Chapter 892: [(892)] Intercepted halfway Chapter 892: [(892)] Intercepted halfway “We’re here,” Qiu Ruiyun told the nurse not to be nervous and walked over to Xie Wanying to inquire about the child’s condition, “What’s the situation?”

Xie Wanying had just finished taking blood pressure readings for the two victims and was using a stethoscope to examine the child. Just from their blood pressure values, it could be deduced that the child’s injuries were more severe. This was to be expected; children are typically more frail in car accidents and more susceptible to fatal injuries than adults.

Xie Wanying’s stethoscope’s diaphragm rested on the child’s abdomen for a moment, her fingers gently prodding the area beneath the child’s left ribcage on the upper left abdomen, and said, “The spleen is ruptured.”

Hearing these words, Qiu Ruiyun’s heart exploded with worry, thinking: Trouble.

Splenic rupture in children due to trauma isn’t uncommon, but in cases like this one where the child was quickly entering a state of shock, it indicated severe rupture and major blood loss.

“What is the situation?” This calm and cultured voice belonged to Nie Jiamin, who had just arrived and was asking.

With the arrival of their leader, Qiu Ruiyun immediately made room.

Xie Wanying handed over her stethoscope to Teacher Nie and reported her preliminary findings from the physical examination of the child: “Significantly reduced bowel sounds, blood pressure is so low it’s nearly unmeasurable, the child has an indifferent expression, limbs are icy, very poor spirit and unresponsive. There’s tenseness in the upper left abdominal muscles.”

While listening to her report on the child’s vital signs, Nie Jiamin carefully examined the child, saying, “I.V.S.”

Teacher Nie was referring to an intravenous injection, basically an IV drip; shock meant that fluids definitely needed to be administered quickly. Qiu Ruiyun went back to the ambulance to search for supplies. Venotomy or central venous catheterization should be considered for such seriously injured children, as peripheral veins were likely not viable.

Other doctors arrived one after another. Chang Jiawei and Zhu Huicang were examining Mother Wengu’s wounds.

“Commuted fracture,” determined Chang Jiawei, the orthopedic doctor, instantly diagnosing the victim’s lower leg condition.

Zhu Huicang put on a stethoscope to check the victim’s heart and lungs, saying, “Thankfully, it’s probably just a rib fracture, the heart and lungs sound fine for now. Send to the hospital for observation for a few days, get a CT scan.” to prevent the doctors from being unaware of any delayed injury complications.

After checking the abdomen, there seemed to be no significant issues.

“Mommy, mommy,” encouraged by the doctors, Wengui called out to his mother.

Perhaps Mother Wengui had a slight concussion and, coupled with the pain from her wounds, kept her eyes shut, not daring to open them, only moaning softly.

Chang Jiawei proceeded to stabilize the victim’s leg, while Zhu Huicang and Yao Jie assisted him.

Suddenly, Qiu Ruiyun returned with supplies. Seeing him alone, Yao Jie asked, “Where are the others?”

“They were taken away,” answered Qiu Ruiyun.

The other people were shocked: Who had intercepted them midway?

“A tractor hit someone and fled to the next village, where it hit another person. Heard there was a doctor and everyone ran over to help,” Qiu Ruiyun explained, “This is what the driver said; when I returned to the ambulance, there was nobody there.”

After hearing his explanation, everyone was dumbfounded: Turns out there were more than two casualties!

The sound of running footsteps approached, and it was Dai Nanhui, sent to request assistance: “Doctor Kang asked me to call Teacher Zhu, saying there’s a patient with pneumothorax.”

Upon receiving the message, Zhu Huicang adjusted his glasses and asked Yao Jie, “Do we have a thoracentesis kit?”

“We do,” Yao Jie responded, pointing at the central venous catheterization kit that Qiu Ruiyun had brought out, “I don’t know who prepared it; we didn’t bring antibiotics, but all these emergency supplies are here.”

“It wasn’t you?”

“How would I have had the time to do that, and besides, I wouldn’t know what you all needed. It was all prepared by the hospital; I’m only in charge of inventory and management.”

Hearing this, the doctors imagined their hospital leadership had set their hearts on having them display their skills as much as possible in external settings, virtually advertising.