My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 1259: Chapter 496: The Evil Mother-in-law and Level 6 Grasping Technique

With his diagnostic experience, he could almost instantly determine that the infant was choking on a foreign object.

The kind of breathing where it’s already very alarming, making loud gasping sounds.

The chest cavity has directly collapsed.

"Dr. Zhou, this child has a peanut stuck in their airway. The family already tried methods at home like patting the back and giving water to remove it without success. I just performed the Heimlich maneuver on the child, but it didn’t work. Do you have any better ideas?"

Director Zhuang gave a brief explanation to Zhou Can.

When an infant chokes on a foreign object, many elders like to use the wrong methods such as patting the back or feeding water.

They don’t realize that foreign objects are often stuck inside the airway.

The pharyngeal structure of humans is very special; normally, food enters the stomach through the esophagus. Air during breathing is expended or inhaled through the trachea.

The esophagus has good tension, and generally, anything that can pass through the pharynx can also pass through it.

There’s a lower chance of getting stuck.

The construction of the trachea is very unique, consisting of fifteen to twenty C-shaped cartilaginous rings and connective tissues and smooth muscles connecting these rings. It has almost no tension.

When food enters the trachea, it often triggers the body’s instinctive self-protection—coughing.

Directly expelling the foreign objects from the trachea.

But if the object stuck in the trachea is quite large and lodged firmly, it’s difficult to use the force of airflow to expel it. This is extremely dangerous.

If not removed promptly, the patient can quickly suffocate and die.

Feeding water during airway obstruction not only offers no benefit, but can also exacerbate the suffocation.

If water enters the trachea, it can cause the stuck object to swell with water, making it lodge even tighter.

Moreover, it might block the only remaining space for airflow.

In such a case, the patient not only won’t be rescued but may die even faster.

The child is now breathing with their mouth open, providing Zhou Can the opportunity to observe the child’s pharynx.

He shone a small flashlight but couldn’t see the object.

This indicates the object is lodged very deeply.

Pediatric doctors usually keep a small flashlight in their drawer during consultations. It’s convenient for examining infants’ throat areas as well as their oral and nasal cavities, and can even be used to test the pupils’ light response when necessary.

"Done any exams?"

"Performed a chest CT, the situation is quite serious."

Director Zhuang handed the film over to Zhou Can for review.

"The object is not only lodged deep, but the peanut has been stuck for so long that it’s surely started to swell and the surface is slippery. The only way is to rush a bronchoscope removal. But forgive me for saying that removing this peanut is extremely challenging."

Zhou Can reviewed the situation, shaking his head repeatedly.

In general, airway obstructions can usually be worked out somehow to remove the object. The difficulty this time is incredibly high, and the child is very young, unable to bear such risk!

Director Zhuang, hearing Zhou Can’s remarks, immediately said to the family, "Perhaps you should take the child to the Provincial Children’s Hospital quickly! They have more experience in removing peanuts stuck in the trachea."

Who said that older experts aren’t sincere?

Even Director Zhuang couldn’t help but push the patient out when faced with potentially dangerous situations.

Humans are inherently self-interested.

Altruistic behavior exists, but often it comes after ensuring one’s own interests.

Doctors are human as well, and not an exception.

The child’s grandmother was there desperately criticizing the daughter-in-law, scolding her for not caring, only caring about playing on her phone, and more.

The child’s mother was so anxious she was shedding tears.

Hearing both doctors say it’s difficult to treat, she became even more scared.

While discussing with her husband whether to take the child to the Provincial Children’s Hospital for treatment, the child suddenly went into convulsions, eyes rolled up, making strange "hum hum" sounds from his throat.

Zhou Can and Director Zhuang, seeing this situation, immediately became anxious.

The nurse on the side was even more frightened, her face pale, anxiously watching the child.

"Doctors, please save my son, I beg you!"

The child’s mother panicked, with the mother-child connection, she could feel her son’s life being pulled away bit by bit.

On the spot, she knelt on the ground, begging Director Zhuang and Zhou Can to save him.

The child’s father also pleaded with the two doctors repeatedly.

In the face of illness and death, ordinary people are helplessly hopeless. They place all their hopes on doctors.

"Director Zhuang, should we immediately send the child to the endoscopy room for bronchoscopic removal?"

Zhou Can still managed to stay calm at this moment.

The more urgent the situation, the more one must remain calm.

"Alright!"

Director Zhuang didn’t hesitate. In moments of life-and-death, like all medical staff, saving lives was his primary concern.

"Bronchoscopic foreign object removal surgery carries risks. You’ve seen the child’s condition; as doctors, we can only try our best to save him, but we cannot give any guarantees. If you’re willing, immediately sign the consent form, pay the pre-admission fees, and we’ll arrange treatment for the child right away."

Zhou Can said to the family.

Director Zhuang was already contacting the endoscopy room.

"Agree, we agree! Just please quickly save my son!"

The infant’s mother nodded tearfully.

"Agree? What qualification do you have to agree? The doctor already said the risk is very high; what if the child doesn’t make it?"

The infant’s grandmother is definitely every daughter-in-law’s nightmare.

Tyrannical, unruly, unreasonable.

"Mom, with little Bao’s current state, if we don’t agree, it’ll be too late. Even if you’re going to scold me, wait until after the child is saved, okay?"

"You jinx, vicious woman, can’t even take care of a child properly. My son married you, and it must have been bad luck over eight lifetimes..."