Chapter 954: Chapter 946: The Capricious God of Sleep Chapter 954: Chapter 946: The Capricious God of Sleep After the surgery, Chen Cang dressed the little girl and then had a nurse wheel her away.
Looking at the sleeping child, Chen Cang’s face broke into a smile.
At that mont, Liu Quan, seeing this, suddenly laughed, “Teacher Chen, aren’t you thinking about having a child?”
That sentence instantly reminded Chen Cang.
Right…
With age, Chen Cang now felt a mysterious affection for children.
Maybe at a certain age, people just start to like kids?
Hearing Liu Quan’s words, Chen Cang gave a smile, “It’s ti to start preparing.”
Liu Quan nodded, “Yeah, start preparing early. Don’t feel too busy or anything. I think people should do the right thing at the right ti.”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself working so hard every day.”
“To be honest, even if you stop advancing now, you’ll be sure to beco an academician.”
“You’ve already far surpassed many people in your career and scholarship.”
“You’ve got to put so effort into your life too!” Liu Quan said with a smile.
Chen Cang nodded, “I’ll try my best.”
Seeing Chen Cang dressing Che Ling, the nurses watched with warm smiles and said, “Dr. Chen is really thoughtful.”
Chen Cang smiled but said nothing.
After the surgery, Chen Cang returned to the ergency departnt.
The ergency departnt was always busy in the morning, and as soon as Chen Cang returned, he was called to change dressings.
At eleven o’clock, a 120 call ca in; a patient had suddenly collapsed on the street and the passersby, after seeing it, imdiately made the 120 call.
Chen Cang had just put down his work when he hurriedly took nurse Yang Jie onto the ambulance.
A sudden collapse could an many things, but most of the possibilities were not optimistic, and this thought made Chen Cang unavoidably worried.
Cardiogenic syncope?
Or a neurologic disorder?
No matter which one, both were troubleso.
Moreover, passersby’s 120 calls were often quite vague, and many tis failed to clearly describe the patient’s condition, so he had to think more about the situation.
But, the fact that soone had called 120 was already good, as many people would rather just walk around when seeing such a scene.
At this ti, Yang Jie had already prepared the defibrillator.
As a veteran ergency nurse, Yang Jie’s experience was rich, and she even outperford the ergency doctors at ordinary hospitals when facing such situations.
Even when confronting ergencies, Yang Jie’s response often impressed Chen Cang.
What Chen Cang was actually most worried about now was a cardiac arrest.
If that were the case, by the ti the ambulance arrived, it was likely the person would be gone, wouldn’t they?
There were only a few minutes of golden ti for resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest.
The two exchanged glances, seeing a flicker of unease in each other’s eyes.
Finally, the ambulance arrived at the specified location.
It was easy to find; once they got out of the ambulance, Chen Cang saw a crowd of people gathered on the street.
Yang Jie quickly shouted, “Make way, please, thank you.”
Hearing the arrival of the ambulance, everyone promptly made way.
Chen Cang had already quickly made his way over.
He even already had so essential items for resuscitation in his hands.
But just as he approached, Chen Cang suddenly heard a snoring sound.
“Hrmmm…”
In an instant, Chen Cang was taken aback.
Was he… asleep?
Even Yang Jie was ready to perform CPR and surprisingly heard the patient snoring on the ground.
The two exchanged glances, a kind of helplessness visible in each other’s eyes…
Thinking this, Chen Cang patted the man’s shoulder and shouted in his ear, “Comrade, wake up!”
After a few pats, the man groggily opened his eyes: “Eh? Am I at the hospital again?”
After looking around, the man grumbled with annoyance, “Damn, I fell asleep again.”
His remark rendered the bystanders tearfully laughing.
What did he an by ‘fell asleep again’?
The man, who was in his thirties, sighed, looked at Chen Cang, hesitated for a long ti, sighed again, and asked faintly, “Doctor, look, I’m fine, and I really don’t want to go to the hospital. Can I not pay for the ambulance?”
“I… I didn’t anticipate this situation either.”
Seeing the man like that, Chen Cang’s brow furrowed with worry.
anwhile, Yang Jie couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.
The surrounding onlookers laughed when they saw there was nothing seriously wrong with the man.
“Damn, he was actually asleep…”
“This guy’s too much, falling asleep while walking, he must be so tired.”
“What a legend, amazing!”
“The Sleepwalking Deity.”
…
Listening to the various comnts around him, the man shook his head in resignation.
Yang Jie also realized that this wasn’t the guy’s first ti, or else he wouldn’t have asked about paying the ambulance fee.
However, it’s not uncommon for ambulances to make wasted trips; Qiqihar’s ergency service ran almost 5000 unnecessary calls last year. In fact, most of these instances ultimately amount to a waste of ergency resources.
Like now, the good Samaritan who dialed 120 had already left, and with the patient awake, it was clear it was a run for nothing.
Driver Liu Quan saw the scene and shrugged it off as routine, shaking his head, starting the vehicle, and preparing to leave.
He had long been accustod to these false alarms, from roadside collapses or drunken incidents, where kind passersby call 120 and then leave;
Sotis, patients with minor conditions call for an ambulance but then feel better and decide not to ride;
And there were even long-distance calls where you are about to arrive and suddenly they call saying they can’t wait and take a taxi instead.
All sorts of situations happen, after all.
And just as everyone was getting ready to leave, Chen Cang looked at the man and suddenly said, “Is this not the first ti this has happened to you, such as falling asleep while walking, or even when driving or eating?”
The man was just about to walk away when he heard Chen Cang’s question and nodded, “Yeah, that’s right, how did you know?”
Chen Cang replied, “You might have a condition called narcolepsy.”
Upon hearing this, the man chuckled, “That can’t be, is there even such a disease?”
The bystanders who overheard also turned their attention with curiosity.
Narcolepsy, although not scary, is concerning because it often results in many unexpected accidents.
This condition is not commonly seen in ergency settings, but… it often leads to ergency incidents!
The disease is often diagnosed based on symptoms.
Chen Cang noticed that the man was clearly oblivious about the disease and hadn’t taken his repeated episodes seriously. It was lucky he hadn’t encountered any trouble, or else… it could have been a major disaster!
Thus, Chen Cang still felt the man should go to the hospital for a check-up: “Narcolepsy is a chronic, disabling neurological disorder, comrade, I think you really need to pay attention to it.”
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