Throwing Her Age Around
Medical Center.
In the ward.
Adam performed intubation resuscitation on the elderly woman who had stopped breathing.
The temporary nurse stood to the side, somewhat bewildered.
"Not graduated yet?"
After successfully rescuing the old woman, Adam looked at the young temporary nurse.
"Um."
The temporary nurse asked sheepishly, "So, she's been saved?"
"Um."
Adam nodded.
"Marvelous!"
The temporary nurse cheered happily, then stopped awkwardly under Adam's gaze.
But then she remembered that she hadn't been able to help at all.
She was supposed to be able to help.
"Could you do me a favor?"
Adam didn't scold her, but smiled.
It's perfectly normal for a student who hasn't even graduated yet to be caught in a life-or-death rescue situation. They might be confused and bewildered.
"Uh-huh!"
The temporary nurse nodded repeatedly without asking any questions.
"Please look after her for me."
Adam smiled and pointed to the old woman who was breathing steadily, "Call me if you have any problems. My name is Adam Duncan."
"Good!"
The temporary nurse immediately agreed, and only after Adam left the ward did she muster the courage to whisper to Adam retreating figure, "My name is Zoe."
An hour later.
"Zoe, what's going on?"
Adam received a call and came to check on the old woman's condition, only to find the head of Chief of Surgery there as well. "Jessie, you're here too."
The temporary nurse Zoe, was both happy that Adam remembered her name and guilty that she had caused Adam some trouble by finding the old woman's medical records.
"Dr. Duncan, did you intubate her?"
Chief Secretary Jessie looked at Adam helplessly.
"Right."
Adam nodded. "She's stopped breathing, I have to intubate her for emergency treatment, is there a problem?"
"Dr. Duncan, you asked me to take care of her. I noticed her medical records weren't here, so I went to look for them, and it took me a long time to find them."
The temporary nurse Zoe, looked apologetic.
Mrs. Beckham was diagnosed with advanced chronic lung disease and she is living in a hospice.
Chief Secretary Jessie explained, "Forgo resuscitation, forgo CPR."
In the United States, hospices and other end-of-life care facilities are designed for patient comfort and typically forgo resuscitation efforts, allowing patients to die naturally.
"Oh."
Adam suddenly realized.
"You intubated Gris?"
"He intubated Gris?"
"He intubated Gris!"
Just then, three old women walked in. Upon hearing the news, each one was more excited than the last.
"You idiot! You should have let her die!"
One of the tall, elderly women grabbed her handbag and threw it at Adam from behind, cursing under her breath.
"Madam, please calm down."
Adam nimbly dodged the sneak attack and faced the three old women, frowning as he said, "The patient's medical records aren't here. I don't know..."
"You do not know?!"
The tall old woman almost threw out her back when the object missed, which showed how much force had been used. Seeing this, she angrily cursed, "You dare to dodge?!"
"Let's talk this out."
Adam said calmly, "If I see a patient dying without knowing their condition, as a doctor, I immediately start resuscitation. What's wrong with that?"
"She said she didn't want to be put on a ventilator!"
"It was said by an old woman."
"You should have let her leave this world peacefully."
"That's what another old woman said."
"Who told you to save him?!"
The tall old woman who had launched the sneak attack yelled, "Mind your own business!"
"Jessie?"
Adam ignored them and looked at the chief secretary.
"The three of you, please calm down. Dr. Duncan was also unaware of this."
Chief Secretary Jessie said with a headache, "You should have known when you came in that our hospital's nurses are on strike, and there's a problem with the handover of medical records..."
"I don't care!"
The tall, elderly woman, with a fiery temper, said, "He inserted a tube into Gris against Gris will, and he must apologize!"
"Dr. Duncan?"
Chief Secretary Jessie glanced at Adam, giving him a look that suggested it was better to avoid trouble.
"May I ask who you are to the patient?"
Adam didn't reply, but looked at the three old women and asked expressionlessly.
Normally, he would have simply apologized and let it go, adhering to the principle of "the less trouble, the better."
After all, he meant well but ended up doing something wrong.
He also received a system reward of +0.01.
But the tall old woman's attitude was so disregarded; she hit and scolded him, and even demanded an apology from Adam.
Even Adam, who is usually good-tempered, found it hard to accept.
This is no joke!
"We are Gris's friends."
"It was said by an old woman."
"Do you think there's a problem with me rescuing someone without knowing the truth?"
Adam said in a deep voice, "Or are you saying that when a patient is dying, I should stand by and do nothing because I don't know whether she has signed a DNR (no resuscitation agreement)?"
"This..."
After the initial shock subsided, the other two old women also realized that Adam couldn't be blamed, and they hesitated for a moment.
"You should have known!"
The tall, elderly woman, however, disregarded everything and declared, "This is your responsibility. Gris refused to receive treatment, so you cannot attempt to save her! If you do something wrong, you should apologize! Otherwise, I'll sue you!"
"That means there's no room for negotiation."
Adam shrugged and said, "You are not the patient's family members. You can contact the patient's family members first. The patient is still in a coma. As long as the family members agree, she can still be euthanized."
As for suing me?
This is my private lawyer's contact information. You can send him a lawyer's letter directly.
He will handle it.
It's not good to just take money and do nothing.
Are there any other questions?
The air suddenly fell silent after those words were spoken.
Even the tall, hot-tempered old woman was stunned.
In the United States.
Private family doctors are very common.
After all, it's inevitable for people to encounter various hardships and misfortunes.
However, not everyone has a private lawyer.
In an average family, who doesn't have time to keep a lawyer on hand?
Either they are a troublesome family.
They are either from wealthy families.
Judging from Adam's expression, he is clearly the second type who is the most difficult to deal with!
The hot-tempered, tall old woman initially disrespected Adam, a young doctor, and felt justified in her actions. She wanted to take advantage of her age and vent her anger on behalf of her older sister by first hitting the 'culprit' a few times to get her revenge.
Adam, a young doctor, didn't dare to say anything.
She got even angrier when she saw Adam dodge and almost hurt her back.
They insisted on demanding an explanation from Adam.
But now, she suddenly calmed down.
Her years of life experience have taught her that it's always best to prioritize harmony.
"It seems there are no problems."
Adam nodded expressionlessly. "Zoe, the patient's family has arrived. Notify me."
After saying that, he left.
"Janice, shall we contact Gris's daughter, Alice?"
An old woman whispered a reminder.
"Yes."
Another old woman chimed in, "Let Alice make the decisions. She's Gris's daughter, even if she's a lesbian."
"The doctor didn't do anything wrong."
Seeing that the tall old woman was somewhat embarrassed and couldn't get out of the situation, the two elderly women advised, "He didn't know anything. Isn't it right to save people? Janice, your daughter and granddaughter, if you were in this situation, wouldn't you want the doctor to ignore everything else and save them first?"
"Pooh!"
The tall old woman shouted, "You're not allowed to curse my daughter and granddaughter!"
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Chief Secretary Jessie also chimed in with a few words, subtly reminding Adam that he was not just a young doctor, which made the atmosphere even better.
The tall old woman realized that she probably shouldn't have caused trouble for her daughter and granddaughter, and wondered if she should apologize to Adam.
The world is so wonderful, yet I am so irritable. This is not good.