Chapter 3 — The Truth in the Emergency Room

“Where does it hurt?” “In the abdomen!” “Upper abdomen, lower abdomen or right lower abdomen?” “I'm not a doctor, how would I know!” I didn't ask anymore. Deputy Director Luong quickly reconciled. "Doctor Tham, family members are not professionals. Don't use professional issues to make things difficult for them." I said: "I'm not making things difficult for her." "I'm reminding her that the child may need to be re-examined." Chu Tue rolled her eyes. "Stop acting like this. It's too late to pretend to care now." Director Khau coldly said: "Tham Tri Ha, don't change the subject." "Today you just There are two options." "Sign, this stops here." "If you don't sign, the hospital will continue to suspend your work and report to the Health and Wellness Committee." I said: "Good, I'm also preparing to submit documents to the Health and Wellness Committee." Director Khau was stunned, he lowered his voice. "Tham Tri Ha, do you know what you're doing?" "Know." "You're pushing the hospital into a fire pit!" I shouted. laughed. "Isn't the person who pushed the hospital into the fire pit? Because of the title of civilized department, he forced the doctor to admit that he abused children?" Hearing the word "abuse", Chu Tue immediately became excited. "Yes! It is child abuse!" "Look everyone, she herself admitted it!" I turned to look at her. "Miss Chu, I will say it again for the last time." "If you continue to post content online like I abused children, intentionally hurt the child, I will sue you." She was stunned, then shouted even louder. "Are you threatening me?" "I'm just an ordinary mother, can't I speak up for my child?" "You doctors have the right to bully civilians!" Director Khau immediately chimed in. "Tham Tri Ha, you intimidated the patient's family, this is another mistake." I put the phone that was recording on the table. "You continue." Corner of mouth. he convulsed. Deputy Director Luong's face finally darkened. "Let's all stop arguing." He looked at me. "Doctor Tham, you are the core staff trained by the hospital, but core people must also know how to see the big picture." "This year's civilization department election is very important for the hospital." "Now public opinion has risen. If you don't cooperate, the entire hospital will be affected." I asked: "So the truth is not important?" Deputy Director Luong avoided his eyes. me. "The truth needs to be expressed in the right way." I nodded. "I understand." Having said that, I pushed the door open and went out. Outside the door, Tieu Tran was standing against the wall, his eyes red. She said softly: "Miss Tham, there was an argument in the emergency room just now." "What's going on?" "The family of the patient who had a traffic accident yesterday said they had to wait for surgery for too long and wanted to destroy the emergency room." I frowned. "Where is the security room?" "They're here." She bit her lip. "But everyone said if you were here, the process wouldn't be like this." I didn't say anything. Tieu Tran continued: "Just now, Director Khau announced in the group that no one is allowed to continue contacting you." I smiled. "Very good. So everyone just follow his process." That afternoon, I went home to get some sleep. When I woke up, my phone had more than twenty missed calls. There was a call from the Emergency Department, from Ms. Tan, from Hua Due. There's even Ma Chi Cuong. My heart sank. Just as I was about to call back, Ms. Tan's phone rang again. "Tri Ha!" Her voice trembled. "Quickly see the Emergency Department team!" I opened it, messages continuously filled the screen. "How long will it take for the Pediatrician to arrive?" "The patient is vomiting, has abdominal pain, is in poor spirits, the family is very agitated." "Can't measure blood pressure, the child keeps complaining of stomach pain." "Quickly call the General Surgery Department!" "The General Surgery Department said they need to do a CT scan." first.”“The CT room is lining up, the family refuses to wait.”Ms. Tan

sent a voice message. "It's that child, Chu Tue's son." I suddenly stood up. "What's his condition?" "In the morning he started vomiting, in the afternoon he cried and said he had a stomach ache." "The family took him to a private clinic first, the clinic told him to bring him to us." "Just arriving at the Emergency Department, the baby collapsed." I asked: "Vital signs?" "Heart rate one hundred and sixty, low blood pressure, hard abdomen, suspected of having signs of peritoneal irritation.”I closed my eyes. This is not pain caused by pressure. It could be damage after swallowing a foreign object, or there is still a foreign object left in the body. I asked: "What is the foreign object that was pushed out yesterday?" "A small plastic wheel." "Are you sure there is only one?" Ms. Tan was silent. I immediately understood. The child may have swallowed more than one item. The other end of the phone suddenly heard Chu Tue's crying voice. "Where is Tham Tri Ha? Tell her to come out here!" "She harmed my son like this, she must be responsible!" Ms. Tan quickly said: "Tri Ha, Director Khau is also here." "Just now he told you to come back immediately." I laughed coldly. "I'm suspended from work." Ms. Tan choked. The next second, another call intervened. As Chairman of Khau. I answered the phone.