NOVPUBChapter 163: Chapter 163: Appendicitis
Chapter 163 -163: Appendicitis
The ground nearby was already littered with many people lying in twisted positions. The girl who had just been robbed was bandaging those with minor injuries. Bai Xiao came to help, but she did not know how to bandage wounds. She was checking on each of the patients, and for those with severe injuries, she would insert a silver needle and rotate her special ability. Relief was immediate.
Two individuals had major arteries punctured by glass and were quickly fading due to excessive blood loss.
As soon as Bai Xiao inserted a needle, not only did the bleeding stop immediately, but the people also began to regain consciousness. At least they no longer appeared to be in life-threatening danger. They looked at Bai Xiao as if she were a deity, continuously calling her their lifesaver.
There was also a little girl who was eating in the car when the accident happened. She choked and was now suffocating, her face swollen crimson and her eyes rolled back. The man holding her was desperate and out of options. Seeing Bai Xiao stop the bleeding with a single needle, he hurriedly pulled her towards his child.
At that moment, Bai Xiao became a life-saving straw.
“Save her, Miss! Please save my child!” he cried.
Bai Song wanted to follow her, but the girl who was bandaging the injured stood up and asked, “Is your sister a doctor?”
Bai Song shook his head, then immediately regretted it and nodded, only to feel that was not right either, and shook his head again.
“What do you mean by shaking and nodding your head? Is your sister a doctor or not? Treating illnesses is serious; a mistake could cost a life. Can your sister take that responsibility? I am Yan Chunlu, the head nurse at The Ninth Hospital, and even I wouldn’t dare to claim that I can save everyone. If your sister acts recklessly like this, it could bring trouble,” Yan Chunlu said with sincerity, remembering that this brother and sister had helped her earlier.
Of course, she couldn’t just watch Bai Xiao get entangled in complications from trying to save others. After all, these were just injuries needing bleeding to be stopped and wounds to be bandaged. But if someone lost their life, Bai Xiao would likely face blame.
Bai Song replied with conviction, “My sister’s medical skills are passed down from our ancestors. She absolutely will not fail to save people!” His confidence was derived from knowing that his sister had even been able to revive people whom doctors had declared to be beyond saving, let alone these people who weren’t dead.
Yan Chunlu stamped her foot in frustration. This blockhead! What was he saying about ancestral traditions? Did he think they were living in ancient times? In a rush, she went to check on Bai Xiao and, upon arriving, she was astonished to see Bai Xiao pulling out a needle. The little girl had already opened her eyes, coughed forcefully twice, and spat out the food she had choked on. The purple hue caused by asphyxiation on her face was fading away.
She couldn’t help but be amazed. This acupuncture was too miraculous.
She had always felt that Western medicine was faster and more effective, but she had never witnessed Traditional Chinese Medicine’s acupuncture having such incredible healing powers.
Bai Xiao was then pulled away by someone else. A woman was lying there, clutching her abdomen, crying out in extreme pain.
Yan Chunlu took one look and realized something was off. She quickly examined the woman: persistent severe pain in the middle and lower abdomen or on both sides often indicated signs of gangrenous appendicitis or perforation.
The woman clutched Yan Chunlu’s hand tightly, looking at Bai Xiao and weeping, “Save me! Save me! The pain is killing me! Ah, it hurts so much.”
Yan Chunlu grew anxious, “Why hasn’t the ambulance arrived yet? You have acute appendicitis; acupuncture can’t save you. You must go to the hospital for surgery immediately, or it really will be too late.” She looked around but couldn’t even see a shadow of the ambulance; police from the local station were already on the scene, helping with the rescue.
Many citizens by the roadside were also lending a hand, mainly because there were too many injured people.
Upon hearing this, a man also became anxious, “Isn’t this going to lead to death?”
“Do you know her?” Yan Chunlu could tell that the man knew the woman.
“We work at the same factory. We got up early to head there, who would have thought we would encounter a car accident on the way!” the man said, sweating profusely.
“If it comes to it, find two people to carry her to the hospital,” Yan Chunlu suggested as she watched the woman rolling on the ground from unbearable pain, with sweat beads as large as buttons.
If the appendix ruptures, it could indeed be fatal.
The man looked troubled, then with gritted teeth shouted, “Quick, Zhuzi, Dashuang, come help! We need to take Sister You to the hospital. This comrade here says it’s appendicitis, and it could be deadly.” At that moment, saving lives was the priority.
Two young men ran over, both with cuts on their bodies. Fortunately, they appeared to be injuries from glass and not severe.
Three people tried to lift Sister You from the ground, but to their surprise, the moment they touched Sister You, she screamed sharply. Frightened, they let go, and she rolled her eyes and passed out.
Yan Chunlu became anxious as well, realizing that the pain had caused Sister You to go into shock.
She quickly bent down to perform cardiac resuscitation, watching Sister You’s face turn paler and paler as she lay on the ground, but she didn’t wake up.
Zhuzi, plucking up the courage, reached out to check under Sister You’s nose, then jumped back startled.
“She’s not breathing!”
Yan Chunlu stopped despairingly, realizing that there was no breath, and it seemed they couldn’t bring her back.
Before she could say anything, Bai Xiao stepped forward, pushing Yan Chunlu aside, “Have them find some planks or something to carry her to the hospital. We can’t carry her!”
Yan Chunlu watched in amazement as Bai Xiao inserted a needle, her delicate fingers gently twisting it, and then the woman miraculously opened her eyes and exhaled a long breath, “That hurt to death!”
Everyone cheered.
Bai Xiao pulled out the needle, “Hurry and take her to the hospital, what are you waiting for?” This was only a temporary relief; she hadn’t put in the effort to fully heal her.
It still required a doctor to solve the problem.
The three men nodded hastily and went to find planks.
At that moment, the ambulance finally arrived.
Doctors and nurses, three to four people, hurried out. Someone had already called the doctor over, and they lifted Sister You onto the ambulance to take her to the hospital.
Bai Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and turned to see Yan Chunlu’s astonished gaze, smiling slightly.
“Why are you staring at me like that? It’s scary!” 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Bai Song came over to help his sister, “How are you? Are you alright?” He remembered she had said that she suffered from hypothermia after saving someone, and he worried about her current state.
The moment he touched Bai Xiao’s hand, he recoiled as though he had touched ice.
“Xiao, how are you?”
He quickly rubbed her hands to warm them. Bai Xiao smiled and said, “Brother, find a convenience store and buy some chocolate or something. If there’s no chocolate, just buy me a few candies. I just need some energy replenishment, it’s nothing serious.” This time, it was much better than before; it was practically child’s play by comparison.
Luckily, her special ability had improved at a critical moment, otherwise, she knew she wouldn’t be able to save many people now.
Upon hearing this, Bai Song immediately took off his coat and draped it over Bai Xiao, “Wait here, I’ll go buy it for you.” He ran toward a roadside store, backpack in tow.
Five minutes later, Bai Song returned with a bunch of lollipops and guiltily said, “I looked several places, but there was no chocolate, only these lollipops. Make do for now!”
Bai Xiao nodded, “That’ll do!” She unwrapped a lollipop and popped it into her mouth.
Mm, it seemed like a stopgap rather than a cure, but it was better than nothing. If only she could have a bowl of steaming noodles right now, she would probably recover faster. And if it came with a couple of big chunks of beef, she might be able to recover instantly!
