Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 231

Chapter 231: Chapter 144: Ready for Official Registration, Massive Health Points

Patients often want to be discharged urgently, and after comprehensive consideration, doctors often compromise.

This is typical of the Second Hospital. In top-tier hospitals like the People’s Hospital or Qiaobang, it’s most common for doctors and nurses to urge patients to be discharged. On one hand, there’s a shortage of beds, and on the other, there’s pressure from performance metrics like average hospital stay.

"Tetanus has a major impact on the body. Even if you are discharged, I suggest you still take plenty of rest!" Li Jingsheng advised.

Tetanus is a very serious disease, with an extremely high mortality rate.

The damage to the body is also exceptionally terrifying.

Once the toxin invades the brain, it paralyzes the muscle relaxation regulator, causing muscles to only contract, not relax.

At this point, the patient’s skeletal muscles are in intense, continuous contraction, unable to be stopped.

This causes immense damage to the patient’s body.

It can even lead to muscle rupture and dissolution, and in more severe cases, bone fractures can occur.

When the muscles in the throat continue to contract, the patient feels as if someone is choking them, has difficulty breathing, and can quickly suffocate to death.

This old man is truly fortunate to have survived.

If Li Jingsheng hadn’t discovered him in time and forcibly sent him to the hospital, even nine lives wouldn’t have been enough.

"I want to work but can’t. My whole body feels weak, just walking a few more steps feels exhausting. I wonder if I’ll ever recover?" The old man lamented about how his body was not what it used to be.

"Tetanus has a mortality rate of over 50%, especially for those between 20 and 64 years old, where the mortality rate is as high as 63%. You’re lucky to be alive, so count your blessings! Don’t worry too much about the current aftereffects; you should recover after some time."

There’s a strange phenomenon with tetanus mortality rates. It’s about 25% for the elderly aged 65, but the highest mortality rate is among young to middle-aged adults aged 20 to 64.

Young people under 20 are at the lowest risk of death from tetanus, about 12%.

Even so, this disease remains terrifying.

If there’s any risk of infection, be sure to get vaccinated promptly.

"Once you recover, will you still go collect recyclables?"

"Yes, of course!"

The old man replied very straightforwardly.

He wasn’t short of money; he collected and sold recyclables for charity. This kind of noble and selfless spirit is especially admirable.

"If you two continue collecting recyclables, I suggest each of you buy a pair of pliers."

"Oh, that’s a great suggestion!"

The old man gladly accepted.

"Mute, let’s each buy a pair later. I’ll cover the cost."

"Mmm mmm!"

The beggar nodded repeatedly.

"Ah-ah..."

The beggar unfolded the banner in his hand and handed it to Li Jingsheng, signaling continuously to him.

"Are you giving this to me?"

"Mm-mm!"

The beggar nodded repeatedly.

"Thank you!"

Li Jingsheng happily accepted the banner, which read, "Heroically Saved Lives, Just and Passionate."

This was a special banner received by Li Jingsheng.

The signature area read "Mute Wanderer."

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