novelraw Chapter 403 - 368: Immediate Recovery
Chapter 403 - 368: Immediate Recovery
Riding the hovercraft, traversing one flooded main road after another, Lu Jiu saw nothing but a vast expanse of water.
The ground was covered with water, submerging roads and houses. Trees were toppled, countless vehicles soaked in water, and as they moved forward, Lu Jiu and his team encountered many rescue teams searching for trapped people.
Watching this scene, Lu Jiu’s face was solemn.
He had never personally been at a flood site, no, he had never experienced the devastation nature could bring upon humans.
The only time he had any memory of was back in 2008, when he was in school, the teacher was lecturing, and suddenly, the chandelier on the classroom ceiling began to sway. Shortly after, the whole class felt a very clear tremor.
But the shaking ended quickly, lasting only about ten seconds.
The earthquake at that time was not considered a disaster to them.
However, it was after watching the news that he finally understood what could be called a living hell.
The flood scene in front of him was very calm, Lu Jiu didn’t hear any cries for help, only the sound of the hovercraft stirring up the water could be heard.
Yet at this moment, everyone’s mood was extremely heavy.
"Director, we’re almost there!" Zuo Quan pointed to the intersection ahead, "Turn left there, and you’ll reach Jingcheng Hospital."
Lu Jiu nodded, "Tell the team behind to follow closely. Once we reach Jingcheng Hospital, we’ll begin treatment immediately."
Zuo Quan said, "Understood."
Soon, after the hovercraft turned left, Lu Jiu saw a large building with the words Jingcheng Hospital prominently displayed.
Seeing this, Lu Jiu quickly took out his phone and dialed An Xianda’s number.
"Brother Da, we’ve arrived. From where should we enter the hospital?"
An Xianda said with joy, "So fast? Okay, I’ll gather people to meet you right away."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Xianda hung up the phone.
Three minutes later, Lu Jiu and his team had all arrived outside Jingcheng Hospital.
At the same time, An Xianda appeared at a window on the second floor of the hospital, shouting loudly, "Enter through the inpatient building of the hospital, stop at the internal stairway, we’ll help you transport the supplies."
Hearing this, Lu Jiu immediately directed his team into the inpatient building.
The inpatient building itself had steps, so the water level there wasn’t as deep as outside.
Once they all entered, they saw An Xianda already waiting at the stairway, surrounded by a group of doctors in white coats, along with several boards tied with life rings.
"Brother Da," Lu Jiu called out.
"This way," An Xianda responded, then instructed the other doctors, "Quick, put down the boards."
The doctors promptly threw the boards into the water, forming a temporary platform for placing supplies.
An Xianda then directly jumped into the water, arriving beside the hovercraft Lu Jiu was on, "Come on, hand me the supplies."
Lu Jiu nodded, then also jumped into the water, followed by everyone else, using manpower to transport the supplies bit by bit onto the boards.
Jingcheng Hospital’s doctors quickly took the supplies from the boards into the hospital.
At this moment, it was everyone’s first time participating in such work, but unexpectedly, their cooperation was extremely well-coordinated.
In less than half an hour, Lu Jiu and his team had transported all the supplies from the boat.
"Brother Zuo, Sister Lan, you forty go up and help the teachers; I, along with others, will return the same way and transport the supplies from the trucks over here." Lu Jiu said.
The supplies from the three large trucks were not something twenty or thirty small boats could transport in one go.
Lu Jiu and his team could only make several trips, potentially dozens, to bring over all the supplies.
"Director, you shouldn’t go. The hospital must be short of doctors now; it’s better for those of us who don’t know medicine to handle the supply transport. Rest assured, we won’t make any mistakes."
The one speaking was Wei Mengliang from Lu Jiu TCM Hospital’s management.
He was meticulous in his work and very honest as a person.
He never fussed over gains and losses in work, maintaining good relations with everyone.
With his assurance, Lu Jiu said no more.
"Alright, be careful on the road, supplies can be lost, but no one can get hurt, understand?" Lu Jiu said.
"Yes, understood." Wei Mengliang responded.
With the instructions given,
Lu Jiu also led Zuo Quan and forty medical staff to the second floor of Jingcheng Hospital.
Upon reaching the corridor, everyone was shocked by the scenes before them.
The place was full of people.
There wasn’t even a proper passage in the corridor; some nurses were barely squeezing through the crowd.
This sight was only something Lu Jiu had seen at hospitals during the early stages of an epidemic.
"Let’s go, the teachers are treating patients in the ward on the seventh floor, I’ll first take you to change into dry clothes." An Xianda said.
Under An Xianda’s guidance, Lu Jiu and the others quickly changed into dry clothes.
"Brother Da, you tell us where to start first." Lu Jiu said.
An Xianda replied, "Let’s start on the fifth floor. That’s where the earliest batch of patients from the flood was admitted. Most have fractures, swollen legs, wound infections, and skin ulcerations, all needing immediate attention."
Lu Jiu said, "Alright, no more words, let’s go up."
With that, Lu Jiu led the group to the fifth floor.
Compared to the chaos on the second floor, the fifth floor was noticeably better.
But not by much.
As Lu Jiu and his team entered several wards, they saw many disaster-affected individuals with exposed wounds.
There was no other choice. With the shortage of supplies and tight manpower, it was hard to tend to everyone properly.
But now, with Lu Jiu and his team joining, things would be different.
"Hello, I’m a doctor here to assist, is your left hand fractured?"
Lu Jiu knelt beside a middle-aged man sitting on the ground and asked.
"Yes, yes, doctor, please help me, it hurts so much." The middle-aged man pleaded hurriedly.
Lu Jiu nodded, then took hold of the man’s wrist and forearm.
Once he confirmed the fracture location, he applied force instantly.
With a click, the middle-aged man cried out in surprise.
Lu Jiu then patted him on the shoulder, "It’s done."
Ah?
The middle-aged man hadn’t yet reacted, but upon hearing this from Lu Jiu, he cautiously moved his left hand.
Hey!?
It really didn’t hurt anymore!
No matter how he moved or twisted it, there was no problem at all!
Impressive!
"Thank you, thank you, doctor, thank you so much!" The middle-aged man quickly stood up and thanked Lu Jiu.
Lu Jiu waved his hand, no longer paying attention to him, and instead turned to look at the next patient.
This patient was lying on a bed, moaning softly, seemingly in great head pain. Judging by the bandaging on his head, he had likely suffered a head injury.
Lu Jiu then checked his pulse. Confirming it was a concussion, he inserted a needle into each of the patient’s feet at the Ran Gu acupoints.
The Ran Gu acupoint is specifically used for treating concussions, much like how there’s a ’falling pillow point’ for people who wake up with a stiff neck, located about 1.5 cun towards the wrist between the index and middle fingers.
Sure enough, after Lu Jiu inserted the needles, within about a minute, the patient suffering from severe headache stopped moaning.
"Does it still hurt?" Lu Jiu asked when he saw the patient open his eyes.
The patient seemed a bit dazed, not fully understanding the situation but realized once he saw the two needles in his feet, it was this doctor who had relieved his head pain with acupuncture.
"Much better."
Lu Jiu said, "Alright, if you feel uncomfortable elsewhere, just call me anytime."
After treating this one, Lu Jiu quickly moved to the next patient.
In this way, like a firefighter, Lu Jiu treated one patient after another without rest, and his speedy approach made numerous patients in the ward gasp in admiration...