policeman was still in grave danger, whether he could survive the surgery depended on himself now.

The situation could be described perfectly with four words,

Hanging by a thread!

(A little hint for the readers still following, the protagonist of the new book will appear in the next Chapter!!)