Chapter 132: Consequences
Huang Yue was dumbstruck . . .
"Who's the on-call doctor tonight?" Huo Mian walked out with a surgical mask on after she changed .
"It was supposed to be Wu Xiaoxue . "
"Why did she leave halfway through her shift? Shouldn't she be working through the night?" Huo Mian frowned slightly .
"She's the hospital director's niece, could we really have stopped her? It looked like she had some business to tend to elsewhere, so she left," Huang Yue replied .
Huo Mian picked up the office phone and called Wu Xiaoxue after searching on the phone directory .
The phone rang for five seconds before someone finally picked up .
"Hello… . ?" It sounded like Wu Xiaoxue was asleep .
"Dr . Wu, we need you back here for a surgery . A patient's life is in danger, she's bleeding…" Before Huo Mian had the chance to finish, the person on the other end interrupted her .
"Are you crazy? Do you know what time it is?"
Before Huo Mian could respond, the phone went dead . . .
Huo Mian was unwilling to give up, so she called again . However, Wu Xiaoxue turned her phone off .
Initially, she thought that since Wu Xiaoxue lived close by, if she took a taxi she could still make it to the hospital on time to operate .
It wasn't because Huo Mian wasn't confident enough to proceed with the operation, it was just that despite her excellent medical skills, she was still a nurse .
She didn't have the required medical certifications . If she were to operate, not only was it extremely risky, it could also bring forth many troubles in the future .
Huo Mian put down the phone and glanced at Huang Yue, "Yue, if I were to operate, can you be my scrub nurse? Are you okay with that?"
"Mian, are you kidding? You're a nurse, not a doctor . Are you really going to operate?"
Huang Yue asked in disbelief . . .
"There's no time to think about all that now, this patient is losing too much blood . She won't be able to hold on for much longer . If we do nothing, two lives will be lost . "
"I know, Mian . I want to save them too, but we're not doctors and the on-call doctor isn't here . We have no other options . I feel really bad too, and I can only be an assistant . I don't know anything about surgery . "
"It's okay if you don't understand . I know how to do it . I need you to calm down and be my assistant . "
"But… even so, the two of us won't be able to perform the surgery . The anesthesiologist isn't here . " Huang Yue was on the verge of crying .
It's almost midnight, and there's no anesthesiologist . The best option is to transfer the patient to another hospital, Huang Yue thought .
"I can administer anesthesia . "
"Um . . . " Huang Yue no longer had any idea what to say .
"We can't wait any longer, hurry up and start preparing the operating room . " Huo Mian slid on her gloves and walked out .
"Mian, is this a joke? These are people's lives we're talking about . "
Regardless of what Huang Yue said, Huo Mian had already made up her mind . She was going to perform the surgery with or without her .
Huo Mian looked at the man that was still sobbing uncontrollably .
"Take her to the OR . "
"She can have the surgery? That's great!" The man got up excitedly . He held onto the pregnant woman and followed Huo Mian towards the OR .
Huo Mian had been working in the OB/GYN department for over six months now . C-Sections were performed almost every other day, so she was very familiar with the procedure . Despite having never actually performed such a surgery, she was confident that she wouldn't fail .
The only issue was that she was not a licensed doctor, and it would be rather troublesome if the family members decided to come looking for her after the surgery .
But of course, under normal circumstances, no one would pursue the matter if the operation was successful and the patient did not suffer from any side effects .
After all, she was only doing it because it was an emergency .
Huang Yue still felt unsettled before the surgery, "Bis Sis Mian, we can't do it . It's too risky . If the operation fails, you will be charged with medical negligence . Not only will you go to jail, but you will also need to pay a lot of money . Even if you succeeded, you will still be in big trouble if the family decides to pursue the fact that you're not a licensed doctor . The losses outweigh the gains . We're not Jesus, we don't need to sacrifice ourselves to save others . "
"Yue, I understand what you're saying, and I've contemplated the issues you mentioned . But I can't watch two lives perish in front of my eyes, especially when I can save them . Do you understand? My teenage dream was to become a doctor . It is very meaningful to be able to study the human body and provide individuals a second chance at life after studying and understanding the state of their illness . "
Before Huang Yue could say anything else, Huo Mian took a long and thin needle and injected a carefully-calculated amount of anesthesia into the patient's spine .
Huang Yue trembled in fear as she watched, for she knew that an untrained anesthesiologist may very likely leave the patient paralyzed for the rest of their life .
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