1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"What's going on? You're so anxious, what's going on?" Chen Tiezhu frowned and asked.

"Hello, leaders. I really have to snatch my brother-in-law away." Han Zhenwen said.

"A comrade who just retired from the army collided with a motorcycle while saving a child. And his hand was burned by the gasoline flowing out of the motorcycle tank in order to protect the child."

"Now we have to ask my brother-in-law to see if there is any way. It will involve a lot of operations. His left arm was injured in the battle and has been amputated. Only his right hand is left. We have to find a way to save it."

"Tiezhu, I'll go with you. County Magistrate Gao, notify Minister Qiao again." Director Hu said hurriedly.

"Okay, you go. Tiezhu, try to save this hero's arm as much as possible, and I'll help you take care of Doudou." Gao Xiaoguang said with a serious face.

Chen Tiezhu nodded, "I'll go over right away. There's no problem with bone setting. I can set even comminuted fractures. The key is the burns, which are difficult to handle. Let's see first."

After hearing Han Zhenwen's description, he knew how complicated and difficult the situation was.

"I called home first, but no one answered. I called my sister and found out that you were in the county, so I came here directly." Han Zhenwen said.

"How is the burn on your hand?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Very serious, the skin on your hand is basically burned off. If the situation wasn't so critical, I wouldn't have asked you to handle it." Han Zhenwen said with a wry smile.

"Actually, I also called the provincial hospital first. One reason is that the distance is relatively far, and the debridement must be done more thoroughly, otherwise it is easy to get infected."

"The other reason is that the current situation is too complicated. It's not just a simple burn, but also a fracture of the arm. Whether it's debridement or bone setting, I can't think of a second person who can do it better than you."

"Okay, let's see the actual situation first." Chen Tiezhu said.

Fortunately, the distance was not far, and they arrived at the county hospital in a short time.

"Tiezhu, I've been waiting for you to come. Hurry up and change your clothes and go to the operating room to discuss the situation. Director Fang is cleaning the burn area now, which is not so easy to deal with."

Ma Guoming, who was waiting in the hall, said hurriedly after seeing them come in.

"How is the cleaning in the emergency operating room? How is the broken bone?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Humerus fracture, and then there is compartment syndrome. I just did an incision to decompress it." Ma Guoming said.

When he heard him say this, both Chen Tiezhu and Han Zhenwen felt a "thump" in their hearts.

Because this means that the patient's condition has become more complicated.

"Tiezhu, you have to do your best." Director Hu said.

"Don't worry, although I am just a consultant, I am also a serious doctor. Wait for our good news." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

Although he said it very easily, he was actually not very sure in his heart. After all, this patient has a complex injury, and it is all concentrated on one arm, which makes it more difficult.

"Teacher Chen, you are finally here. Should we set the bones first or clean the wound first?"

Seeing them come in, Fang Zhiyong, who was cleaning the wound, was overjoyed.

"Is the blood flow in the arm back to normal now?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"It has returned to normal, but we still dare not move the broken bones, so we can only wait for you to come." Fang Zhiyong said.

"Okay, let's deal with one problem after another. The incision and decompression you did is very good, at least one problem has been solved." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Brother, this time it is indeed a bit dangerous. The burns on the hands are really serious and require a lot of treatment. In addition to fractures and so on, we just need to have an idea in mind."

The patient hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Do you have no hope for the future?" Chen Tiezhu asked while touching his fracture.

"I only have one arm left, and now this arm is burnt. Am I a cripple? It would be better to burn me to death." The patient spoke with a hoarse voice.

It is said that men do not shed tears easily, and two lines of turbid tears dripped from the corners of his eyes.

His words, like a knife, stabbed into the hearts of everyone in the operating room.

"Don't worry, I'm here. I will try my best to help you save this arm." Chen Tiezhu said seriously.

"Really?" The patient's eyes flashed with hope, but it dimmed in an instant.

"You don't have to lie to me, I have seen such burns on the battlefield. In the end, they still had to be amputated. Even in the rear, it can't be cured now."

"Don't talk nonsense, my brother-in-law is very powerful. He said there would be a way, and he will definitely come up with a way." Han Zhenwen advised

In fact, normally we shouldn't give him such hope, because the follow-up treatment of this patient is very complicated. But if we don't give him a little hope now, it will be even more difficult to deal with it later.

Especially what he said just now, it was really heartbreaking.

Such a good man is going to become a useless person.

"The problem with the broken bone is not big, I will fix your bones first. Zhenwen, you can directly put on the splint after I fix the bones. This injury is somewhat similar to the second master's arm." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Brother, in life, people go through one hurdle after another. No one knows how big the hurdles are waiting for them after the previous ones are gone."

"Give yourself some hope and some confidence. No matter what the treatment will be like later, at least we have to get through the current situation first."

"Zhenwen, put on the splint. The bone has been reset. I will deal with the burns on his hands with Lao Fang first. It may take a long time."

"This... is it done?" The patient asked in surprise.

"My brother-in-law said it's done, so it's done. Don't worry, he's very good." Han Zhenwen said and started to operate.

Not to mention, just a quick bone setting has given the patient some confidence.

"Teacher Chen, I have cleaned up the easy-to-clean places, and you have to deal with the rest." Fang Zhiyong said.

Chen Tiezhu nodded, "Let's use our brains to find out what problems his arm is facing. Tell him in front of him so that he knows what's going on."

Fang Zhiyong looked at him in surprise, "The fracture has healed, and the next step is to heal the wound on the forearm and graft the skin on the hand."

"We need to send someone from the provincial hospital. Our hospital's skills are definitely not enough to complete this. Another reason is that the forearm was decompressed by fasciotomy, so it's not easy to handle it with an arm hanging."

"If there were no burns on the hand, it could be handled like Erye did. Now it's in danger of infection."

After saying that, he looked at Chen Tiezhu.

After all, the difficulty coefficient of skin grafting surgery is also very high, and considering the overall situation, the patient's injury is indeed difficult to handle.

"Brother, are you afraid that you will become a little weird?" Chen Tiezhu asked while cleaning the wound.

"No matter how weird it is, it can be worse than my two arms being half-broken... Do you really have a way?"

The patient said halfway before reacting.

The rest of the people in the operating room also looked over.

Could Consultant Chen create another miracle?