Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic-Chapter 111 - 104: Cured in One Move, Trouble for the Medical Department

Chapter 111: Chapter 104: Cured in One Move, Trouble for the Medical Department

Dr. Xu raised an eyebrow. Before he could respond, the patient erupted in anger.

"Why is my ankle different from that of a normal person? Young doctor, you’ve been working for six years, and you twisted my foot six whole times, causing me immense pain. Luckily, you’ve only worked for six years."

If the patient wasn’t counting on getting treatment here, his words would have been even harsher.

Many nurses have been hit, especially when giving injections to children.

Sometimes children’s veins are thin, and it’s normal not to draw blood on the first attempt. But parents don’t care about that, and their fists go straight to the nurse’s face.

Many intern doctors and nurses are scared to go into the emergency and pediatric departments because they’re most likely to get hit there.

Dr. Chen doesn’t have the skills but still tries to show off, so having just a few harsh words from a patient is very fortunate for him.

Even so, his pride took a hard fall, and he was blushing furiously.

Awkwardly retreating to the side, he turned to Dr. Xu for help.

"Xiaoli, check the patient and see if his ankle is really different from usual."

"Alright!"

Li Jingsheng approached the patient, who appeared very reluctant.

"Another young doctor! Your hospital can’t just use me as a practice dummy for rookie doctors."

"Actually, we doctors undergo strict exams before starting our jobs, and we can only begin working once all skills are qualified. Of course, we young doctors have limited experience, and may need senior doctors’ assistance with challenging cases, but we would never use patients as practice tools."

Li Jingsheng explained to the patient.

The patient’s expression slightly improved.

He began examining the patient’s bones.

The patient looked at him with a bit of exasperation.

As Li Jingsheng continued examining, the patient’s patience was reaching its limit and was about to explode.

At this moment, Li Jingsheng finished his examination, constructing a clear mental map of the bone structure.

There’s nothing unusual about the ankle; it’s just a slightly complicated dislocation.

In such a case, following textbook guidance for bone setting would only leave you going around in circles like Dr. Chen, achieving no real results.

Li Jingsheng seriously said to Dr. Xu, "His ankle is indeed somewhat unusual, stronger than average bones, making it much more difficult to reposition."

This obviously was to provide Dr. Chen an excuse and save him some face.

As he spoke, he gently grabbed the patient’s foot, pulling and pushing lightly. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Crack!

"Ow... be gentle! That hurts like hell!"

The patient was furious.

But the next second, he swallowed his words of reproach and instead showed a puzzled expression.

Li Jingsheng smiled at the patient, "Now you can try taking a few steps."

He helped the patient stand up.

The patient hesitated to put weight on his left foot at first, but gradually tried shifting his body weight, and to his astonishment, found that he could indeed bear weight on the left foot.

Though still a bit painful, the feeling was entirely different from before the treatment.

"Am I...am I healed?"

The patient asked Li Jingsheng, both surprised and delighted.

"Your bone has been repositioned, but since the recent sprain damaged the surrounding soft tissues, and the joint isn’t as stable as before, it’s best to avoid strenuous activities for a month."

Li Jingsheng spoke to the patient in a serious tone.

"Okay, okay, I’ll be careful."

The patient took Li Jingsheng’s words as if they were a decree.

It was the lack of comparison that highlighted the difference.

Dr. Chen had spent ages trying to reposition it, almost causing him to faint from pain. Yet, with a casual pull and push, Li Jingsheng had successfully repositioned the joint.

The difference in their skills was immediately apparent.

This made him look at Li Jingsheng in a new light and trust him immensely.

"Teacher, please examine and double-check."

Li Jingsheng turned to Dr. Xu.

"Well done!"

Dr. Xu rarely complimented, but as he asked the patient to sit down, he checked the alignment of the bones again.

"The repositioning was very successful. I’ll prescribe you some medication to prevent post-injury inflammation and some calcium to supplement. With proper care for about a month, you should be completely fine."

Ankle sprains, if only soft tissue is damaged, don’t even require hospital treatment.

If there’s a fracture, dislocation, or misalignment, it must be handled by a professional doctor.

The ankle joint is naturally very stable, and the bones there are very strong. The most common twisted ankle occurs when the dorsal foot bends outward, especially if the body’s balance is lost, concentrating the entire body’s force on one foot, causing a severe outward twist. This force is terrifying.

It can even cause severe fractures directly.

Because the ankle joint’s structure is more complex, its repositioning difficulty is much higher than that of an ordinary shoulder joint.

Li Jingsheng, with his master-level ordinary bone-setting skill and bone-touching skill, combined them to complete this bone repositioning with ease, allowing him to witness the power of bone-touching skill.

If he hadn’t mastered the bone-touching skill at a master level, he wouldn’t have been able to complete this bone repositioning.

After the patient left, there seemed to be a subtle change in Dr. Chen’s attitude toward Li Jingsheng.

It was no longer as aloof.

When he looked at him, there was less hostility and sharpness in his gaze.

Li Jingsheng not only surpassed him in medical skills but also spoke up for him in front of the patient. Though he didn’t say it aloud, he was grateful in his heart.

Half an hour later, the delivery guy with the dislocated wrist bone came back after finishing the CT scan.