I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 161 - 76: Turning the Neurology Ward into an Acupuncture Assembly Line

Chapter 161: Chapter 76: Turning the Neurology Ward into an Acupuncture Assembly Line

"Use forceps for delivery." Song Xiaoyun immediately gave the order. At this juncture, using forceps was the only option left. Otherwise, if this continued for too long, both the mother and the child could be in danger.

As the director of obstetrics, Song Xiaoyun had delivered countless babies and naturally understood how dangerous this situation was.

However, just as she finished speaking, the doctor responsible for the delivery showed a troubled expression: "But..."

"But what?"

"There’s no ’but’."

Song Xiaoyun’s tone turned cold. At this point, there was no time for ’buts’.

Being a decisive person, Song Xiaoyun saw the delivery doctor’s hesitation and immediately stepped forward, planning to take over: "Let me do it."

"But the patient refuses to use forceps for delivery, saying it will cause serious aftereffects to the child. No matter what, she wouldn’t agree. I’ve been persuading her for almost half an hour, and she still won’t consent. I had no choice but to have the nurse call you over." Seeing this, the delivery doctor had to explain the situation.

"This is just nonsense."

Song Xiaoyun threw her hand down in frustration and approached the patient. But as she got closer, the anger on her face quickly vanished. Taking a deep breath, she said, "Ms. Li, your situation is urgent. If uterine contractions are weak, the baby won’t come out without forceps. I hope you think carefully and don’t make a decision you’ll regret."

At this moment, Song Xiaoyun knew that getting angry wouldn’t help, and she could only try to reason and empathize with the patient, hoping she would change her mind.

Yet, she somewhat underestimated the patient’s determination. No matter how eloquently she spoke, the patient still refused the forceps delivery.

It was the first time Song Xiaoyun had encountered such a difficult patient.

Indeed, a forceps delivery could result in aftereffects for the child, but it’s a probabilistic risk, not a certainty.

Unexpectedly, the patient refused to use forceps because of this. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

But without a forceps delivery, the consequences could be more severe!

Song Xiaoyun was extremely anxious. After countless attempts at persuasion without success, she could only forcefully slam the table: "If this goes on, something big will happen."

The sudden slam startled everyone in the delivery room.

Song Xiaoyun looked around at everyone: "Did anyone ask other people? Are there any other options? We can’t keep stalling like this."

Everyone shook their heads.

"Everyone was asked. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been called here." The delivery doctor looked helpless.

"Why don’t you give it a try?"

Song Xiaoyun stepped forward to take a look and shook her head: "No, in this situation, we can only use forceps."

After speaking, she was at a loss for words again.

She never expected to encounter such a difficult labor where the patient wouldn’t allow the use of forceps, taking everyone by surprise.

If she had known earlier, they would have gone directly for a cesarean section, avoiding so much trouble.

However, after finding out the patient insisted on a natural birth, Song Xiaoyun felt quite powerless.

It felt like every punch landed on cotton, unable to exert any strength.

Just then, the delivery doctor seemed to think of something and looked up, saying, "Why not call Director Wu from the emergency department for a look? He used to work in obstetrics and is quite skilled in deliveries. Maybe he might have an idea."

"Old Wu?"

Song Xiaoyun shook her head: "Old Wu lives far away; driving here would take at least half an hour. Who knows what might happen in half an hour, it’s too late. We could call him, but he might not make it in time."

"I heard Director Wu is on night duty tonight. It would take less than ten minutes for him to get here."

"Really?"

Song Xiaoyun’s eyes brightened: "Quick, call him over to take a look."

Song Xiaoyun had great faith in Wu Liguo’s abilities.

In the City Ninth Hospital, when it came to handling emergencies, no one ranked higher than Wu Liguo. He was the expert in this area.

Furthermore, Wu Liguo had worked in obstetrics before moving to the emergency department, so there was no issue of crossing specialties. Even though he hadn’t worked in obstetrics for years, he could certainly offer some advice after checking the situation.

And Old Wu had the gift of the gab; even if there was no solution, he might manage to persuade the patient.

Anyway, calling him over would surely be useful, and Song Xiaoyun didn’t doubt that for a moment.

Encouraged by Song Xiaoyun, everyone wasted no time and ran off to contact Wu Liguo immediately.

Time was of the essence now, and every second’s delay could lead to unforeseen incidents, for which no one could escape responsibility.

Even if this whole situation was brought on by the patient’s own actions.

Healthcare providers had their responsibilities too.

Sometimes, one had to admit that healthcare workers could be quite helpless too.

Especially when dealing with difficult patients, the frustration only increased.

The delivery doctor handed over his position to Song Xiaoyun and went out with the nurse to contact Wu Liguo.

The nurse might not clearly explain the situation, so the doctor had to go.

The two went outside the delivery room and quickly dialed Wu Liguo’s number.

Listening to the phone’s ringing in their ears, the two were sweating profusely, especially as no one answered, making them clench their fists with a growing sense of unease.

Could there be an emergency in the emergency department as well?

Otherwise, why wasn’t Old Wu answering his phone?

After the first call didn’t get through, they began the second attempt, with the doctor giving a look to the nurse: "Have someone go check the emergency department."

"Okay, I’ll call someone to check right away."

The nurse hurried away.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

At the moment, in the neurology inpatient department.

Wu Liguo had lost count of how many times he had been amazed by Lu Xuan’s astounding acupuncture skills.

He recorded these scenes as videos, sending them one after another to his son studying at the Traditional Chinese Medicine University, making his son extremely excited.

Wu Liguo rarely heard his son use foul language, but tonight, the classic phrase frequently appeared in the voice messages.

Wu Liguo even started to doubt if this was really his son, as his son wasn’t known for profanity!

Thinking this, Wu Liguo suddenly felt a vibration on his thigh pocket. Instinctively reaching out, he found his phone vibrating. Taking a look, he saw it was a call from his colleagues in obstetrics. He glanced at Lu Xuan, who was currently performing acupuncture, and walked out of the patient room to take the call.

Outside, he found a quiet place and answered the phone.