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Chapter 1079: [1079] Definitely treat the patient well

Chapter 1079: [1079] Definitely treat the patient well

No doctor wants to take care of an HIV-infected patient, especially in surgery, where there is cutting involved, and exposure to body fluids and blood can easily lead to occupational exposure and infection from patients.

Generally speaking, ordinary hospitals would recommend HIV-infected patients to seek treatment at specialized infectious disease hospitals, as those have better quarantine and protective measures than ordinary hospitals.

"What’s the situation, why was the patient transferred to our hospital?" the night shift nurse asked the doctor.

Nurses face equally great occupational risks, like drawing blood from patients, which are all high-risk procedures.

The Ministry of Health mandates that hospitals cannot refuse patients, so there must be some special reason for this patient’s transfer.

Soon, the sound of wheels echoed down the corridor of the department; the Emergency Department had brought the patient up first.

The patient lying on the stretcher was a female, just twenty-eight years old, with a body temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius and jaundice.

The patient’s family brought her previous medical records from the infectious disease hospital where she was treated.

The doctors took the past medical records and learned that this patient had just undergone an open abdomen surgery for common bile duct stones at the infectious disease hospital. After removing the gallstones, a T-tube was left in place for drainage. Her postoperative recovery was subpar, and as a result, the family had many complaints about the infectious disease hospital.

Tonight, the patient’s condition suddenly became critical, and at the strong demand of the family, the infectious disease hospital contacted the emergency services to transport the patient to the Guoxie Emergency Department. They didn’t contact Guoxie before sending the patient directly to the Guoxie Emergency Department. Whether Guoxie had beds available to admit the patient, the doctors from the infectious disease hospital didn’t care, and it was a forced transfer.

As for such cases of transferring a patient to another hospital without prior contact, it goes without saying that the receiving hospital’s doctors hate it. Because once the patient is sent here, it’s not certain whether this hospital is equipped to treat the patient. It’s like cleaning up the mess from the previous hospital. If anything happens to the patient afterward, the last hospital and doctors that treated the patient will certainly be at a loss.

Anyone would feel uncomfortable being dumped with such a responsibility. Song Xueling stepped aside to calm the frustration in his heart.

He had thought that after the resuscitation efforts this afternoon, which he was responsible for until the end, and sending off the most critical patient, the night would be somewhat more relaxed, only to be confronted with such a patient.

Two medical students looked at Teacher Song’s back turned away, thinking that even the Beidu Talented Scholar was displeased, clearly indicating that handling this patient’s situation would be very tricky.

Accepting an HIV-infected patient, do you think it’s as simple as just being an infectious disease patient and taking good precautions?

HIV-infected patients themselves have lower immunity than ordinary people, which means that many conditions will be more severe than in typical patients. Serious conditions require medical procedures that pose a high risk of occupational exposure, not to mention the risk of infection borne by the doctors themselves; the patient might end up unwell and die in the ward.

It’s understandable that Song Xueling’s mentality is on the verge of exploding.

Observing the doctor’s expression discreetly, the patient’s family member cautiously expressed their plight: "My daughter was infected by someone, without knowing she was being trapped. After she was infected, she never thought of passing it on to others or harming others."

Some HIV-infected individuals think they are going to die and only want to take revenge on society, deliberately concealing their infected status to infect other innocent people. From this perspective, what the patient has done is indeed rare and commendable.

"If we take her in, we will certainly give her the best treatment possible," Xie Wanying told the family.

Despite the doctors’ explosive mental state, they will inevitably perform their duties as doctors.

The family member wiped the corners of their eyes.