Chapter 654: Speed of Life and Death (1)
Shi Yang chatted with Chen Cang along the way just like with an ordinary friend, talking about how well they slept last night and mentioning some of the capital's unique features. Discover stories at My Virtual Library Empire
About work and the award Chen Cang won, not a word was brought up.
Curiously, Chen Cang asked, "Manager Shi, how is the capital's emergency center?"
Shi Yang pondered for a moment, then said, "To put it plainly, the capital's emergency center is essentially the capital's hub for emergency services. It connects and coordinates with over a hundred hospitals to form an emergency network."
"Quickly based on the patient's condition, the most suitable hospital is chosen for rescue. The responsibility is heavy."
"Perhaps its specialty capability is not the strongest in the capital, but its function is indispensable to the entire capital. Moreover, its level of emergency care is second to none!"
Shi Yang's words gave Chen Cang a preliminary concept.
As Shi Yang's car pulled up to the roadside, he pointed out to Chen Cang, "That's it, the complex with three eighteen-story buildings, see it?"
Chen Cang looked attentively, and on a huge plaque was written the words "Capital Emergency Center."
The three emergency buildings stood like a triangle, balanced and imposing.
Chen Cang couldn't help feeling awe-struck; an emergency center, constructed so massively, was revealing in itself!
After getting out of the car and since it was not yet the appointed time, Chen Cang decided to take a walk around and see what the emergency department looked like here.
But as soon as he walked over, he heard the hurried sounds of ambulances one after another, and doctors and patients were organizing rescues in an orderly fashion.
At first glance, it looked like a bustling market.
Yet, Chen Cang realized that in fact, each team was organizing rescue efforts in an orderly manner, from triage to the emergency room, to assisting with examinations, then to requesting consultations, and finally preparing for surgery.
The whole process excited Chen Cang!
When it reached eight o'clock, Chen Cang, following the instructions, reported to the staff.
Afterward, he was taken to a group.
"This is Chen Cang, he's joining your team for rescue work today..." After the staff member introduced Chen Cang and went over the day's precautions,
everyone was from the cardiovascular surgery department, so they all understood these matters.
"Hello, I'm Li Weiyi, the leader of this group. There are four members in our team, mainly responsible for cardiovascular surgery emergency work. Today may be quite arduous."
Li Weiyi was a nearly forty-year-old man of medium stature with a pair of black-framed glasses. He didn't look like a doctor, more like a programmer, but he seemed very meticulous.
The rescue team was like a tightly wound spring, continuously embarking on various emergency tasks, big and small.
From eight o'clock, as soon as self-introductions were finished, Li Weiyi heard the nurse station announce: Group 32, car accident on Chaoyang Road... organize rescue immediately.
Chen Cang followed the team out; the patient's condition was relatively good, with trauma but stable vital signs—it wasn't anything serious.
The entire morning, the five-person group never stopped moving.
At noon, Li Weiyi invited Chen Cang for a box lunch, their unique emergency takeout, large in size and filling. Even Tang Lingling, the only female in the group, ate two whole boxes.
The high-intensity work led to significant physical exhaustion.
After seeing this emergency center, Chen Cang suddenly felt that his work at the provincial hospital was somewhat leisurely.
It wasn't that Group 32, where he was stationed, was particularly tiring. On the contrary, Chen Cang also realized when it came to task assignment at the emergency center, Group 32 tended to be given more stable and less critical cases. The only surgery that morning involved a patient suffering from an aortic bleeding due to a car accident.
It appeared that Group 32 was not one of the teams for extremely critical emergency conditions.
However, if one thought about it, for those particularly urgent rescue teams, perhaps... he wouldn't even be able to lend a hand.
And yet, Chen Cang's performance this morning had indeed made quite an impression on his colleagues.
The assessment period lasted only one day, ending at six in the evening. Chen Cang suddenly grew apprehensive—could such a team withstand the ravaging of a King-level boss?
By noon, the nerve-racking rescue operations had eased somewhat.
Li Weiyi told Chen Cang that accidents and the busiest times generally happen in the morning and evening, and sometimes, they feel like their real work begins after they finish their shifts.
This brought both tears and laughter to everyone.
Chen Cang's background in emergency response also earned him a lot of goodwill from the team.
Just as everyone was about to rest, the emergency alarm suddenly blared.
"Save me! Someone's been killed!"
With these words, chaos instantly erupted throughout the entire emergency hall!
All four of them turned pale and immediately bolted towards the source of the commotion!
Upon entering, they saw a man standing at the nurses' station, a fruit knife in hand, stabbing straight into a nurse's chest, prompting a sudden outbreak of screams from the station.
It was the middle of the day when the hall wasn't crowded, and the nurses were sitting and eating.
Who could have expected such a sudden and violent intrusion!
After the knife pierced the chest, blood immediately sprayed out, staining the nurses' desk in front of him, with blood splattering into the meal in front, soaking the half-eaten blood-steamed bun!
Everyone screamed in horror as the man stood there with a murderous look, laughing maniacally, "An eye for an eye! It's only right, for my father—it's all because of you!"
The knife waved threateningly in his hand, while the surrounding security guards stood by, not daring to move.
Chen Cang, witnessing this scene, instantly grew pale!
The young nurse was not yet dead, but how long could she hold on in such a situation?
The knife had struck her left chest, and the profuse bleeding suggested a critical emergency, not allowing for even a second of delay.
Yet, of all the people present, no one dared to rush forward!
Chen Cang felt a surge of adrenaline rush to his head.
He took a power potion and charged out.
At this moment, the arrogant man wielded his knife with brazen fearlessness.
But Chen Cang was fast, and as he approached, the man, with a fierce smile, raised his knife towards Chen Cang.
Although Chen Cang was strong, he rarely fought, so he could only use his arm to block, grabbing the man's arm and twisting it with force, eliciting a crisp snapping sound.
That was followed by a heartrending scream of agony.
Unsatisfied, Chen Cang kicked the man, sending him flying seven or eight meters, stunning everyone onlookers!
Seeing the knife fall to the ground, the security guards immediately rushed out, leaping forward to pin the man firmly to the ground, but by then, he had already passed out from the pain!
At this time, Chen Cang had no time to deal with the man; he bent down and picked up the nurse, who was about the same size as Lele, and shouted, "To the operating room!
"Quick, to the operating room!"
Finally, the people around came to their senses and immediately began to carry out rescue operations in an urgent and orderly manner!
As Li Weiyi was about to speak to Chen Cang, he was met with a fierce shout, leaving him somewhat stunned, and as he looked into Chen Cang's eyes, he saw an unwavering determination, beyond any doubt!
"Quick, prepare the operating room!"