Chapter 136
Zhou Can noticed some subtle movements and expressions of Chloe.
Just now, Chloe stared at the bottle of hydrogen peroxide used for cleaning the wound with a horrified look. Her hands waved frantically, and she kept retreating backwards. Even saliva was flowing from the corners of her mouth.
For patients who do not cooperate with treatment, the hospital actually has a method after obtaining the family’s consent.
They can directly tie up the patient’s hands and feet.
If it’s a patient undergoing major surgery, then it’s even simpler; two or three people hold them down, forcefully put on a breathing mask for the patient. Anesthetic is administered through a ventilator for inhalation by the patient.
The patient will soon lose consciousness.
Tying up a foreign patient like this, I guess even if they’re healed, they’ll definitely spread the word when they get back to their country.
Never go into a hospital in China; their treatments are too terrifying.
Just like the Cannibal Tribe, they brutally tie people up, leaving them at their mercy.
“Mr. Chloe, are you afraid of this?”
Zhou Can shook that bottle of hydrogen peroxide.
Chloe immediately waved her hands in horror and kept retreating, staring at the hydrogen peroxide in Zhou Can’s hands with fear.
“Take it away first!”
Zhou Can handed the hydrogen peroxide to Qiao Yu.
When he turned his head, he whispered in a low voice, “Make sure to wear protective gloves and don’t get too close to him!”
“Huh?”
Qiao Yu hummed in reply, her eyes filled with confusion.
Still, she did as Zhou Can had instructed.
This was a trust that had been built up gradually.
“Mr. Chloe, do you have any family here?” Zhou Can asked.
Seeing that the other party hesitated and did not answer, he asked again in English.
“No!”
Chloe shook her head.
“You don’t have to be nervous. Can we sit down and talk about your injury process first?”
Zhou Can was actually not in a hurry to operate on him but was pulling the patient aside in the operating room to chat.
This unconventional act, although there was a reason for it, still caught the attention of Dr. Lu and Dr. Xu.
The operating room is a very serious place, where typically the main atmosphere is cold, serious, and quiet.
Speaking to a patient and getting them to relax is not unheard of.
But it’s usually rare in an emergency operating room.
Those who come here for surgery are all emergency cases.
Injuries, sudden diseases, and such – patients are bleeding or screaming in pain. Is it appropriate for a surgeon to pull them aside for a chat?
So, the current situation was quite strange.
“Did you get injured from falling off a bicycle?”
“Yes!”
“Did the process of falling make you very frightened?”
“A bit scared, but okay!”
“Why is your body trembling? Is it because of panic?”
“A little bit, yes!”
After they had talked for a bit, Dr. Lu couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Dr. Zhou, if you keep chatting like this, you won’t be able to finish this surgery all day. Let me handle it, isn’t he just afraid of hydrogen peroxide for cleaning the wound? There are ways to deal with that.”
Dr. Lu volunteered.
“This patient is a bit abnormal. It may not be as simple as being afraid of hydrogen peroxide cleaning his wounds,” Zhou Can said seriously.
In front of the patient, even if you suspect that the patient has some kind of illness, you definitely can’t talk nonsense without a confirmed diagnosis.
At the least, you could be cursed by the patient, and at worst, they might file a complaint against you.
The worst-case scenario is getting hit by the patient.
Zhou Can was currently just suspecting that this patient might have other diseases, but he lacked solid evidence.
“I’m telling you, when foreigners get injured, they like to treat themselves. He might have tried cleaning his wounds with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide and experienced the pain; now with such a large wound, that’s why he feels fear. Leave it to me to deal with.”
Dr. Lu didn’t care about Zhou Can’s warning.
“Mr. Chloe, I am a senior doctor at Tuya Hospital with extensive experience in diagnosis and treatment. Don’t worry, I will ensure you experience excellent treatment.”
Dr. Lu introduced himself with a smile to the patient, boasting about himself unabashedly.
Doctors need to be able to boast.
The more boastful the doctor, the more they earn.
Often, some charlatans would create a bunch of titles and honors for themselves, hang banners all over their rooms. Then they would hire some actors to cooperate and build their reputation. After becoming so-called Divine Doctors, naturally, some patients eagerly seeking treatment would travel long distances to seek their help.
The most common instance was toothache; they would fumigate you with medicine and then have bugs fall out of your eyes and ears.
Purportedly treating “tooth worms.”
Anyone with basic medical knowledge would know this was a deceptive trick.
But there are people who firmly believe and keep giving money to these swindlers.
Chloe looked at Dr. Lu differently.
“Thank you! Are you his senior doctor?”
In the eyes of the patient, a senior doctor represents superior medical skills, more professional and safer treatment methods.
Even for a minor cold, patients would wish that a chief physician could personally treat them.
In fact, it’s not really necessary.
For the treatment of common diseases, there isn’t much difference between a resident doctor and attending or chief physicians. It’s all about the same operation.
Seeing a regular doctor is cheaper and doesn’t require a long wait.
Sadly, most patients are superstitious about chiefs, specialists, and professors.
The fee for a top specialist consultation at Tuya could be as much as 2000 yuan.
The registration fee for a regular doctor is usually 6 to 8 yuan.
Why spend that unnecessary money?
But then again, if you really get a complex and difficult-to-treat disease. Regular doctors might not be able to cure it, but these specialists are likely effective.
Although the registration fee for such top specialists is expensive, the treatment process is very honest.
They won’t deliberately prescribe expensive or have you undergo impractical, money-burning treatments.